Putting Barney in school

How do we know if Barney is ready to go to school? Yes it's only playgroup and he's only there for 4 hours in the morning. I thought perhaps i haven't talked to him enough about the topic so after sending his daddy to work today, i sat him down and told him why i thought it was best for him to be in school.
1) he'd be talking and playing with other children
2) he'd be learning how to behave in a classroom or kitchen with social pressure
3) he could share his toys (today he brought his digger and dog)
4) he wouldn't be just watching tv at home

Though he cried as the principal took him, he stopped quite quickly as he's brought to the kitchen to eat or drink something. He's 19 months old. That's the thing, part of me wants him to stay a baby, and part of me wants him to grow up.

It didn't make it easier when i read a short story about a governess who left her child in the care of another and looked after an aristocratic child. The story itself did not end so well because the aristocrat child did not remember her at the end and her own child died in a watery grave so she had to reconcile her conscience by digging him a grave and burry him in her heart. At the end of the day, how much love did you give to your child and how much love did he receive. Then only do we count how much love we share with others right?

I just hope Barney knows he's loved and adjusts to this new routine.
I just wish my tummy didn't have to churn and do the sommersaut whenever he cries.
I will pick him up later and take him to visit his grandpa and play with his cousin in the park.