My baby! Preschool?!?

Ok, so my baby, will be starting preschool this year. It is a private school, so it goes all the way up to 12th grade. I enrolled her in this school because it is the best in the area and they do not play here in Auburn when it comes to school, so I wanted her to have a head start. But now that the time is getting closer, I don't know if I like the idea of my baby starting a real school quite yet. I am getting ready to start shopping for school clothes, which I have not done until this year, and I feel like I need to buy more growny (I think I just made up that word) clothes. I would never let her in on my hesitation to let her grow up a little bit more this year, because I want her to be a strong, brave independant woman one day. I look at my job as her mother to give her the best childhood possible, to make every stepping stone special and meaningful for her, to show her to laugh and have fun with life, but to be headstrong, to always believe in herself and stay true to her morals and values. I know all in all, I am here also to teach my precious baby how to be able to leave the nest one day and to live sucessfully on her own. I know that is a long way off, but I feel like although, she is only 4, she is growing up before my eyes.