where has the time gone?
it feels just like yesterday that we brought our sweet little carson home from the hospital (just a short 85 days after he was born). it feels like time has skipped over the last 3 years and now all of the sudden he is wearing (not exclusively) big boy underwear, expressing his own opinion, being so silly and sweet all the time, and now in a few short days i will be dropping him off for his very first day of preschool. ahhhhhhhhhh! i want to stop time in it's tracks, i am so not ready for this. my baby, who was all of 1 lb 15 ounces, who i have worked with every day to get him to where he is, who i have spent all of my time and energy and love (until little b joined the family, now it's split!) is going to leave me and go to school. i never thought i would be sending him this early. i thought i would keep him home till at least 4 then maybe send him. but i realized that it will be good for him, and that's what we as moms are supposed to do, right? as much as i love having him home with me, school will be great. he will get to socialize with other kids his age and he is going to learn and absorb so much. so, even though it is going to kill me for the 4 hours he'll be gone 3 days a week, i know it will be such a great experience for him.
he's going to the sweetest little church preschool who are so open and will to help him in any way possible. because of his physical delays he qualified for a community based teacher, an OT and PT who will come to the school and work with him. some preschools i spoke with were not willing to allow him or the extra help in but this school was more than willing to welcome carson and anyone who came with him. we even got to go to the school and meet his teachers yesterday without the rest of the class being there. they wanted to meet carson and let him get a feel for the classroom and meet his teachers one on one. how wonderful was that? they were the nicest, most caring and loving women. so many other people stopped by just to say hi to carson (yes, we are that family, that's ok, it just means more people looking out for my boy) and they even let him go out to the playground to play for a bit. we decided that it would be best for carson to use his walker in the hallways at school so he can keep up with the other kids. he doesn't love using his walker but he did great with it yesterday and i'm hoping that being up and walking and seeing other kids will get him motivated even more than he is. we spent about an hour with his teachers and they just fell in love with him. as if i thought it would be any different :) this kid has the most infectious personality and whenever i get down about how difficult things have been or will be for him he shows me that he will be just fine, no matter what situation he's in. he sure is one amzing guy. so, many prayers for next thursday, his first day of school, would be greatly appreciated. for now, how's this for cute...?
i didn't think i could find underwear small enough for his tiny butt, but these seemed to work. how sweet is his little backside?
he's going to the sweetest little church preschool who are so open and will to help him in any way possible. because of his physical delays he qualified for a community based teacher, an OT and PT who will come to the school and work with him. some preschools i spoke with were not willing to allow him or the extra help in but this school was more than willing to welcome carson and anyone who came with him. we even got to go to the school and meet his teachers yesterday without the rest of the class being there. they wanted to meet carson and let him get a feel for the classroom and meet his teachers one on one. how wonderful was that? they were the nicest, most caring and loving women. so many other people stopped by just to say hi to carson (yes, we are that family, that's ok, it just means more people looking out for my boy) and they even let him go out to the playground to play for a bit. we decided that it would be best for carson to use his walker in the hallways at school so he can keep up with the other kids. he doesn't love using his walker but he did great with it yesterday and i'm hoping that being up and walking and seeing other kids will get him motivated even more than he is. we spent about an hour with his teachers and they just fell in love with him. as if i thought it would be any different :) this kid has the most infectious personality and whenever i get down about how difficult things have been or will be for him he shows me that he will be just fine, no matter what situation he's in. he sure is one amzing guy. so, many prayers for next thursday, his first day of school, would be greatly appreciated. for now, how's this for cute...?
i didn't think i could find underwear small enough for his tiny butt, but these seemed to work. how sweet is his little backside?
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Anders will never go to school. So in a couple years you'll have to talk me out of that. I mean he's only 1 and I've already seriously considered and researched home schooling!! :)