First Day of School!

Today was Drew's first first day of school! He is in the Early Childhood program, which is mostly for kids who are too old to receive services (speech, OT, PT) through Early Intervention (which ends when a child turns 3), but still need some extra help. He will go 4 days a week for 2 1/2 hours a day and will have 25 minute speech sessions with one of the school speech therapists 3x's per week.

So Drew, things I want to remember about today:

...how CUTE you looked in your little shark shirt that you picked out.


...how you nodded your head "yes" and said "uh huh" when I showed you the big school from the truck window and asked if you wanted to go there.

...how happy you were walking in. The other EC teacher was standing outside and we know her from church, so you gave her a hug. Also, one of my best friends works there (Ms. Braci!) so you were happy to see another familiar face!

...how curious you were when we first got to your room. You wanted to check out all of the toys and everything on the walls, even though it was a little wild in there -- 6 kids (all boys), and lots of teacher, aides, and parents.

...how you cried when I told you I had to leave (not a good memory...and yes I cried too--good thing Daddy was there!), but after standing outside the class room for about a minute, how we no longer heard you crying. I knew you would be ok, but it was still very hard leaving you with a room full of people that you didn't know.

...how your teacher (knowing I was sad when I left) sent me a picture of you playing.


...how Braci (also knowing I was sad) went and visited with you and then called to tell me how great you were doing!

...how happy and cute you looked when I picked you up with your little backpack on! (Although you were a little unsure about the stamp the teacher put on your hand!!)


...hearing the teacher and aides tell me how great you did!


...being so very, very proud of my little 3-year old school boy :)

I love you so much Drew! Here's hoping to an even better day tomorrow!!

Wordless Wednesday -- Ice Cream!!!

It's Potty Time!!

At 3 years, 1 month, and 6 days old, something clicked and Drew started using the potty! We’d had the “peeing on a tree” event earlier that week and maybe that is what sparked it! All I know is it started Saturday night after a long shopping day with Mom and Whitney. Once we got home, I had Drew go to the bathroom when Jon did (which is nothing new). Then I asked him if he wanted to pee in the potty like Daddy so he stood there and tried but nothing happened. The next thing I know, he is in there with Jon…peeing! And it was hilarious!! He would pee just a little bit and then start laughing, then pee some more and start laughing! Luckily I thought to grab my camera (the pics had to be cropped for obvious reasons!).



He peed in the potty two more times that night before bed! Sunday morning we got ready for church so not much of an opportunity to use the potty. Then we went to the river so, again, didn’t really get to reinforce what had started the night before. He stayed with my mom Sunday night and she said he was peeing in the potty that night and when I talked to her at 11:00 on Monday morning, he had only had one accident and had been peeing in the potty all morning (#2 is a different story…).

He seems to do best, though, with no diaper or underwear on. When I picked him up from mom’s yesterday, she had underwear on him and when we got home, he had an accident. After that, I stripped him down to just a shirt and no more accidents the rest of the night. (The M&M's he got after peeing might have helped -- he definitely has that part figured out -- even if just a little drop comes out, he's looking for his treat!) He even woke up with a dry diaper and peed in the potty this morning before going to school! Not sure how he’ll do at school today since he has a Pull-up on, but I definitely think we are headed in the right direction!! Yay!!