Schoolin' Coolin'

Check him out, with his book bag...
My Baby is becoming a BIG Boy!

Tomorrow makes 3 weeks since Landon has been attending school and so far he's doing very well. I've been getting excellent feedback and comments on him adjusting. Although he's not always so eager to voluntarily walk off with one of his teachers in the morning, but he goes with a little bribe.

The funniest thing is it's amazing that he knows where I am. At any time his class may be heading outside or back inside he's trying to peep in the office. One day he was the chosen one to bring the attendance around, as they are learning independence and responsibility; although I had assumed they would illuminate him from that process considering I'm in there. But here he comes, all I heard was "come on Landon" looked up to see his lead teacher was standing in the door way giving me the "here he comes look" and there he was walking up with the attendance folder in his hand. So I quickly ducked, all for them little feet trying to stomp around towards me. However he was intercepted, turned around and boy of course he wasn't happy about that. 

Sometimes I wonder what he's thinking since he isn't able to tell me. I wonder does he know that his environment has completely changed, that he's in a new building with new people. I wonder who he may be missing from Easter Seals. Often times I'll lose myself in thoughts of thinking what he may be thinking, what he may want to say, but knows he can't. At some point I bring myself back from those thoughts and appreciate the now. 

Standing checking out the scenery....

Currently he has been making more sounds, "ma ma", "ba ba", "be be", "bye bye" just to name a few. The most recent sound was "sti sti" after me telling him he "stink stinks". And I swear he tries to mimick me when I yell "Nae", he repeats it and yells "Naa". 

This Wednesday my baby will be going on his very first school trip to the Punkin Patch. I have arranged for his Aunt to chaperone with him, as I'm a little concerned how he may act. And unfortunately I didn't want request leave to attend, I figured I'd wait since I'm already scheduled to be off the following week for our follow with Kennedy Kreiger. But I will defiantly be attending a future trip.

I'm still in the awee moment that we've reached this phase of our journey. But while there so much improvement with his progress there's still things he does that lets me know we're not in the clear. Friday we came home and my nieces we here, ages 4 & 1 and for the oddest reason he immediately became tensed and clingy.  As I know Landon isn't a peer play seeker but chooses to gravitate towards adults, you would thought he never seen them before. And of course the oldest one doesn't understand so she continues to try to play with him but he just try's his best to avoid her and get to me or Sissy. He ended up falling asleep after I put him on the bed to watch tv, as if he didn't want to do anything else as long as they where here. That made me wonder how he interacts with the 2 kids in his class, which hadn't came to mind since I hadn't heard otherwise; but will definitely be asking tomorrow. It kind of makes since to me why he
seeks play from Anesia and even his older cousins, because in his mind they are big people.

Water Play...his Favorite!
One of his teachers shared this with me Friday.

"Every child has a different learning style and pace. Each child is unique, not only capable of learning but also capable of succeeding"
-Robert John Meehan