"She's a Treasure"

These are the words from Angelica's special ed teacher, Ms. Kari. The 2nd and 3rd week of school were very rough on Angelica. She had a seizure on the bus, sent home one day with a fever and cried for 3 hours each day. Finally, her teacher made her a picture book for us to share with her about her new school and routine. Well it worked. She loves to look at the pictures. Last week her teacher said she was happy all week, no tears and was beginning to interact more with her new friends. On Friday, she said she was very animated and greeted all of her teachers when they came in the room. We knew she would do fine once she got used to the new routine and schedule. Also, the first few weeks she was scared to get on the bus. Thursday and Friday of this week she actually RAN to the bus. She looks so cute running to the bus with her big Dora backpack on. It is not a easy feat for her either. She is using more words and seems to be maturing right in front of our eyes. We do agree with her teacher in that she is definitely a treasure.

Angelica's First Week of ECSE

Well, Angelica (and mommy) survived her first week of early childhood special ed. Actually, it went much better than we anticipated. The first day we took her school and she immediately ran off to play in the tunnel and on the steps. There were no tears, no sad faces. Yesterday we received a note from her teacher that she has been attempting to bite during free choice and transition times but had not been successful. She loves to wear her Dora backpack. She looks so cute even though she does fall over when its actually on her pack. It really is about the same size as her. The bus ride has not been as successful. She is very hesitant to get on the bus. For one thing, 3 days a week she's on the bus for 45 minutes for only a 4 mile trip. It's crazy. However, we can't go to pick her up because her school gets out the same time Brian's bus drops him off. Also, we are hearing a lot more words. She is using "Gecca" (her nickname) as well as "my mama" and "my dada". We are so proud of our big girl this week. This week they just kind of let her get used to the routine and schedule. Next week she will start in on all of her OT, PT, ST and DT. She's a busy girl.

GO CARDINALS!!

Everyone at our house is excited for the start of the baseball season. We LOVE our St. Louis Cardinals. We were really bummed out when their home opener was postponed by rain yesterday but are hoping for a win tonight. Brian is a big Albert Pujols fan (of course) and Angelica is a Yadier Molina fan (just like her mommy). Molina just hit the first "official" home run of the season. GO Cards.