Speech and School Update

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I'd have to say that one thing I'm super thankful for is hearing the precious things my kiddos say.  Every day there's a new phrase, a new funny conversation, a new complex thought that I just can't even keep track of all of them anymore.  I love it!! 

Kiddo:

Kiddo now speaks in complete sentences! Though he may leave out a few words here and there, they are indeed complete sentences.  And the cool thing is that others are beginning to understand him and I don't need to translate for him as much, whoo hoo!!  There are some things he says that I don't understand, but he is getting so much better at finding other ways to communicate it to me--he can oftentimes tell me what letter the word he's trying to say starts with, or take me to whatever he's trying to say.

Back to School!

Well, Kiddo is now a kindergartener!  Man oh man, does time fly.  His teacher, Ms. Collins, seems just perfect for him, and he is so very excited that his best friend is in his class.  (Her mama and I both requested that they be in the same class, and were so relieved when the request was granted.  Both of our kiddos have a hard time making friends, but have found great friends in each other).

Kiddo meeting his teacher, Ms. Collins

First day of Kindergarten! 

He had a great first day!  We asked him what his favorite thing at school was and he said playing with his friend, sitting next to Ms. Collins, and riding the school bus.  We asked him what he learned and he said nothing.  Well, it is the first day after all.  He was excited to go back the next day, and is now off on his third day of school.

So now it's just Little Brother and me during the day.  We have him on a waitlist for a preschool, but until then, he goes to a mother's day out program once or twice a week for social fun and they have a curriculum they do with the kiddos too.

Just me and the little stinker who wouldn't let me put my arm around him for this picture.
But we're both smiling and looking at the camera, so win!

Here's to a great 2016-2017 school year!