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Will’s first day of preschool was a complete success! He was so excited and he didn’t cry AT ALL!
We got him up with Lindy and they ate breakfast together. Then I took Lindy to school and Drew stayed here with Will. When I got home we had a few minutes and then we left to take him to school.
We got there and he was so excited. He immediately started talking to the guy at the receptionist table. He showed him his backpack and told him who his teachers were.
At 9am they opened the doors and we walked to his class. Miss Brandi greeted him at the door and we went into his classroom. He immediately started playing, even with his backpack still on. We found his cubby and hung his bag up. We both told him bye and he was fine. He went on playing. There were 3-4 other kids in there when we left.
I did have some news to tell his teacher, Miss Bobbye, before I left. I got to tell her that Will hasn’t been drinking any thickened liquids all weekend long. I had stopped thickening their milk a couple months ago but I ended up having to start thickening it again. I decided to try again this weekend with milk and water and he has been fine! So he didn’t have to bring any special drinks with him on his first day of preschool. This is huge! I did tell her he hadn’t ever really drank from a regular cup, that we have always used straw cups. I had thrown one in his backpack just in case they needed it.
We left and came home to a completely quiet and empty house. Now that was strange. But I think Drew and I got a good bit accomplished in our 1.5 hours at home!
We left a little after 11am to go get Lindy and we then headed to Will’s school. We had to wait a little while and I finally went in to get him. They said he did well, never cried, and drank water from a big boy cup and out of the water fountain.
He still seemed happy at the end of the morning. When he got in the car he did tell me he was tired! I asked him if he wanted to go back and he said yes. In the car I asked him what he did. Everything I asked him, he’d say yes he did that. Yes, I painted. Yes, I played outside. Yes, I sang songs. Yes, I read books. I finally decided to throw in a random question so I asked him if he pet a giraffe at school. He said, “Yes, I did pet a giraffe.” I think he was tired and zoned out and just saying yes to everything! I asked him if they had a giraffe in their classroom and he finally said no and realized I had asked him a silly question.
He came home with his first art project, circle art. It’s beautiful! He also came home with a runny nose! Actually it started running yesterday. I swear they are going to be sick all year! He also came home with his first birthday party invitation! How funny. I know they have to invite everyone in their class but we have no clue who it is and I’m sure he has no clue who it is!
Tonight at dinner he was telling me random stuff about the day. He told me he had pretzels and a cupcake at school. Which I think he actually did because I think it was another boy’s birthday. He also told me he had to be quiet at school. He said he didn’t talk while Miss Bobbye talked. I wonder if she had to tell Will to be quiet or she was talking to the whole classroom????!!!!
Here are pictures of his first day!
Showing off his backpack! 
I had fully expected today to go horribly. All summer he has screamed when I have left him in the church nursery. This past Sunday on the way to church I told him ‘NO crying.’ I told him that he could go play and have fun and that I would be back to get him. Something clicked. He went to children’s church happy as could be. A drastic change from the rest of the summer. I think he finally understands that he gets to have fun and that I come back when he’s done. Perfect timing for him to get it! Two days before his first day of preschool. It was so awesome to drop off a happy boy instead of the boy who was clinging to me all summer. He was happy so we were happy!!
Of course Lindy was happy first day of preschool – and has cried every day since when I leave her. So things could go worse on Thursday!
Today we headed to Salisbury and we checked out the Dan Nicholas State Park. We met up with GrandBob and Suzette. If you live anywhere close, you should check it out! It really is a neat place for kids.
They have a little train ride, a carousel, paddle boats, a barn with animals, a nature center with snakes and fish, a wildlife area with all kinds of animals (black bears, foxes, deer, etc.), a splash pad, and some playgrounds. They even had a gem mine and a mini golf course but we didn’t do those. Most things cost 50 cents or a dollar to do.
It was a fun day exploring everything the park had to offer. The low point was when Will slid and fell and cut the back of his head. He thankfully recovered quickly and let me clean it up. We also got run out of a picnic shelter but they pointed us to another area a short distance away.
Getting ready to ride the train!
All in all, a fun, hot day!
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It’s time for the weekly review. Monday Drew and I went to observe the classroom where Lindy is going to school. Janice came to play with the kids while we were gone. They always have a good time with Janice!
Tuesday we had a meeting with the school system and we took Lindy with us, since it was about her. I plan to do an entire post on Lindy and the entire school situation soon. It was an interesting process. Our friend Louise from our old church came to stay with Will. I know they read a ton of books which is a great time according to Will! Tuesday evening we went out to eat with a couple from our new church. We got to try a new restaurant and had a very enjoyable evening.
Wednesday was obviously the big day of the week. Lindy started preschool! The same morning, Will came down with a fever. A pretty good fever that took him out. He went with us to pick up Lindy from school but he fell asleep on the way home. When Will doesn’t feel good he wants to either rock in the recliner with us or lay on us on the couch. He always falls asleep which is so sweet and pitiful. When we asked him what hurt he would tell us his cheek hurt and would point to his face, kind of where your neck and jaw line meet. I thought maybe he meant his throat and just didn’t know how else to tell us. He didn’t want dinner that evening which means he really didn’t feel good!
Thursday was supposed to be Will’s first day of preschool. There was no way we were taking him though, with a good fever and him acting like he felt so bad. I can’t believe he missed his first day of preschool. That would only happen to us!
Thursday morning we got up and took Lindy to school and this time she cried a little when I left. Her teacher got her interested in a purse and apparently she stopped crying almost immediately. I told her teacher Will had a fever and to just watch her. We had thought about taking Will to the walk-in clinic at the doctor’s office but he was acting fine. Around 10am the phone rings and it’s Lindy’s teacher telling me she has a low fever. I headed to get her, about an hour early from school. They said it was so low-grade that if she was acting okay then I could still bring her on Friday. Will had been fine when I left but his fever shot up and he was feeling horrible when I got home. Lindy seemed to act pretty fine the rest of the day. Will was okay with some medicine. He did wake up with a fever again in the middle of the night.
Thursday evening was the first Wake Forest football game of the year. Since the kids weren’t on their death beds, we went ahead and went. Janice came back to watch the kids – twice in one week! She said Lindy acted fine all night and they had a great time playing.
Friday morning Lindy was fine, no fever, so she went to school. She cried again when I left her. They said she actually cried for a good while this time. I had warned her teacher that she has a VP shunt and that if she ever hits her head exceptionally hard, that we need to know about it. I told her some signs of shunt malfunction as well. Her teacher called again Friday morning around 8:45am to let me know that she had fallen backwards and hit her head and that she had been crying on and off all morning. I told her I’m sure she was fine, it probably scared her, and that I wanted to give her some more time before we went to get her. She said that was fine and apparently they headed outside soon after she called me and Lindy was fine after that. They said she loved the slide and was happy after playing on that for awhile.
I did end up taking Will to the doctor and they did a strep test and it was negative. I just wanted to check before the weekend started. He did not enjoy his first strep test!
We are ALL adjusting to Lindy going to school. We’re all having to get up early. I think it was new and fun for her the first day and that it wasn’t so new and fun the second and third days. I think she caught on to maybe she was going to go there everyday! I’m so thankful for the long weekend but I think we’ll have to start over again on Tuesday. Will is having to adjust as well. He has never been alone so much. He hasn’t enjoyed playing by himself this week. I’m used to being able to do some stuff around the house and he wasn’t liking that this week! He’s been my little shadow! I think it’ll get better with time, especially when he starts school this week.
Lindy’s teacher told us she was quite popular at school! How funny is that? She said that everyone says she is cute and wants to know her name. She also said that Lindy and another little girl in her class, Katie, bonded a little on Friday. She said they played well together. A new friend for Lindy!
It’s hard to think the kids are old enough to start preschool. I really feel like this is the beginning of the end. From here on out, they’ll be in school. Life as we know it is over!
Second day of school.
