yes. you are seeing correctly. jake started K-4 this week. how crazy! we talked it up all weekend long and we prayed numerous times. we prayed specifically for a wonderful teacher and assistant who would help, love, and be understanding of jake's anxiety and social/emotional/sensory processing issues. and let me just tell you…..the Lord answers prayers. jake's teacher is a Christian and the teacher's assistant is a Christian as well. and to add a cherry on top of that, the assistant's daughter has all the same "issues" as jake. i'm telling you….God is GOOD!!!!! jake seems to adore both of them.
we started very slowly. just 2 hours a day. now we are up to 3 1/2 hours a day. i am beyond thrilled at the progress he has made this far. he hasn't cried yet and seems to be adjusting well to being around a larger "crowd" (aka class full of kids). if you think about it, say a little prayer for jake each day as he will soon be transitioning to full days.
this picture totally sums me up after dropping him off on the first day of school. i held it together until he got out of the car. then the water works began. i cried. i boo-hoo'd. moms, you understand that "i'm dropping my baby (my firstborn!!!) off at school for the very first time" cry. yep. it was ugly. i managed to pull myself together before i pulled into the parking lot at my school. luckily, the day went by quickly and my sweet kids at school helped keep my mind off worrying about jake.
so, week 1 at school for jake was a success. here's to week 2. i hope it's even better than the first week. keep those prayers coming!
