Progress

What a difference 2 weeks can make. B has been in school for that long and he is already making huge strides. I can't believe how excited he is to get on the bus and go to school. I was very worried that he wouldn't like it or he would be happy for a day or two and then get upset. The buy drivers and their para pros are so nice and it helps me feel like he is having a good time going to and from school. His teacher has noted that he is really starting to chatter, I don't know how much she can understand but that is such good news to know that he is opening up and sharing his thoughts and ideas with others. He is such a bright kid and I am really really hoping that this is going to be such a perfect place for him for 2 years. It makes me teary eyed to think/imagine what our lives could be like if he is able to open up his speech and start to be able to initiate play with kids his age. How much better his life will be and ours as well. I see how much he loves his sister and I pray that their relationship will only get better. I see him wanting to play with her but he is too rough or too loud for her sometimes and I hope that his school can help him learn how to play and interact in an appropriate manner. I don't like to think about this too much because if it doesn't happen, I don't want to be upset. So on days that things are going really bad and I am at the end of my rope, I pull out that glimmer of hope and rest my head on the dream that he is going to be able to function in society and will be able to one day have relationships outside of his family.