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In school at 3
It’s been a about a month sense my last post. Sorry about that for anyone who reads this, but it’s been a bit crazy.
Let’s start with November 3, 2009. My little boy turned 3! He is getting so big. All day on the 3rd I reflected about the day he was born and all the joy I had in my life. I had a new little boy right from Heaven, and most days I’m sure he is just as close now as he was then. He has changed my life in more ways that I can count, and I’m so go grateful to be his mother.
That same day he stared school! I never understood why moms has such a hard time sending kids to school, until now. It’s such a strange feeling putting him on a bus and trusting that those I send him to will take care of him as I would. But I’m getting ahead of myself, lets start about 2 weeks ago.
Oct 23rd I had a meeting with that school district. The meeting is called an IEP, I can’t remember what that stands for, but it’s a meeting to determine placement in the special education program for the district. I went into this meeting knowing that Collin would to be going to school 4 days a week. I knew this because his awesome therapist Mel had done all the leg work for me and made sure he got into the Autism Unit. So I walked in feeling good. 4 days a week for a few hours. I was ready….or so I thought.
As the meeting progressed I found out that Collin did in fact get into the Autism Unit, but school wasn’t 4 days a week, it was 5. And it wasn’t for a few hours, it was for 25 a week. He goes M,T,Th.F 9-2:30 W 9-12. He also rides that bus and is picked up at 7:45 and dropped off at 3. So he is gone all day. ALL DAY! I’ve been away form him all day before, but he was with Grandma, who knows and loves him. Not at school having to work and….I dont’ know, just not like this. I walked out of that meeting in shock, and as I drove away the tears started. How would Collin do with that much school, what would I do without him, would Brady be OK with out his friend to play with. Hundreds of questions, no answers.
So on the 3rd at 7:45 Ryan and I put Collin on a bus and watched him ride away. I didn’t cry then. I just went to work keeping myself busy all day, and looking at the clock every 5 minutes wondering if it was time for him to come home yet. 3 o’clock rolled around and that bus came back, with a very tired little boy. He and I made it through the first day. His teacher sent home a note saying he did well, and the bus driver said he was so good for them too.
Now I cried. I cried because we made it thought the first day. It’s always hard doing something new and trusting someone else, but we made it, and now I could breath.
Today is day 3 of school and Collin ran to get on the bus. He was so excited. He is an amazing little boy who is going to do wonderful things in this world, he just has to be given the chance to make it though the first day.