Nico got right into the toys and had lots of fun in the 30 minutes we were there. We also got a picture of him and his teachers. Miss Candace is his teacher (left), Miss MaryBeth is the helper (right), and Miss Suzie is the speech therapist (middle).
We talked about Nico's food allergies, and Miss Candace gave me a paper that lists the snacks they'll be having in a 3 week rotation. The Boise School District provides a carton of milk and a small snack every day for the children, and I'll be sending in snack replacements for Nico every day so that he can participate in snack time (they teach a lot of valuable skills during this) but still avoid the foods he's allergic to.
Wednesday was his first day, and I am so grateful my Mom came with me! We started the morning off with a bang when I knocked the rear view mirror off and then took a wrong turn. But the mirror incident got Nico laughing and we showed up to the school with time to spare.
Someone came out to get him when we got to the gate, and we went with him into the school.
Miss MaryBeth taking off Nico's backpack to put into his cubby.
He had no trouble saying goodbye, and then we were off. We spent the morning at Target to help distract me/us. We had so much fun! (Thanks Mom!)
Picking him up was super sweet.
The teacher told me that he had asked for Mommy several times, but more in a questioning type way, and there were no tears. He did just fine! He has a folder in his backpack that always stays in there and they send home a weekly newsletter to tell us what they're going to be focusing on. This week it's all about back to school. They are talking about following directions, buses and the color yellow, and also starting the "About Me" segment. They sent home some homework for Nico and I (and/or Guy) to do together some time this week: coloring a picture of a bus and a large pencil. Then we put it back into the "Return to School" side of the folder.
Today I dropped him off again, but he took the bus home. I waited for the bus outside, watching watching watching, and watched it turn the corner and pull up. Nico couldn't see me until he was at the door of the bus, and it was sweet to greet him there. The same will happen tomorrow - I will take him to school and the bus will take him home. Then next Tuesday he'll be taking the bus both ways.
After we got inside we ate lunch and then he went right down for a nap. At the table during lunch he started counting the water bottles that were on the table. Something he learned in school? He said "Wuh wah, two wah" (One water, two water).
When Guy asked him what he did in school today he responded with "buh!" (Bus). I am looking forward to Nico being able to tell us more about his days!
The other thing we did this past week was go to a car show in Nampa on Saturday. We searched the lot for a Mini, but there were none. Nico picked a car he liked and I took a picture of him with it.
We were surprised by the presence of a quilt show inside the church that was having the auto show. So, we went there, too! This time I was the one to choose one I liked, for a picture. I liked the fall colors of this one.
That was our exciting week!
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