Hi all! Hope you are doing well. Things have been crazy here, but in a great way!
Jackson turned 3 on Tuesday and that means he moved to his new school! On top of moving to a new school to continue his therapies, he also switched classes at his current daycare. Very confusing, I know. So, prior to a new school, Jackson was already attending a preschool 5 days a week. To continue his therapies he moved to half days at his current and now also goes half days at a new school.
The hardest part for us as his parents were the logistics of getting him to and from each school. Since his current school is not in our school district the bus could not take him for us. Luckily, we have amazing parents that have stepped in to ensure he gets to school, so he can eat lunch with his friends and get his nap in!! To ensure he could eat lunch at school, he also switched classrooms. Keep in mind, Jackson just moved to his new classroom about a month ago, so for a typical developing person that is a lot of change….to a child with Fragile X Syndrome, that is enough to set them over the edge. I am pleased to say that Jackson has handled all of this change incredibly. He has been at his new school for 4 days so far and we have already seen a change in him!
Day 1 – At pick-up, he was waiting outside holding his teacher’s hand and he had his backpack on!! This is not a toddler size backpack either…full size backpack! It was probably the cutest thing we have ever seen, but of course, didn’t get a picture. On the car ride to his other school we asked him about his first day. He does a really good job of nodding ‘Yes’, but one question actually prompted a vocal ‘Yes’ and it was clear as day!
Days 2 and 3 – He has just been a chatterbox when we pick him up. He seems so happy at both schools and we could not be any happier!
Day 4 (Today) – I had to email his teacher today, because one thing he needs to take with him daily is a water bottle. After Day 2, his water bottle didn’t make it home. Now we know he has 2 schools and things can get misplaced, so I emailed both of his teachers and found out that yesterday when throwing away his trash he also threw his (replacement) water bottle away, they saved it, of course, but the bigger thing here is he is following their instructions to clean up after himself! Side note…we heard from the other school and they don’t see it, so odds are his brand new $15 water bottle was used once and trashed lol!
Now, the next big change is his new school is off for Fall Break this coming week, so the fact that he just got into the swing of things and they are changing for a week will prove to be a new challenge, but we will push through it!!
XOXO
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