IEP blues!

We had AJ's first IEP on Friday the 11th. I was rather dissappointed about some things and excited about others. It was hard for me to hear that AJ would not be getting as much one on one speech therapy as I had hoped/expected. I realize that this is a preschool program and that much is done throughout the day but everything I have read and researched tells me that he needs 3-5 individual sessions each week. It is not even guaranteed that he gets one the way the IEP is written. I want to believe the speech therapist and the teachers that he will get more than one and that he will progress but I am worried. I let them know that if I did not feel he was making adequate progress I will be demanding another IEP. I also informed them that he may need extended school year services which they don't feel he warrants but I know he will need. If I cannot get him into another program I wil be requiring it from them.
It is a delicate balance advocating for your child and still preserving positive relationships with the people who are helping him. I hope that they were honest when they stated that they realize I need to be an advocate for my son.
I brought up some sensory integration concerns I had and they will look into those if they see any evidence of them. Perhaps I am borrowing trouble but the more I read the more I think I this could be a concern.
On the positive, I feel like I have a good relationship with his teacher and his speech therapist and that they will communicate with me frequently and listen to my concerns. Carol his speech therapist is the same person who evaluated him and I feel like she has a pretty full picture of my son. She also asked about fish oil which we had begun using 2 days prior to the IEP. Debra his teacher is very straightforward which I appreciate. She has an excellent routine in her room and two parapros to help. AJ should be a breeze for them. His development is pretty typical in other areas and he is a very good listener.
I signed the IEP but let them know I will ask for another if I don't think things are working well. I am going to trust them for now. Just as I ask the parents of the children in my center to trust myself and my teachers. It is hard for me to hand over the resposibilities of his education to another as I have had so much control in the past but I need to give them a chance to try it their way for now. I would love to have their way work! Time will tell.