Brilliant Boy

Wow is my boy smart! He wrote his name today. OK, OK he wronte J and then A and his J was backwards but he wrote it on his own and brought to me saying "I wrote my name!" He was soooo proud. He has been more and more interested in ABC's and numbers (though for some reason he calls numbers "marbles") lately.

Actually now that I think of it he calls mushrooms, marshmallows too. I wonder if this is an Apraxia thing or just a developmental issue. Hmmmm. I'll have to check with his SLP at his next session. It is a little different.

The new school district does have the program he needs. The director of the one in Livonia helped me connect with the correct people to get the ball rolling and He will be starting in September. The school is pretty far from our new place, it will mean a long bus ride but hopefully it will just be for this year and then he can start kindergarten.

I can't believe our luck in finding the right people at the right time. It is obvious to me that the Lord has a plan and I just need to trust in Him and know that in the end it will all work out.

Socially AJ has been blessed this summer. At preschool some of the older Summer Campers have been taking him under their wing and really encouraging him to talk and being patient while trying to understand him. I saw on the playground the other day that another child about AJ's age took the truck he was playing with leading to tears from AJ. Before I could get there to encourage him to use his words, three 10-12 year old boys were there, comforting him and helping him work through it. I stood and cried. It is so nice to see sensitive young people who are helping my little guys self-esteem. Young people get such a bad wrap and it has been my experience that they are generally good kids. I'm so pleased that AJ is willing to attempt communication with them. I have had so many worries for so long about his socialization and again, it all seems to be coming together. I need to just trust more.

While I am thrilled about my little guys progress I find myself in a sometimes awkward situation. I belong to several groups with other moms of special needs children. I'm so excited about AJ and how well he is doing and want to share this good news but I have several friends who are not seeing such progress in their children. Some have kids with multiple issues and others have children with more severe forms of Apraxia. I know they celebrate with me but I am sure it must be hard when they have such challenges in their own lives. I pray for all of them every day and hope they know that I am here for them if they need me. I try to imagine how I would feel if the situation is reversed and I hope that my sharing brings hope to them and not pain.