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July 14, 2008
My baby boy
(Originally published by Nattie on January 12, 2004)
My baby boy is growing up. *sigh* He is 5-1/2 now. How did that happen? I still remember holding that little red bundle of joy. He was so cute. He was 7 lbs 7 oz and 21 inches long.
I miss that baby. Now he is a demanding preschooler. He starts preschool tomorrow. I wish I had gotten him started earlier, but I think he'll be all right. I tried to do what I could at home, but because I can't homeschool him formally he needs to get used to other kids and obeying authority other than mama.
He got his second progress report in speech therapy today. He got two "+" marks which means he mastered those two areas which is better than before. I'm so proud of him. His teacher says he has excellent language skills. We just need to work on his baby talk and speech, and on his social skills.
So he starts preschool tomorrow. He'll go three days a week for 2-1/2 hours a day. I won't even talk about how expensive it is, but it kills me to pay it even though it is a good and neccessary thing. Then he starts an indoor winter soccer league in two weeks. He is excited about that.
I don't want to overload him with activities, but he seems to be ready to take on more. I'm willing to pull him out if we need to. I don't want to be one of those families that is so busy doing that they don't even know each other any more. I think one or two extra activities is enough.
If you see me tomorrow, I'll probably be wiping tears from my eyes.
Copyright Natalie Rose York
Posted by Nattie's Daddy at July 14, 2008 08:46 AM