Snapper Started School

Since November, Snapper has been having testing and assessments done to see where she stands with her education, speech, and development. If you have read my blog long, You know that she is 5 (turned 5 after the deadline, so she is still preschool age), has already had a ton of testing, has an expressive language disorder, SPD, OCD, and anxiety. This little girl has quite the story that she will be able to tell one day. She was almost 4 when she started talking and luckily has not stopped. Her first word was RAIN and she jumped up and down on the porch yelling rain. It was amazing, I cried, and I called everyone and told them!

A few weeks ago, I had a meeting with the school board psychologist, school speech pathologist, the assistant principal, and a couple of teachers that work with the little ones. One of these is the Preschool Early Intervention Program teacher (we love her, by the way!). We talked about the assessment with the school board and the IEP. They suggested we put her in the program and we agreed. 

She ended up sick the week she was supposed to start, but once she got in that classroom, she was happy. She loves it and we can already tell the difference. She is getting help with her speech, potty training, SPD, and other things that she needs help with, like fine motor skills. 



She loves it, has made friends, and is excited to go to school each day. She loves telling me all about the things she did at school. Today, she painted a yellow duck because the class is reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Did You See?  




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I'm so proud of her and so happy that she is getting this extra help. However, it is very hard on me. I never thought I'd  be putting my baby on the school bus. Our plan was to always homeschool, but ultimately it is all about what is best for them and her getting the extra help is best for her right now. We do not know what the future will hold for our family, all we can do is enjoy the ride.

The hard part is worrying all day long. Is she doing okay, are they understanding her, is she safe, is she having a meltdown, and every other worry enters my mind. My anxiety is going crazy and I think it will until I get more used to her being away. She's never really been away from me. But, I guess that is another good part about it.

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