Tomorrow is the day! :UPDATE

Rdmaggie

DD starts her 18 hour a week ABA based preschool. I can't believe it... I'm SO thankful that shes going to be getting real help but so overwhelmed. Shes our baby, our one and only and boy its hitting hard. I've been ripping my hair out over the past 2 months waiting for her start date and now its here and....wow, I just want to bawl.

ToastieSimons

I totally get it.  Good luck tomorrow!  I'm sure she'll do great.  The first day was way harder on me than DS1.

Rdmaggie

There is no way I could have imagined it going better. Seriously. I know not every day will great but this one was. We dropped DD off and the BCBA encouraged us to stick around for a few, when DD was comfortable (about 15 mins in) she went off with her therapist to explore the facility some more and play, and we went ahead and left. I don't usually leave DD without telling her but the BCBA said since she was happy it might be best. She texted me a few hours later and said that DD asked where we were when they came back to the front playroom but never cried. Her daily report stated she transitioned "great", never cried, asked to sit at her desk to "do work". Sat in circle time with a few prompts, played in the gym and asked to be swung in circles and to sing songs. Also the report mentioned that she readily answered when any teacher asked what her name was. The cutest and funniest part was that I sent her in with two small pony tails and when I picked her up she had one, the BCBA was laughing and said "Well she wanted just that one pony tail taken out, I hope thats okay." ----They could have shaved half her head and I would probably been okay with it considering how well the day went! OH and on the way home I asked her what she did today and she told "Played in the Gym! Played with Ms. Ally!"--I"m so digging the recall. Okay, I'm done gushing, and I promise I won't repeat all this in the brag post

Rdmaggie

Thank you Auntie! We had to rewrite her IFSP for EI 3 weeks before she was discharged (thats just how the timing worked out) and one of our goals was that she would be able to recall and share something about her day. I certainly did not think at the time that it was a realistic goal to be accomplished in 3 weeks...but shes blowing my mind every day.