Reese: 8th Grade at Washington Junior High School
Corbin: 4th Grade and last year at Cooper Elementary School
Soren: Kindergarten at Cooper Elementary School
Soren is so ready. He’s been waiting to join the big kids at school for a long time. He likes his teacher, Mrs Southworth (Corbin had her for 1st grade), and had enjoyed riding the bus home in the afternoon. He did not enjoy that school is every day. “What?! I have to go back again tomorrow? That’s like every day! I’m tired!” Haha he’s already over it. He also did NOT like getting off the bus after school and then into the van for 2.5 hours today for pickup to get Reese and Quincy from school and transport them and from Piano lessons. (We had plans to get out and play at a park for 45 minutes during lessons, but got trapped in a total standstill of traffic from a trailer blocking hwy 72.)
Long time in the car aside, Soren has had the most smooth of all Willy Kindergarten transitions. I really missed having him home with me. I know he’s ready for learning and growing with peers. We’ll figure out our transportation pickle and settle into a good afternoon routine, soon. Until then, popsicles make good afternoon snacks for tired, sweaty children.
Per tradition, the 3 little ones and I headed out for a back to school donut date to feed our sorrows about the big kids being gone all day. It’s not all terrible. We’ve been to the library twice, the Amazeum, the park, and spent several hours outside playing in dirt and rain puddles. I’m not teaching preschool, this year, but I am putting all my teaching resources, supplies, and classroom to good use with 3 early learners at home. Year 1 of “mommy school” is offering these silly Irish triplets of mine a lot of fun together!
Wish I could post a pic, but the twins started going to an early learning center for school, two mornings a week. It’s been a mostly positive experience. We’ve had many behavioral relapses at home the past two weeks, but that is expected as theynprocess their history and encounter triggers. I think we’re going to have another breakthrough, soon. We also spend several hours a week in various therapy centers doing play therapy, trauma counseling, family/sibling therapy, occupational therapy, strengthening core muscles, speech, connection, relaxation, sensory input, and more. If I haven’t said it before, I will say it now: raising children with severe Trauma is not for the faint of heart. It’s gut wrenching and driven by intense love. I’m studying and learning everything I can these days, and stretching my brain (and patience) as I become a trauma-informed mama.
Wish I could post a pic, but the twins started going to an early learning center for school, two mornings a week. It’s been a mostly positive experience. We’ve had many behavioral relapses at home the past two weeks, but that is expected as theynprocess their history and encounter triggers. I think we’re going to have another breakthrough, soon. We also spend several hours a week in various therapy centers doing play therapy, trauma counseling, family/sibling therapy, occupational therapy, strengthening core muscles, speech, connection, relaxation, sensory input, and more. If I haven’t said it before, I will say it now: raising children with severe Trauma is not for the faint of heart. It’s gut wrenching and driven by intense love. I’m studying and learning everything I can these days, and stretching my brain (and patience) as I become a trauma-informed mama.
And I am so thankful for grace.
Here’s to a year of growth in love, knowledge, long suffering, creativity, self care, accountability, time management, testimony, perseverance, and Light.
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You are the BEST mama for these twins! ❤️
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