School Germs have invaded us

Runny Nose, sneezing, coughing, Itchy water eyes & Fever . You guessed it. Williams is sick. We went to the Doctor Saturday. Williams got a bad chest Cold. Just what we needed. School Germs have invaded us. Not only is William sick but he's shared it with us too..So we are all sick. William Missed School Thursday and Monday. So going today was like the Very first day of school all over again. William didn't cry or call for me. He just held on to me for dear life. We had to pull his arms away from me. He went in his class but he didn't want to.

Then it was time for me to go pick him up. I got there right on time. I signed in the front desk and went to sit on the benches in the lobby. Then I heard the sound of little feet. I could hear the class making there way down the hallway. I peeked around the corner and saw my little guy .. He was wearing his own book bag. He's never had any interest in wearing his book bag at all. I think it's one of those sensory things he has. Just seeing him walking with his class wearing his book bag and holding his lunch box put tears in my eyes.

His teacher said that William stayed right beside her all day today. He didn't want her out of his sight. William has adopted Mrs Debbie as his 2nd Mommy. I know when I'm sick I always want my mom around. Mom's can fix anything. Mrs.Debbie said that she felt that he still didn't feel good. He sneezed a lot today and his nose ran. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day..

Just another milestone of being a parent.

So far so Good..

Just though I'd post what is going on With Us at this very Minute..

Lets see... William is Loving School.. He loves his teacher and the kids in his class. He is Starting to get used to the routine they follow. Which is great. He's starting to become more and more independent each and every day that arrives. This entire week he has been ready to go to school. He wakes up chipper and impatient to get his day at school started. He is getting away from wanting to be held all the time too..He wants to walk to his classroom and then when its time for me to go .. He will close the classroom door on me and says bye. When it's time for me to pick him up I will wait in the main lobby for him. Then the entire class walks out and we leave. I think it's the togetherness that Williams likes. Being around people his age and size really makes him feel like he belongs. Being with teachers that Understand him makes me feel comfortable . Seeing my child happy makes me happy. That's been my main Goal from day #1.

Now.. We have the school stuff going good.. William has a appointment in the 29th of October with his Neurologist. This is to go over the test results on the labs I had to fight to get approved. I know I'll have to cancel the appointment already. The normal wait time for the results of those test are 3 months. We just had them drawn on the 15th of Aug. So.. I might be November until we know anything more about his Autism. Hopefully then we can address the quirks that come with ASD patients. William still won't let you ( With out a fight) wash his hair, comb his hair or cut his hair. Hopefully they can suggest some calming therapy or even meds. Keep us in your prayers and thoughts.. Always ~ The Davis Family

Work In Progress .

Since William is just getting into the routine of going to school I worried how William would adjust to not going to school Friday. He woke us at the same time.6:40am. He asked for his shoes and said he was ready. I tried to let him know today wasn't a school day. So i turned on the TV and we watched cartoons for a while. Then we made breakfast and I got out Williams coloring books and crayons and we colored. Then we went outside to ride on the golf cart and ride in the wagon.Then it was off to Nina's house for pop sickles. It was a busy day keeping his mind busy but I think once he realizes that he only has school Mon. ~ Thursday we will be ok .Mrs. Debbie told me he might make a big fuss over getting out of routine . I told her I wanted to keep doing close to the same things that they did at school. So Mrs. Debbie is going to make us a picture calendar that will hopefully help William learn what days he goes to school and help me keep him on some sort of schedule. I think this Picture schedule is already helping William. So I don't want to un Do what they have already done. William is talking much more and trying to communicate with you more with words instead of screaming and pointing. I know it's still a work in progress but... It's great.

Week one down..

Okay people.. We survived the first week of school. William had a great day Yesterday and an Even Better day today. William ate Breakfast with his classmates yesterday. He sat at the table with them during table time too. There is a little girl that wants to hug and kiss on him already. Her name is Samantha. She's a cutie. She has long brown hair and glasses. Mrs. Debbie calls her the little momma of the class. She is always helping the other kids. She wants to kiss on my boy and that isn't kewl with me... William ran from her yesterday and I can't blame him..
Today went well too. They colored more pictures and sang a couple of songs.He ate again today too. He put a animal puzzle together by himself also. William is becoming more and more independent every day. I was so proud to see him walking down the hallway with his class and he even was carrying his own lunch box. ( where was a camera when ya need it ) WOW ! those teachers have impressed me. I'm not just saying that because his teacher used to be my teacher back in the day .. But.. WOW. That is totally amazing. In such short time frame William has gone from the Mommy Hold be 24-7 kid to the I can do it by myself typical 4 year old.

Now if I could only make his Daddy & his accomplices realize that babying him isn't helping him we would be fine...

Day # 2

Today went better then yesterday. We were late again..But only a few minutes this time. We signed in and off to the classroom we went. We walked in and the kids were playing at the tables w/ puzzles and board games. I put Williams bag in his cubby and found a chair and sat in it. William sat in my lap and we watched the other kids play. After about 10 minutes or so they made a announcement that they would be taking school pictures that morning. Mrs. Debbie lined up the kid and we went down to Library to have pictures made. Williams turn arrived and..Yeah you guess it.. He said no.. So we will have to get them done on make up day. No big deal. Then it was time to eat breakfast. we walked back down the hallway and Mrs. Debbie said for me to let her take him and I did. Even though I know her it was still like turning your child over to a stranger. I stood in the hallway and watched as her and William along with his class headed for the doors to the lunchroom. I almost wanted to chase after them but... I had to turn the other way and walk out. I got in my car and headed for my house. I was fine up until the point I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that his car seat was empty. Yeah !! I pulled off on the side of the road a cried again. Once I was done I went home and proceeded to clean anything and everything that came into sight. Before I knew it... It was 10:00. I grabbed my purse and headed for the door. By 10:02 I was already half way down Old River Road. It's a good thing I didn't get a ticket. That wouldn't have went over well at all. So I decided to slow down for 60 Plus to the speed limit. Once I got to the school I greeted the secretary and headed back to Williams class room. They were still on the play ground. So I went into their room and sat in a chair and waited. Finally at 10:45 They came back in the room. There was my Boy.. Walking in line with he other kids and not a tear in his eye. I hide behind the door just to see what he would do. His speech teacher Ms. Stacy showed him a picture with a book bag on it. She said it was time to go home. They use a Picture schedule to teach the kids what to do next. Once William turned around to get his book bag He saw me hiding behind the door and says Mommy!..I ready to go.. The teacher said he did much better today. He sat in Mrs. Debbie's lap and Even wanted her to hug him. They played on the playground and William loves the slide. He played in the centers w/ the other Children too. He even made a Necklace and colored a Picture .. Thats my Boy...

Our First Day

Today was a day I'll Remember for the rest of my life. William might not but I will. We got up at 7:00 am. William didn't sleep well last night so it was hard getting him up and going. I turned on the TV and turned the channel to BLUES CLUES. One of his favorite shows. That worked like magic. He was up and I got him dressed. I attempted to get him to eat something before we had to leave but.. He wasn't ready to eat anything yet. So We brushed our teeth and I combed our hair. Then it was time to go.



I got to the school a little late. I didn't expect to see all the traffic on the road. I'll use better judgement tomarrow. So I signed him in and we went to his class room. The kids in his class were happy to see him. One little boy wanted to hugg William . Another Little Girl wanted William to go with her. They were going to breakfast. The other teachers took the class on down to the lunch room to eat and I stayed behind with William and Mrs. Tovar. She tried to warm up to William. Which wasn't going well. He started to cry. I almost started to cry. But I had to hold back those tears. I didn't want to lose it infront of him. She got him to go with her to the Lunch room to eat breakfast. I found a box of tissues and I went and sat in my car and cried like a little kid.


I sat in the parking lot from 8:30 ~ 9:45. Then At 9:46 I went inside and sat in the lobby. Everytime I would hear a kids voice or a Loud noisy I would glance up from my book just too see if it was William. But it wasn't. Finally at 10:18 I couldn't stand it anymore. I walked down the hall way and this is what I was greeted with.


Being a Parent is Hard work. But Being a MOMMY is even harder.

Ready or Not ~ Here we go !!

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I Finally Finished Williams School Shopping .I found William a Book Bag at Target. It was on sale too. 50% off. Plus it did not look like it was picked over either. Its just so big. So We got a book bag. I found a Lunch Box At Walmart. It has race cars on it and it's his favorite color.. Blue.. William likes to eat one thing at a time and they all have to be in a different containers. So I found some small Rubber maid ones w/ lids that are small and fit into his lunch box. I picked up two more shirts too. He's getting into Mickey Mouse these Days and I found two Disney ones for him. I got him some socks too. Now I've got all his cloths together. I had to make a Second trip out today to get all of Williams snack food for his lunch . I did okay getting the book bag and the Lunch box but when it came time to get the snack food.. I had a good Cry in the store parking lot. I got it together and went inside and got what I had to get and went home. Once I got home it was like I was nesting again. It was like the night before he was born all over again. I cleaned and organized and Even filled out his baby book the night before he was born.This time I was packing his book bag . I even packed his Lunch. Except for his Juice and sandwich. I started writing his name on everything I could think of. I even pulled out his jacket from inside the closet and made sure he had his name on it. If the marker didn't run out I'd still be labeling stuff. I've done all the laundry and even washed and waxed the car. I've been on a roll. I think I'm keeping busy to try to forget all about tomorrow. I'm just worried that the teacher won't know how to deal with him when he gets upset and cries. He's never been away from us before. We are his comfort zone. But I know that in order for him to lead a productive life we have to do what we don't want to do.. It's just going to be hard.

School Shopping .

I've been so worked up over William going to school on Monday that I've totally forgot all about school shopping. I was given a handbook yesterday and a list of things that William would need for school. I expected to see the first few things on the list. Like a book bag , a lunch box & an Extra change of Cloths. I was caught a little off guard with the request for 1 package of 100 straws & a package of 80 Velcro Dots. I know they will be doing arts and crafts but.. How many straw necklaces can one kid make. Now the Velcro Dots.. I have no clue what they plan to do with them. Now the other items requested make a little more sence to me. Paper towels, baby wipes, Facial tissue, hand sanitizer & Clorox wipes. I can see why they need those. I'm all for a germ free classroom.
So today I started picking up a couple of the items on the list. My main concern is finding a Book bag. Hopefully I can get one that hasn't been picked over too bad. Williams Teacher said that she didn't care what it looked like as long as she could put his Teacher... Parent communicator folder in it. So maybe that will help me out with the whole book bag search. As far a new cloths for school. We've got that covered. William just had a birthday this past Saturday and Both the grandma's got him cloths. Wahoo ! All I have to get are socks. Once again.. Someone upstairs is looking out for me. Thank you !


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My Pre-k Kidd

On Monday the 15th of September 2008.. My Baby Boy will officially be a Pre-K kid..
I'm kinda nervous still. Even thought I know the Teacher. It's just the whole leaving your child is a strange place thing. I know he will be in good hands. The teacher was my teacher back in Highschool. She taught The Early Childhood education class at Groves/STC .I was in her class for 2 years. Right when the director told me the teachers name I just had a big smile on my face. What are the odds of that. They have a small class only like 6 kids total. With 3 teachers at all times. thats even better. One on One is great.. William will be an all day student . Which means he's at school Mon-Thur. from 7:30~1:30. They also have a half day program too. The PSI director and Her staff felt that William would benifit from the all day class rather then the half of day.I felt that same way too.Also that schedule is a little better for my work hours but..it's still got some kinks in the road.. Hopefully we can get that worked out. But thats a whole different story & blog.. So.. Wish us luck on monday. I might need a DDD on monday too. Driving and crying would probley impair my vision a little bit.. I'll post pics and let you all know how things go..

Mr. Independent

So Today was our big day. The day for Williams trip to School for the PSI assessment. We had to get up bright and early and be there at 9:00 am. I was afraid he would wake up in a foul mood. He's not a early riser at all..Today was different. He woke up at 6:30 am & he was in a good mood. YES !! I let him play while I got ready .Then it was time for me to get him ready. William wanted to wear his Thomas the train PJ's. I got him to change before we had to leave. I was afraid he was going to make me take him in those pajamas. I didn't want to be late or cancel the appointment. We got to the school right on time. We signed in and the office assistant called Mrs. Amy. The teacher who was going to do the test. She met us a few minutes later and we went right to her office. On the way she told me she would like to see if he would go into her office with out me. I was a little hesitant at first. Mrs. Amy said I could get a chair and stay right outside the door. Then the moment of truth arrived. We walked into her office . I pulled out a chair for William and Mrs. Amy grabbed a bunch of thomas the trains. William went right for the trains and I was able to sneek out the room with out even being spotted. I told myself..If he cries of starts yelling then that was my que to bust in . To my Surprise He didn't call for me once. I sat in the hall way for a hour. It reminded me of my school days when I got kicked out the class and had to do my work in the hall way beside the door. But today was different. My Baby was being
Mr. Independent. It was a bitter sweet moment. ..Now our next step is when they review all the notes from the Pathologist and their own. Then I will know when my Little man can officially start school...So Untill then.. Wish us Luck..!

Happy Birthday William.. # 4..

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It just is hard to Believe my Baby is now a Four year old.. Where has time gone? It seems just like yesterday it was Thanksgiving and We were passing around our precious little miracle to all our Family Members. Now here we are Four Years later. WOW ! He's 4 today and starting school next week.. They grow up too fast.

Were getting close..

I got a phone call Tuesday from the PSI Director at the School that William will be attending. I had a feeling that they would be contacting me by the weeks end. I was right. The Director was very nice and apologized for taking so long to get back to me with a date. I didn't care how long it took, I was just glad she called. So Monday is the day we go for the schools assessment. It seems like it has taken forever to get to this point. I'm glad we are finally getting some where with Williams education. I realize it's only the beginning and life is going to throw us some more curve balls but I'm ready. For my child I'll do what ever I need and have to do for him.. I'll keep you posted about monday... Wish us luck..~