Big Boy School

Simon just finished his second week at a new daycare, or as he calls it, Big Boy School. As we looked ahead to Mark going to school full-time next year, we knew that we would probably have to make a daycare change. But we were spurred on by an encounter at the local mall play area where we realized that other children are starting to point out to Simon the differences in/about our family so we thought it was time to seek a more diverse environment for Simon. So on February 6, Simon started his new Big Boy School. It was not an easy decision and it hasn't all been smooth sailing. Any major change in Simon's routine usually means rough evenings/night time. His night terrors reared their ugly heads a couple of times and he's been more prone to dinner time meltdowns but at the end of this week, I think he's starting to adjust. He has a ton of fun during the day and willingly runs in the door each morning. But it was really awful to know that subconciously he was grieving for his first sitter and his buddies.

First day of Big Boy School

But I think we're over the hump of adjusting to his new school. He is starting to have some friends and tells us their names. On his first day there, he introduced himself to everyone as Batman. (Mark was Robin and I was Spiderman. And he's never seen these cartoons!) This week, he started by introducing himself as Super Grover and two days later had morphed into Super Simon. We think he's pretty super for handling the transition as well as he has.

With the new school came new rituals. Monday is book day; Tuesday is crazy clothing day; Wednesday is Show-n-Tell; Thursday is music day; and Friday is movie day. The school had a Valentine's Day party this week and we were so proud that Simon wrote his name on 20 cards!

Signing Valentines

And as you know, Valentine's Day fell on a Tuesday this year, which was designated as pajama day at school. (???) Have I mentioned lately that Simon likes to choose his own clothing? My little budding fashionista. He chose to wear some of his Christmas/Santa jammies. On Valentines Day. And talked about egg hunts the whole way to school. : )

With his Valentine "kites"

Gotta love that imagination of his! You never know what Simon will come up with next. That's the latest from here. We're happy to see the sun up when we leave the house in the morning and daylight while we're eating dinner. We're looking forward to spring and being able to play outside in the evenings. Mark took a CPR class tonight and is continuing to do well with his two classes. And we're looking forward to a Sunday afternoon date at the Purdue b-ball game. No news on Little Ailor 2 ... just hoping that news will come by summer time. (crossing our fingers!)