Mud Pies and Milkshakes: Little Mr. 4K

Each year with Liam has brought us SO MUCH JOY. He must be the sweetest, most loving child we could have ever hoped for. He has quirks, that's for sure. But with those comes a wonderful, creative, intelligent little boy. What more could two parents hope for?

August 2006

It seems like we've sometimes been dealt some unusual worry and stress with him...medically and now developmentally. We've never really known what came first. Was his speech delayed because he couldn't hear from all the ear infections? Does he prefer to play alone in a classroom because, for so long, he didn't communicate verbally? Will he not sit at the table and color with the other children because...he just can't sit still? Or does he really think coloring is pointless when there are lots of other, more interesting things he could be doing?

August 2007

I won't go into the specific behaviors that are particularly concerning, but we are now to the stage of seeing a developmental pediatrician to help us find out why he does, or doesn't, do certain things that other children his age are doing. Let's just say, we are hoping that, with all the various specialists, we can figure him out this year and work toward improvement. There will be some extensive testing and observation, and we are just praying for good news.

August 2008

In the meantime, we prepare for him to begin 4K on Monday. What an exciting time this is! He met his new teacher at Open House tonight, and she is amazing! He already knew her from being at this school for the past two years, but I think she's really going to help him in a lot of ways this year. He was very excited about finding his name on the table and collecting his new Lightning McQueen folder and "goodie" bag :) We got to fill out a sheet with all of Liam's favorites (breakfast food, special toy, song, cartoon character) to help them all get to know each other the first week. He will meet a lot of new friends in his class, and we are just so excited for him! His face just lit up the entire time we were there :)