The other side of the story

Justices teacher called wanting to know if Justice was ok because, a couple of kindergartens were shaken up by the tornado warning yesterday and didn't show up for school. I said he was sick last night but was doing fine today & I wasn't sure if he had a little bug or if it was nerves. She said he did have a couple mishaps on lining up & quiet time and he was crying. Mainly because he wasn't getting his way but I know, he also isn't used to the schedule & he didn't know what to expect & that makes Justice uneasy & scared. Then they are ready to load the bus & come home & the tornado warning alarmed, everyone had to switch gears & get to the safe area. She said all the little ones were upset so I am sure justice was. I know it is only kindergarten but that is a lot for a little guy to take in. His next day is Wednesday and Jordan and I will be joining him for lunch. I asked the teacher if it would be better for us to come wed. or wait & she said to come wed. So Justice has a lunch date with his brother & mom.

2 hour flu?

He is just fine now. He ate toast & jam & drank a cup of water & he is jumping on the couch, watching bugs life. I am having to tell him "we sit on the couch" every 30 seconds. He appears to be back to normal.

Justice is sick

He was vomiting last night. Not sure why, I hope he isn't getting sick, but I also hope it isn't stress from starting school. I also put him on the hot lunch program. Who knows but he is home today.
He is sleeping on the couch with a bucket. I will let you know how the day progresses.

1st day of school

Today was Justice's first full day of kindergarten. Of course he isn't talking. He isn't very good at giving up details, but there was a note that said he had a good first day. It was a long day for him. He left at 7:30 and just got home at 3:50. He normally wont be getting home that late but there was a tornado warning & they kept the kids in school. Justice didn't seem phased by it, he fell asleep on the bus. I on the other hand, was waiting on pins & needles, with Jordan in the basement.
I missed him today. I wanted to get all sorts of things done around here & kept finding myself going and playing with Jordan. I kept thinking about Justice all through the day. I was wanting to know how he was. I wanted to sneak over & peek in the classroom, just so I could see him playing & having a good time. It hit me this morning, I wanted to know if he was nervous, or scared, or lost or frustrated. I wanted to be there for him, to tell him it's ok. I wanted to protect him, ease his fears & walk through this new adventure in life with him so he wouldn't be scared.

That must be what all the letting go talk is about. Letting him go to pre-school was different.
I wasn't leaving him to work it out on his own, I was able to ease him into it. This was new for both of us. This is big boy school. I think he did better than I did.

1st day of school

Well it was actually orientation. And I had a cling-on to me the whole time. He is a bit apprehensive & overwhelmed. He has a new teacher & didn't know any of the kids in his class. He though it was pretty cool that he had his own desk to put his supplies in, and his own hook for his backpack & coat. He found the shoe shelf to put his gym shoes on (but wouldn't leave his lightning McQueen shoes there) He wouldn't venture off on his own very much to practice where to line up after recess, or getting on the bus.

We did take a practice bus run, and the kids practiced getting off the bus with the big steps and Justice actually went by himself, and then..... The bus took off. I saw him watch in horror as the bus pulled away with the parents. All we did was circle the parking lot so the kids could practice how to load the bus from across the street. He got back on the bus very happy to see me with teary eyes. He told me he was worried. I told him I always come back.

I am glad to see he is getting much better at explaining his feelings. He still has his outbursts, but talks about things now and we can work things out. It is so neat to watch him grow like this. I really didn't think I would be so touched about him starting Kindergarten (it is the same place as his preschool) but I think he knows, this isn't preschool anymore, it's big boy school.

(I will let you know how well we get him on the bus tomorrow morning) click on pictures to see larger.

Justice's museum trip

At first he didn't want to go. I guess it didn't sound kid friendly. Once he got there he thought it was pretty cool. There was a kid section we practically had to drag him out of, and he liked working all the interactive displays.
We brought our own packed lunch & had a nice meal & got ice cream afterward. He was so cute. He was either holding Mikes hand or Jordan's. He is a great brother & had a good day today which they both deserve.

World cup day

Well, we got some good practice in Wednesday evening. Mike even painted a little soccer field in the yard. However, Thursday it rained & although the camp still met at the park, Justice did not want to stay. Friday we showed up again. It was world cup day & Justice was on the Germany team. He even made a German flag to bring to camp. It was raining again but they were still having the big game. Justice did not want to go play. He became a bit disruptive to the other family members trying to watch so we left.

There were 35 kids, split into 2 groups. He was with the younger kids but there were kids who were older & bigger than him & who had more experience playing. I told him he doesn't have to play soccer if he doesn't want to but not to quit just because other kids are better & have been playing longer.

He is actually very good at it and has learned a lot from the 2 days he did participate. I just hate to watch him quit & not realize his talent.