Thom's First Day of School!

Well - - as i stated with Sam's First Day of School, it's Thom's first day of daycare, but we like to call it school. He'll be going for at least a month or so... just enough time to get my bearings at home with Henry and get through this slew of initial doc appointments and such. Gimme some time to get my house in order and whatnot.

I stayed for about 45 minutes. Thom acclimated just FINE. Of course, at this age, children mostly play by themselves NEAR their buddies, but just starting to interact. Thom was all about checking everything out, picking up everything and inspecting it. Particularly quiet on this exploration, but calm and happy. When i left, they were beginning to have sensory play at the water table. There are about 10 kids, only 2 are girls. Now adding one more BIG BOY to the mix! He is the youngest in the room, just like Sam was. Some kids, i noticed, are using some words. Would be interesting to see how snack and naptime went. Thom will have to lay on a mat. Of course he's still in a crib at home. This will, of course, only help to transition him to being "free" and moving to a big boy bed, which Ron and i have been discussing, MIGHT be right to a bunk with Sam. Not sure about that yet. We've always got the toddler bed that Sam started in.

Thom has mastered two "words" --> "uh oh" and "wow." He can repeat Nana and Dada if asked and he's willing, but he's quite stubborn with Mama. That said, he LOVES to cuddle into me when i sit down in the playroom with him. This is EXACTLY what i'm talking about when i say i want to dedicate some 1:1 time with each of my boys. If i'm running around nuts, i feel like i'm missing that special TommyMommy cuddle time. It's the BEST!

I'm most curious to notice if Thom's various skills improve. At his recent 18 mo checkup, the doc wanted Early Intervention to test his hearing due to the lack of verbal skills. I don't feel its necessary. I think Thom's hearing is just fine, i've 'tested' it myself and he's passed. I believe Thom will talk when he's ready and right now he's getting along fine with a lot of smiles and screeches. Of course i try not to cater to the screeches ENTIRELY, but you can only try to "make" a toddler say JUICE so many times before you just give it to him to save your eardrums.