Today was Maria’s first day of school. I didn’t get a call from anyone until the end of the school day — amazing! Last year I was with her at school all day the first day to tell them about her (since she’s non-verbal), and I got lots of calls over the next few weeks regarding her actions and whether they were normal or not.
One of her special ed teachers, same one from last year, said Maria had a great day, didn’t sleep at all, ate all her lunch, took her medicine, spent most of the day in the general ed classroom getting to know the other students. The only not-so-great thing is she only drank 4 oz all day (nothing before school, even). She looked great when she got off the bus! Not smiling, but eyes wide open. She’s been in a good mood since getting off the bus and drank a whole 8 oz, which made me feel better.
The speech therapist was the other one who called at the end of the day. Said she met Maria today, she’s so cute, and she’s already fallen in love with her. She’s new to Maria’s school, they’re still trying to decide which therapist will see which kid, but she asked all the right questions and they’re already using the Big Mac switch. See seems much more what we need than the last year’s therapist. I’m feeling so much better about school this year than last! It really helps when many of the adults working with her already know and love her.
Today was my first day alone since my surgery, and I slept all day! Hope that helps speed up the healing.