SchlegelRock

Oli’s class had their Holiday Party today and I went to check it out.  You guys, it was amazing.  He actually sang all of the songs with the other kids including hand motions.  He was totally animated and several times, no joke, he winked at me and gave me the thumbs up.  Who taught him how to do that?  He is a totally different kid than he was back in September.  He doesn’t fight me at all to go to school.  Not a whimper, not a whine, nothing.  He happily gets his shoes and coat on and very calmly walks to class with me.  Today he was totally interacting with the other  children.  He would go up to them and ask them to play with him.  He would have conversations with them.  It was incredible.  He is totally and completely immersed in his class.  I can not tell you how proud I am of him.  I’m sure this has been a struggle for him to break out of his shell.  I fought with him tooth and nail to get him to go before and now it’s second nature to him.  I am so happy with our decision to put him in to preschool a year early.  I think Oli needed this.  He needed a more firm nudge than our other kids did to get out into the world and explore.  He’s a very shy, timid kid and this has remarkably helped him at least get past that in a classroom setting.  My heart is bursting with joy right now.  It was just so spectacular to see him this morning.  Yay, Oli!!

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