1st Grade Alert

Ethan's first day of school
Ethan waiting at the bus stop on the first day of school.

Ethan started first grade last week, and he as been loving every min of it. I didn't think that I would be sad but when the day finally came I was sad because my little baby was going to be in school all day long. The sadness did not last too long because he loves school and it is nice for me to have a break from Ethan and Addy fighting. Ethan has grown up so much, as a toddler he would yell at me for telling him good morning when he woke up. Then if I made eye contact this would throw him right into a fit. If somebody touched him he would yell at me to wipe it off. I took him to the Dr. and they decided that he had 7 out of the 10 most difficult personality traits. The Dr.then told me that he was going to be a difficult kid and their was nothing that I could do except wait until turned 18 and moved out. Wow what a difference a few years can make. He is like a totally different kid. Now he tells me good morning when he wakes up and if someone talks to him he smiles and answers their question (it is like a miracle). He is great for his teachers and they told me that he follows directions, raises his hand, shares, and behaves well for them. He is turning out to be a sweet kid after all. He will be a great first grader and so far he has been so excited to go every morning. He was disappointed when Saturday came because he could not go to school. We love ya Ethan and you have always kept our life interesting, we never know what we are going to get and we wish you the best this year!!!!