A decision, finally

We have decided to send Aidan to St. Charles next year as a third year of preschool. The catch is he'll be in Kindergarten there. The thought is it will give him an academic challenge (he's already getting a bit bored) while giving him the room to grow socially in a classroom of just 10-12 children. St. Charles is the small school of the church we belong to here in St Anthony. We are relieved to have made a decision.

He will be going in the morning, from 8am until 11:30. This will be an early start for us. There is an option of taking the bus, but as I remember, this adds about 1/2 to your start time. 7:30 is too early to have him ready, so we'll drive there in winter and walk or Burley when it's nice out. We'll have to adjust our schedules a bit, but believe it will be a good fit. Aidan will have more time to spend playing and learning, and since he has always had trouble moving from one activity to the next, this will be great for him.

He's been talking about it a lot and is excited, hoping somedays it was coming sooner rather than later. I am sure it will come all to soon for Joel and I....our baby going to Kindergarten, even if it is for a "starter" year.

Meanwhile, back on the Coleman front: taking many steps, getting confident, toddling around the house with one of many walkers, cars, and shopping carts. We're so proud of how far he's come. His language is light years ahead of where Aidan was at this time, and his comprehension is also advanced. His fine motor skills, like his brothers, are exceptional. He stacked 11 blocks with no hesitation recently. In this year of much worry and even more trips to the specialist, I have learned that there is no right time, no exact date, for children and that no one knows my kids like I do. He walked in front of the whole ECFE class last Wednesday, which was very, very sweet indeed. I've never been more proud.