A large family, homeschooling, adoption, special needs, whatever strikes my fancy, sort of blog.

A large family, homeschooling, adoption, special needs, whatever strikes my fancy, sort of blog.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Luke's First Day of School


Let's see...  When we last left off in our story, Luke had graduated from Early Intervention, and we were trying to hammer out an IEP for him.  


Well, the IEP is all nailed down now.  Luke will be attending the mod/severe special needs class at the same school where Hannah went to preschool.  It's 5 days a week, but only 2 hours per day.  Right in the middle of the day, of course, so it's as inconvenient as possible, but we should have BUS SERVICE for him soon.  The school bus was the main reason behind getting Luke's wheelchair.

He will be getting physical therapy weekly and feeding therapy twice a month in the classroom.  He has lots of lofty goals, in all areas written into his IEP, but since the only area he met IE goals in was feeding therapy, I'm trying not to get my hopes up.


I'm actually surprised I could get him to stand for these pictures.  He's leaning against the wall, of course, but he usually refuses to stand, even holding on to something in front of him.  He did start slamming his head into the wall by the time I was done snapping shots.

I believe Sam was saying something to the effect of, "Yeah, that's right, you should be crying, cuz school sucks."  Sam and Bri start next week.  I'm looking forward to getting our school year groove down.


Since I always take pictures of the other kids in front of the front door, I had Paul hold him out front so we could get the traditional First Day of School shot for him, too.

Paul stayed in the class the whole 2 hours today to help Luke and the staff acclimate to each other.  He said it went well.  It will be interesting to see how Luke changes this school year.

I'm now packing 2 lunch boxes every day.  I should do a lunch box post while all our stuff is still new and ick-free, for the most part.  Unfortunately, Paul said that at lunch today he was completely unable to use his fork.  Some days, he has a skill, and other days, he doesn't.

I'll be sure to share pictures again when he starts taking the school bus.  Katie loves buses, so she's going to be so excited when one starts coming to our house every day!  I bought some bus fabric, but I haven't decided if I want to make it into pants for Luke or a skirt for Katie yet.  Maybe if I'm careful, I can squeak out both.

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12 comments:

  1. Such a cutie! Praying it goes well and is a blessing to him and YOU!

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    1. Thank you, Michelle! I get to take him tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to seeing his class.

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  2. Wonderful pictures and such a big exciting time/milestone.

    I'm excited to get back into the school groove once again too.

    Wishing you and your beautiful family many blessings.
    xoxo

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    1. Thank you, Jennifer! It's amazing how much a difference a routine makes. (Of course, right about the time we get all settled in, Hannah is off school for 3 weeks, LOL!)

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  3. Its so nice to see you arent giving up on Luke! Many people in your situation could never handle what you do. The picture with your hubby is so sweet, seems your DH loves his littlest boy, so precious. My DH is the same and boy is it attractive to me to see a man take such great care of his family!!! What great men we have! :-) My DH wants even more kids so we are off ttc another at least for a few months, after that we have decided we may adopt again, if its Gods will! I can say after being married so long, I am more in love with my man then ever, and lots of it has to do with how much he cares and loves us all. So glad to see you have the same too! Yay! :-)

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  4. It is not' giving up' to make different plans for your child. You have to be willing to do whatever your child needs, no matter what you prefer. Sometimes this means you don't home school, or you don't live in a certain climate- and sometimes it means that you love your child enough to let him/her live with another family who might have a better chance at helping the child to a place of happiness and wholeness. I am NOT suggesting that Luke's family disrupt, but I AM saying that it is important to understand that disrupting does not mean that a family somehow' gave up' on their child.
    God bless, love your blog, hope Luke has an excellent school year .

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  5. It is not' giving up' to make different plans for your child. You have to be willing to do whatever your child needs, no matter what you prefer. Sometimes this means you don't home school, or you don't live in a certain climate- and sometimes it means that you love your child enough to let him/her live with another family who might have a better chance at helping the child to a place of happiness and wholeness. I am NOT suggesting that Luke's family disrupt, but I AM saying that it is important to understand that disrupting does not mean that a family somehow' gave up' on their child.
    God bless, love your blog, hope Luke has an excellent school year .

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    1. Thank you. We have talked about disruption, and there is quite a stigma against it. It's nice to hear that there are people who understand that just like some marriages don't work out, some placements don't either.

      Thanks for reading! School seems to be a good fit for him, so I'm hoping we see good things this year, too.

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  6. I kept looking at this picture of Paul wondering, recognizing the now-familiar firefighter stance and "look" I've gotten very used to, but then I looked back at other pictures and realized Paul shaved off his mustache! It's a great picture. I hope Luke does well in school this year.

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    1. I think he'd already shaved off the mustache in Luke's birthday pictures, too.

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  7. The fact you are continuing trudging forward is amazing to me. How does your DH feel about disolving? I know he seemed pretty against it.

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