Katie and Jack

I have spent so much time worrying and posting about Maddie I have left Katie and Jack out. Today while Maddie was napping I goofed around with Katie and Jack and took some photos. They turned out pretty well. Katie is doing really well. She really is getting prepared for kindergarten for the fall. We have been talking about it. I showed her the school and have to register her in February. Her teachers have been preparing her very well. She really is smart. I wonder if she is smarter than Jack and I just never noticed before.

Jack has really had problems at school. After talking to his teachers, the director and a county worker that came to observer him I have discovered a few things. He does have an attention problem but it has been caught early enough that his teachers and I have been working with him. The county worker was very helpful with tips to help with his attention. We have already seen small improvements.

It has also been suggested that Jack be moved to the elementary school in the fall for a peer 4 class. He is displaying very strong leadership qualities and this class will help this thrive. He would be put in a blended class. By blended he is in a class with challenged children both physical and mental challenges and other children like him without challenges. It teaches the challenged children to be in a normal classroom setting and Jack thrives on helping others and will learn by helping them. The director of the daycare thinks this is excellent for Jack and is helping us get him in. She has seen children like Jack before and after this program and has never seen it fail.

The best part about it is that he will get to travel with Katie to school every day but be in separate classrooms like the daycare. Jack will see her at lunch and outside, just like now. Jack gets out of school first and arrangements will be made to get both of them to after school care at the daycare so Phil and I can still work normal schedules. I really hope this comes together for Jack. It sounds like something really great.

Katie and Jack are really doing well. I have really been working with Jack and his attention issue. He is doing better. I bought him some new puzzles. It only took him about 5 minutes longer to do the new puzzles as opposed to the old puzzles we already have. It still kills me how smart he is. As if I have nothing better to do I just had to make new time for Jack and he is getting better.

Enjoy the photos below. TTFN