New beginnings

Couple of things to discuss today. We had E-man's very first IEP yesterday and it went really well. It was decided by the team that he would most benefit from continuing therapy with the school we have already been working with. This was our biggest concern going in, so it was super cool that it worked out for us. It was also decided that today would be his first day at school, which was a little sooner than I thought but it is a good thing because E-man was starting to get restless and bored without the structure of school.
That brings us to this morning, a whole lot of firsts for us and E-man, packing his lunch and getting his backpack ready to take with him, taking pictures of him being cute. Then there was the dreaded drop off. To my surprise he handled it pretty well, he looked a little confused when we got there but we brought him in to the play room where the kids start their day and he literally dove into one of those fabric tunnel toys and never looked back! Needless to say it was harder on us than him, at least for today. We'll see how tomorrow goes! It's bittersweet to see him go, growing up and branching out. I will miss him so much. In the end it's all for the future and building his potential to the fullest, so I must keep that in mind while I mope around the house this first week.
In other news, we had Little Buddy's second assesment, which he was much less grumpy about but still displayed some red flags of autism. From there we decided to go ahead and sign him up for the 12 week early intervention, in hopes it will either stop or greatly slow down his regression. This is also bittersweet, being that we are grateful this opportunity exists for us but the fact that it is necessary is daunting. Leaving that appointment I was much more hopeful because I didn't expect going in that miraculously he would be fine, but that we need to address his needs head on. The interventions for him will begin next week. There are many new beginnings around here, with E-man's school, Little Buddy's classes and my new open schedule. Hopefully there will be many exciting results and gains from all these things, either way I am looking forward to the future.