Annual

Took Sebastian for his annual appointment today, albeit a bit late (this is what happens when your Dr. only works a couple of times/week). He was a champ as always and pleasantly surprised me by not even wincing when given his booster shot.

I was worried as to how he'd respond to the needle, as in the past I would just nurse him while he was given the needle. The answer I figured out, is sugar. Was given a lollipop before the needle and he didn't even notice it! Of course, his poor arm is a little tender now but with the help of some pain medication and boo-boo fish I'm hoping he'll be okay.

Anyways, our boy's stats are as follows:
Weight: 35lbs
Height: 43"

Life's an Hour Glass

Came across this song this evening and thought I'd post it here. I love it's playfulness and simple reminder to be present and in the moment... Something I try to do daily so that I won't miss all the little moments I have with Sebastian because I know I can't have them forever.


Song: Hourglass by Mindy Gledhill

Fall Colours (pic heavy)

Just came back from a weekend getaway up north to enjoy the fall colours. Unfortunately, we were a little late to enjoy the fall foliage (mental note to self: go earlier in the season!) but the scenery was still beautiful. Sebastian really enjoyed having his Uncle Danny to entertain him along for the trek and it was great being in a place where Sebastian could be amused just by playing on the bunk beds in the one bedroom! While there we played outside, trekked along the Bruce Trail, drove up to Meaford to check out Grandma Lambe's pies and spent our evenings relaxing in front of a roaring fire. Overall, it was a nice weekend spent with family and we'll definitely be returning to this spot again!

Tabs

Our beloved Tabs
April 1997 - October 18, 2010

No Tears!

This past Tuesday was officially Sebastian's first day of school without tears and now I can proudly say that he didn't cry today and thus, we can mark this as being his first week without tears! Let's hope we've reached the turning point!

"Home Fun"

Sebastian came home on Tuesday with his first homework assignment. Sure it is referred to as "Home Fun" as opposed to homework, but don't be fooled, it's homework. For any other kid, I'm sure it would be fun but for Seb, who is not enjoying school, attempting to engage him in completing this assignment was not an easy task in itself.

In the end, he was only 1 out of approx. 5 kids who actually completed the "Home Fun"!

1st Day of School

Well Seb's now been in school for approx. 1 hour!

Our morning started off well. We got up at our normal time around 7:30 a.m. and after having a quick shower Seb got dressed for school (and luckily still wanted to wear the clothes he had helped pick out last night), had breakfast and off we went! He had wanted to take the bus but I explained that we would be taking him today as it was his first day. Thinking that perhaps next Tuesday we may try the bus.

So we drove Seb to school and we decided to park on a side street near the school so that we could walk a bit with him. Coincidentally we parked immediately across the street from another child that Seb has played with a couple of times this past summer, which was nice as they then walked to school together. Once at school the children were lined up in 3 rows in the Kinderyard a.k.a. "the cage" where they waited for their teachers to come to bring them inside.

This was the most difficult part because the kids just stood there in line for about 10 minutes waiting. Seb's backpack was getting heavy and he started to state that he didn't want to go. Sure enough by the time his teacher came to bring her group into class he was in tears. I was doing pretty good myself up until that point. Although I know he's in very capable hands it is horrible having to put on a smile and tell your kid they'll be fine when all you want to do is jump the fence, give them a huge hug and tell them they don't have to go if they don't want to! But alas, I did not. Jamie and I reassured him he'd be fine and walked away as Mrs. Yo, his teacher, brought him into the school. Chances are he stopped crying as soon as he walked into the classroom.... (or at least, that's what I'm telling myself!).

Update: At the end of the day when Sebastian came out the doors with his class he looked uncertain of himself but as soon as he saw me he broke out into a big grin and his teacher released him into my care. He didn't have much to say about school except that it was fun and he talked about some of the kids he played with today. When we came home he ate the remainder of his lunch (he had only ate some crackers, cucumber and strawberries at school!) and had some birthday cake in celebration of surviving his first day of school. So far we have not heard any negative comments about his day and he appears to be in good spirits. Hoping Thursday goes just as smoothly!