Back on track

Chris and I now have internet access at home! I hope to make blogging a regular habit again. :)

Today was Vance's first day back to Daycare. For those of you who didn't know, we enrolled Vance in Parents Day Out at Wyatt Park Christian Church. He started in the summer. He attends on Tuesdays and Thursdays. At first he hated going, he did not like being left behind. After going a few times it was easier to leave him. It was still hard to get away at first because he always cried. But the nursery helpers reassured me that he quit crying soon after I left.

The new semester started today and was a bit different. He is now is "toddler A" and is with 2 and 3 year olds. I wasn't sure what to expect when I dropped him off. It was a new classroom with new teachers. Overall it went rather well. He did fuss a bit when we first pulled up to the church. He recognized the building. When I left him in the room, he cried for a bit but he quit before I left the hallway. Lets hope things continue to go that well on Thursday.

Saturday Chris and I went to Maryville for a cookout. Nycole, a friend of mine came with. She was a big help with Vance. It gave me one extra pair of eyes and hand on him. :) We had a really good time. The people the own the house also run a business that rents inflatables. They had a jumping castle and an obstacle course. Vance had fun in both of them. He wanted to play more in the obstacle course but it was very tiring for Chris and I. Nycole, being 7 months pregnant, even took him through a few times. He enjoyed it very much.

The Parents as Teachers lady visited a couple weeks ago. She is scheduled to return in another month to do Vance's development tests. As of now, Vance doesn't talk. Well, not English. ;) He is very vocal, saying his da da da das and other little baby talks. But he doesn't communicate much else. We have noticed a difference within the last few months and are hoping he is getting caught up. We'll see where he is in another month. If he fails his speech test, we will work with a therapist to try to get him to communicate better.

We know he is doing just fine in his physical development. He climbs on anything he can. He only has one speed right now, run. If he wants to get somewhere, he runs there. We don't worry at all about that part of the test.