Last month Lawson started going to the same school as Harleigh. We've struggled with him staying in the nursery at church. It took us 15 months to be able to sit through 1 church service without being called out to pick him up. Even today, he stills cries when he has to go to church, but the church volunteers are so gracious and Lawson has his own "personal babysitter" that walks him around church while we go to service.
School is the same. He cries from drop off to pick up. He's only going once a week, and his class is right next to Harleigh's. His cousin, Isla, is even in class with him. Each day we ask the little guy if he had fun at school, he nods "yes". We then ask if he made new friends, he shakes "no". (Well, who would want to befriend the kid that's screaming and crying the entire time he's there?) A report is sent home each day for each kid so the parents know how their kid ate, slept, activity they did and the kids' overall manner (Happy, Sad, Tired, Grumpy/Fussy, Active). So far we've received only "Sad".
I also noticed that on his folder in the class, there is no picture of him like everyone else's folder. My initial thought was that it must be because he's new and only has gone 3-4 times. But, then I realized, how could they even get a picture? His face is red and tear-stained for the 3-4 hours he's there. There's no way they could get a decent shot that says, "Mom, here's a picture of me happy at school." Instead, the picture would say "Why did you leave me? I'm miserable. Help!!"
We know that he'll soon love school as much as his big sister does and he'll be running to go. This is why, I kind of am happy each time I drop him off and he's
a little sad.
