First Day of School

 Today was Timothy's official first day of school.  We worked hard all weekend making sure everything was prepared and in place for this morning.  He went to bed fine, but didn't sleep very well.  He woke up around 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep.  I think he finally fell back asleep around 5:30 or so.  Amazingly, he woke up with a good attitude at 6:30.  I wanted to make sure he had enough time to get dressed, eat, and relax before it was time to leave.

He began to get nervous when it was time to leave.  As we were driving to school, Mr. Galan called to make sure everything was going smoothly and to remind Timothy to check in at his homeroom and then come see him.

By the time we were pulling into the drop off area, he began to get really nervous, but he held it together and got right out.  I was so proud of him.

Throughout the day, I got several encouraging texts and facebook messages, reminding me that he would do great. I also got a special sneak peak update early in the afternoon.  A friend's son is in several of Timothy's classes.  She checked him out of school early for an appointment, and he told his mom that Timothy was in his classes and seemed to be having a good day.  :)

When Timothy came out of school this afternoon, he had a huge smile on his face and said he had an "awesome" day.  Mr. Galan came out with him and said that Timothy did really well.  He only requested one break when a class got too loud for him and he was about to shut down.  I'm so glad he was able to request that break to go to Mr. Galan's room, regroup, and then go back to class 5 minutes later, able to cope with everything.

Mr. Galan said every time he was with Timothy, there were kids giving him "High-5s" and telling him "hi".  He had two football teammates in his gym class (the class he was most worried about), and he ate lunch with a lot of his teammates.  He also has teammates in homeroom, reading, and math.  He has a band (drummer) friend in science, social studies, and Family and Consumer Sciences.  He is so happy to have friends.  He has been all smiles!

I know that there are going to be many hurdles to overcome, and there will be good days and bad days in the future, but I am so very thankful that his first day was a success!  Wilson West did an incredible job of preparing Timothy for this great adventure that began today, and a lot of great 6th-grade young men did an incredible job of making sure Timothy felt welcome as he joined them as part of the Wilson West Family!