On March 21st, World Down Syndrome day, Maya had her first day at school. We were all so excited, I think Maya included. The night before, Maya and I tossed and turned, but we were up on time and ready to go for her first day of school.
When Maya was just an infant I started thinking about preschool. I've always wondered if 3 was too early of an age to send a child to school. I mean 3 years seems to be a young age to someone who has never been around kids. Now that I have had the privilege to be around Maya for 3 solid years, I see that it's just the right age to start school.
As much as I like to think that I've stimulated Maya's mind and body with all her therapies and being in a mommies group that meets 3-4 times a week for play dates, story times, etc. Nothing can replace a setting like school. It may be my imagination but I already see so much progress from Maya. More about that later....for now here's a peek into Maya's first day at school.
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| Maya ready for school! |
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| This backpack is almost as big as Maya. =) |
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| Dada carries Maya to her classroom. |
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| As soon as we put her down Maya went into the classroom and started to play in the kitchen area. |
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| Maya with one of her aides. When we said goodbye to her she looked at me and then went back to playing. A good start to her first day at school. Yay! |
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| Maya looking a little dazed at the end class. Her other aide brings her over. |
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| Very, very happy when she saw Dada. |
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| She looks tired, but she got her second wind when she got home. |
3 comments:
Beautiful! I love the pictures. Our kids will exceed our expectation, they will get farther than we can imagine. Maya looks so cute with her backpack.
Wow, how exciting!!! I knew she'd do great. :-) She is so ready for school, and you'll be amazed at everything she comes home and dazzles you with. We started Samantha when she was just 2 yrs. and 3 mos., which was impossibly young to me, but I was so pleased with her love of being in that environment around other children. Great pics!!!
Thanks ladies! I love reading both of your blogs and the progress the kiddos are making. It is so encouraging and has helped me along this process.
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