[kimmydawn]

have watched my little man as he grows...along with console me, give me great advice, lend some strong shoulders, etc., I want to give y'all an update.

He starte head start pre-school next week. They're so detailed and care so much! We talked about the separation anxiety that he's showing, and understand the reasons behind it. They said I could stay all day, every day, if he needed that until he was comfortable. I told them it wouldn't take that long as I'm looking forward to "me time" too much...LOL.

Because parents live in a different city, they even brushed some stuff under the rug to let him attend locally. I just really like them. I plan to volunteer on a regular basis.

He's growing like a weed, and sharp as a tack. I'm just so proud of him. I'll post an updated pic soon. He's very secure in his little world with "mom and papaw". He has his own room, t.v., dvd player, computer, etc. He works the computer from start-up to get to his dora site and totally manipulates it on his own!

He knows all of his ABC's and knows his 123's to 13. He recognizes his name and several of his letters. He's now beginning to want to write his name and made his own "D" today.

We got him his first pet...a bunny named casper and I'm proud of his gentleness with him.

Things couldn't be better with "our" little man.

KD

[Sujin]

(((((((Kimmydawn)))))))

Your "little man" sounds so sweet! And I'm sure he will adjust just fine to preschool. It will be a great opportunity for him to have other little people around, and you can have your "me" time!

It's great that you like the people at the school and that you plan to volunteer, I think that will benefit both of you. I used to work in a preschool, and it was so much fun. I used to bring my son with me every day.

Your little man sounds so bright, I can just imagine him sitting there at his computer, and he is so lucky to have a room of his own with all of his own things! Most of all, he is lucky to have you and your family. It sounds like there is so much love there. Caspar sounds cute, and it's great that little man has a pet of his own! I'm so happy that you are all doing well.

Love,
Sujin

So fantastic. I love hearing about you and your little man. Thanks for the update.

I loved it when my child was in headstart. As much as I loved their parents welcome when ever how ever long I was ready for some grown up time too.

My son and I did experience a problem with one of his head start which could have been fatal.

My son has chronic Asthma and his lungs will literally close up. He can be anywhere doing anything and have an attack so he has learned to pay attention to when he feels his chest start pinching or getting heavy as he called it.

Head start was aware that he has a serous health problem and had one of his emergency albuterol inhalers on site.

A friend had picked him up after schiool for me while I watched a couple of her children. they had my child all ready so out the door they went and five minutes later walked in my friends appartment where I was waiting for him .

I took one look at him and grabbed the phone and an inhaler for my childs lips had a blue color to them which means he hadnt been breathing right for a noticable amount of time.

When I asked him if he had used his inhaler at the school he told me that the teacher told him "you have to wait no one is in the office and I am the only one in here and I can't leave the other children alone"

Hello! this headstart building two rooms connected by a three foot entry way with large picture windows so that the office can see what went on in the classroom and vice versa. And you dont tell a child who has a breathing problem they have to wait for their medication.

My friend grabbed her keys and took her children next door, While she was doing that I was administering albuterol so that he would make it at least to the urgecare before passing out, dialed my physician and told them to notify urgecare we were coming in and he had blue lips and needed the hospital nebulizer, and then called headstart and quickly asked the teacher if my child had told her he needed his inhaler. She said yeas and admitted she had told him to wait. I asked her what time that was she said right after lunch (an hour before my friend had picked him up.)

As much as I wanted to say my mind I knew we didn't have time for that and informed her that I was on the way to the hospital and they will want to know when he had his medication at school and why if he didn't it was not administered. She said no I was busy and hung up.

My friend had to carry him in to urgecare because he could no longer keep his eyes open or move. They were ready when we got there and he was taken right in and nebulised with prednizone. and released three hours later.

My child who loved school was now afraid they would let him die. I kept him home for the next week while I made contact with the district supervisor of head start and a meeting was called.

My child attened that meeting at least the beginning and the end. because he wanted to tell the teacher "a thing or two" and I let him in whatever words he wanted to say. He walked in there like a soldier went directly to the offending teacher and "told her a thing or two" then went to another teacher not his own and said since "my mom is right here I know I am not going to die today may I play with the toys. and off he went into the other room. From time to time throughout the meeting he would go to the windows to make sure I was still there.

When I set up the meeting I requested that every teacher that would come in contact with my child be at the meeting. The offending teacher still had no other reason other then "I could not leave the other children" I asked her are the children capable of walking into the office with you? she said yes they frequently accompany her into the office. I told her the can the excuse. Bottom line my child has a health problem in which is potentially fatal. he needs constant monitoring. That does not mean you shove his inhaler at him every second. It means that you teachers pay attention here are his symtoms and handed over a paper and asked if a copy of that paper was in the file - it was but I suppled them each with a copy. and explained to them my child has had this from day one. he knows his body and if he says he needs the medication he does. and then called my child back in and we demonstrated how it takes less then 30 seconds to open the desk drawer take out his inhaler, put the air chamber on the tip and put the other end of the air chamber in my childs mouth and squeeze. The albuterol goes in the chamber and my son breaths in pulling the medication out of the chamber and into his lungs.

Then I had each of the teachers sign a paper stating they have been informed of my childs health problem, recieved fliers which I gave them that my physician gave to me to give then and they have seen how to administer the medication.

then the district supervisor had each teacher sign and date a paper of my giving them permission to administer the medication.

this way in the future the teachers could not come up with any possible reason for not medicating my child when he needs it.

then I had to ease my child back into head start due to his fear of dieing at head start.

Head start is great it teaches children what they need to be prepared for for kindergarten but now I tell everyone that has a child going into or already there what happened so that they can take the steps needed if their child has health problems.

Here after the situation with my child they now have a special orientation day for any parents with children that have a health problem that needs monitoring. This way the parents got the information needed, signed the permission forms for administering medications and all the teachers involved with the child with special needs have time to get to know the parent and the childs situation and how to administer the medications without the distraction of the normal head start orientation day.

Other then that problem my child and I had the best experiences with headstart.

and From the sounds of it you have a great headstart team. Thats one special boy and you are one special mom and I hope they do right by you and him the whole time he is in their care.

[wanttoheal]

that's wonderful kd. i'm so glad he's doing well. kids grow up too fast. enjoy him while you can.

[mrb020377]

((((((((((((((((((kimmy)))))))))))))))))

that is wonderful!!!!!

[nothemama8]

KD just hearing you talk about little man has made me remember how much I wish Matthew had lived, please don't think these stories make me sad, they help me
Angie

[bebop]

he is one happy little boy!!

[allthegirls6]

it sounds just perfect Kimmy. I hope he thives in pre school.

[LadyDragus]

Kimmydawn I am so gald things are going well.

I will have to update all on my three kids soon too.