First day of First Grade

Collin started school today. He will spend part of his day in a typical first grade class and part of the day in a resource room. He has an adult facilitator who will shadow him throughout the day except for lunch. When I woke him up today and told him it was a school day...he smiled! This was a very different reaction than last year. (a much better one) We are working on an earlier bed time so he will not struggle to wake up at 6;30am. We drive him to school each day as I do not see him able to ride the bus at this point.  Last year we had a problem with him not drinking at school. He would only drink out of sippy cups which are not allowed or a regular cup which he could not pour liquid in to. hH does not like juice boxes, bags, or any pre-packaged drinks.I do not know why???? BUT, this year we selected an awesome thermos from Target that is metal and has Spiderman on it. The best part is the functionality of it. You press a button and the top pops back and a nice heavy duty built in straw pops up. It does not leak or spill and it hold his drinks nicely. We have been practicing at home with it and he is operating it and drinking from it. Whew!(It's the little thinks you know.) We will take each day of First Grade one little step at a time just like we do each day and I will keep you posted on how it goes. Right now, we are getting ready to make an "All About Me" poster.