Woot! After a series of two-hour "welcome to pre-primary" sessions in the last six weeks, Matilda had her first full day at "big kids school" (a local, public, friendly and multicultural) Pre-Primary school today. She just CANNOT stop talking about how great it is. There are enough kids for two PP classes, and even though unfortunately the small handful of kids she knew from kindy are actually placed in the other class, she still can't stop talking about the kids in her class, by name (which in itself is a major milestone for her, she has only started referring to specific people by name in the last month or so). Already it's Cameron said this, Ella did that, etc etc. I am so thrilled, to the point of tears (happy ones of course), that she has developed SO MUCH socially, she is like a totally different child to when she was diagnosed with ASD. Now you can't shut her up, now I am a mother who has to deal with "Why?" questions all the time. Now she is happy and sociable and loves meeting new kids and having new experiences. I'm just SO proud of my little girl... so you'll have to forgive my gushings. I'm proud, I'm loud about it, and I want to tell the whole world!!!
Times like this, I want to have more kids. But I don't think I will ever again summon up the level of love and pride that I feel about my one and only.
Tomorrow, we've been invited to the Variety Club's Christmas Party for special needs kids. A couple of weeks ago we went to a similar event and were showered with gifts, free rides, ice-cream (a special enough occasion to break the dairy ban).
My world is a pretty happy place right now.
I LOVE YOU, MATILDA M. S.!!! Forever and a day (or two)....
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