Rocky Start

Ollie went to kindergarten kickoff last night with Mom and Dad. He was somewhat interested but started crying when the teachers took all of the kids to their homerooms. Huts went with him, while I stayed behind to make notes during the lecture. We got him enrolled and have two doctor's appointments set up. We will make the last one soon.

Ollie was shy in the classrooms and wanted to sit on the teacher's lap. She had him sit upfront. Not sure how well he is going to adapt to the bus, teachers, kids and schedule. It is an all-day affair with lots of activity. We have a major list of school supplies and instructions. Wish us luck in remembering everything.

Staying Home

This past week, Ollie and Tori got to stay home with their Aunt Annie and Mom. Ollie loved it. He played, vegged out, spent 3 hours at McDonalds playing and had a grand time staying home. He does miss the other kids at the sitter's though and he's ready to go back on Monday.

We are going to put Ollie in a camp this summer. He will learn about Dinosaur's at Sommer Park. This will get him out of the habit of being at the sitter's and around other kids. We hope it'll prepare him a little bit more for school. He wasn't too thrilled with the idea in the beginning, but we decided to force him to go and now he's at least ok with it. He should have a good time.

Finally, Ollie starts school in the fall and we have a lot to do to get him ready. He has to have an eye exam, dental exam, lead test, diabetic test and all of his shots up to date. His next doctor's visit isn't going to be pleasant for him. We have a hard time getting him to weigh himself on the scale. Getting blood and giving shots is going to be a nightmare. We may just have to bribe him with a new toy for him to be good.

The Weekend

Ollie used to hate going outside. It still isn't his favorite thing to do. This was evident by him dumping 4 large buckets of toys on the living room floor to play with on Sunday night. He was going to be camped in for the long haul. During the weekend, he did go outside. He helped his sister make 'sand pies' after soaking their damp sand with more water. It ended up all over him, his pants, shirt, arms, hair and even face. I'm just hoping he didn't actually eat one of his pies!



After he made his pies, he got a bath in the sink to get all the sand off of him. While his sister napped, he went back to playing with his toys until she got up. Then the law needed watered, so Ollie grabbed his sister and they both went to play in the sprinkler. After about an hour of battling the sprinkler, he decided it was time to go in and get warmed by another bath.

His outside time resumed on Sunday, but was altered a bit. He thought he saw a snake in our yard and ran in screaming. After investigating, we found no snake, but plants that looked like a snake. However, Ollie wouldn't set foot in the yard without someone else walking with him. So we had to hold his hands to get to the swings. Once he was at the swings, he was fine. Eventually he'll get over it, but it may be a few days before that happens.