My Baby Had a Blast At His Dance!!

We went to my 8 year old's Valentines dance last night and he had a blast!!!  I had such a great time watching him have fun and dancing with him.  It was so nice to see him forget about his worries and have fun with his friends.  He made quite an impression and charmed everyone with his awesome dance moves and coolness!  :) 

Having Fun and Getting Back To Normal!!

So far since my 8 year old has been back, we have just been focusing on school and trying to ease his anxiety.  His anxiety has been off the charts since he has been home because he is constantly worried he will end up living at his dad's house again if his dad actually decides to exercise his visitation rights or if he doesn't make As and Bs on his report card.  I try every day to get him to think about other things and just be a kid.  He has been through way more than any kid his age should ever have to go through and will not allow himself to just be in the moment and enjoy life.  He loves his new friends and his teacher at his new school and is very excited about the Valentines dance we are going to at his school this evening.  For at least a couple of hours, hopefully he will just have fun and live in the moment.  He says his little "girlfriend" is meeting him there and he is going to dance with her. :)  I live seeing my little guy happy and looking forward to the dance!!

3/4 of OUR Nest Back Together!!

My 17 year old got to come home in May of 2012, but my 8 year old finally got to come home December 19th after being at his dad's house for just under eight months.  I picked him up from school and we went to pick up his one little box from his dad's.  I did not care that he did not get all of his clothes and other things back, I just cared that he was heading back home with me where he belongs!  We spent the afternoon at home hugging and watched movies that night.  The next day we packed and left for St. Louis to spend Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law.  It was a very nice visit and we hated to leave, but we had our lives to get back to and things to do in order for him to be ready for school when it started again.  He was going back to the school he was torn from after only being there four days in April.  He was apprehensive at first, but he is enjoying it and has a very caring teacher.  I am not going to lie and say that things have not been a bit of a challenge, because it has been a challenge switching gears from only having a 17 year old in the house, to having my 8 year old back home.  He is adjusting well to class with a few minor glitches, but his teacher, my son, and I are working together to make sure he is very successful!  We have a 504 meeting scheduled to see what gaps we can fill in to get him even more help.  When he was with his dad, they had him in special education instead of in the regular classroom.  He was told for eight months that he wasn't smart enough to be in a regular classroom setting and was made to feel he is stupid.  He is a very intelligent child and has wonderful social skills!!  His teacher, my beautiful son, and I will not accept mediocrity!!  He is rising to the challenge and his grades are still up to par.  I am back in school now, so now we do homework and study together.  We read at bedtime most nights and that is our downtime together so we can unwind from the day.  Having him home has been great!!  Now to get my other baby home when he gets out of school for the summer!  :)