Kindergarten!

I can't believe Raquel started kindergarten yesterday. She did good, had pretty much an okay day and seemed to adjust for the most part. They had some difficulty finding a chair for her to sit in - she kept sliding out of most of them - and the desks were way too high for her age group, so they had to make some adjustments. But I'm proud of her for handling her first day back to school after summer break as good as she did. Besides having unfamiliar teachers and students and classrooms, it was pretty chaotic in the morning. Buses were late, kids and parents were flying around all over the place, and parking was a nightmare. None of that seemed to phase her.

Her class is kindergarten through 4th grade, with 11 students total, one teacher, two aides. Everyone seems very nice. The only difficulty at this point is that I have to walk her to class and pick her up. The bus stop is very far away - on the opposite end of campus - and with her low muscle tone, I think she'd be completely worn out by the time she got to class to start her school day. We'll just have to see how this goes. She walks to recess just fine, and the school has tons of stairs and inclines so hopefully these walks will help strengthen her legs. But I don't mind going to her class. It's nice to be able to peek in the window and see what she's doing when I pick her up as well as answer questions the teachers and aides have about her.

She had an even better day today. Had occupational therapy in the morning, and when I picked her up, she was having fun playing blocks with a classmate at the table. That was really nice to see.

The only problem I'm having right now is getting her meds squared away at the nurses office. She is required to have Benadryl there in case she has an allergic reaction. Her pediatrician specifically wrote "Benadryl" on the medication sheet and didn't mention the actual drug name itself, so the generic brand I brought isn't good enough. The problem: Benadryl is no longer being sold because it was pulled from the manufacturer to be repackaged due to an error in the dose chart. I've driven to pharmacies all over the place with no luck, so now I have to go back to the pediatrician and have her sign a new form stating that a generic brand is okay. It's always something. Hopefully I can get this this resolved tomorrow and be done with it.

Glad my little angel is getting back into her school routine. Will be even happier when Gabby starts to get back into hers next week. It's been a long summer!! :)