Yep, 9 years and counting. Josh and I... Oh wait, this is a blog about Adam. I keep forgetting...
It's his anniversary too! It's been a whole year since we were sitting in a small hospital room, wide eyed, and uncertain of what the future would hold for our little boy. And what a journey it has been. An emotional rollercoaster, a test of faith, a lot of growth and maturity, and that is just for Josh and I :) Adam has grown to be almost 4 feet tall, from no hair to a full head of white hair, reading, writing, playing piano, and coloring in the lines. He had 32 chemo treatments in 8 months including intravenous, intra-spinal, and even some pegs in the legs. All the while still managed to go to Gilroy Gardens, Disneyland, and several trips to the beach. Besides the proof of the small port in his chest, I would forget that there was any threat whatsoever. He has truly been able to act a "normal" 5 year old life. And even more exciting... he started Kindergarten on Wednesday!
I opted out of the drop off for Kindergarten. Now, before you ask why, hear me out. I went to open house on Tuesday to see the classroom, drop off supplies, and even a few days before that, realized I was going to be in the crying-on-the-first-day mom's group. Adam and I had a scavenger hunt-like activity on Tues to help orient him to the room. So, I am instructing him.. "put your folder in your cubbie," "put your pencils in the tub," go find the desk with your name on it," etc, etc. All the while choking back tears of emotional-first-time-to-Kindergarten mom. Luckily, I was in public, and have an innate ability to choke back emotion until I am in isolation. I know that crying in his classroom would totally embarrass Adam, so I couldn't let that happen Wednesday morning. I did manage to pick him up at the end of the day without any craziness.
First day report was awesome. He had a great time! Loves PE and recess, got to "draw" a US map (which I think means color one), and even made a friend named AJ! I am so relieved!! I didn't really know what to expect, but whatever my expectations were, this exceeded them. Woohoo! Second day, still on a role. Adam was on a mission to get some "good points." He ended the day with two purple tallies and one plus (which are marks for good behavior). Determination he has, and I will be cheering him on every (even little) step of the way!
