Livi finally started her occupational therapy center based services otherwise known as school in our house .She goes twice a week for an hour each session. We are just getting started and our first week included filling out the sensory profile and a language profile. I will let you all know how things go from this point on. There is just something about your two year old going off to school, putting her little coat in her locker that just pulls at my heart and makes me want to pick her up and head home to our rocking chair. I just want to keep her little and not rush the whole growing up and going to school process.

A part of me just wants to keep her home with me, to enjoy each and every day I have with her before formal school become a part of her life. I know how much help she will be getting at this center and goodness knows how eager I am for her to start getting some help for her sensory issues but driving to the school twice a week is hard. Its admitting that our daughter has some issues, it’s a twice a week reminder of what we face when sometimes I don’t want to think about it. It’s a reminder of the IEP, IFSP’s and possible long road of advocating ahead. What makes it easier is how amazing the staff is and how much Livi loves school. All of the parents sit in an observation room with a police like two way mirror where we can see our child in their respective classroom.


I will occasionally hear “ what’s your child in for?” and you can tell by the responses that some parents like myself sometimes struggle with needing services. Here are a few pictures. Her very first but definitely not last locker and playing at school. Happy Love Thursday.