Milo's New School!

#truth

I saw this graphic in one of my FB parents' groups, and during such a big week, it resonated in a BIG way.

This past Sunday, October 23rd was Milo's THIRD birthday, which means he's transitioning from the infant/toddler Early Childhood program and gets to start at Pearson Elementary School through PISD at the Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD for short).

He's in a class of 8 kids who all have hearing loss and his teacher is an LSLS Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator and there is an SLP who works with the kiddos and they're both absolutely WONDERFUL (as is the rest of the staff at Pearson). His classroom is set up with optimal acoustics and an FM system and the curriculum is geared towards kids with hearing loss. Milo came home talking about his day and his teacher. From the look on his face in every picture we saw from that day - he's going to LOVE it there. We're expecting great things!

The biggest news (for Milo, anyway) is that he gets to ride the school bus!! It picks him up at our house in the morning, and takes him to "Reilly's school" (his old school) in the afternoon. He's been waiting to do this for a long time!

 Milo's first day!

Elaine worked with us through PISD weekly until Milo turned 3.
We'll miss you, Elaine!

 And you've heard me say it only 8,433,133 times before, but Milo is getting activated this Friday!!

I can't reiterate enough: it won't be like those magical videos that you've seen on YouTube, but this is the start of a whole new world for Milo! Thank you for all of the prayers and well-wishes.

Also, please keep Milo's buddy Layla in your prayers. It's been a hard week for her and her family - with a long road ahead - but she's such a strong lil lady. You can read more about Layla's story here. You got this, Layla! Milo can't wait to be told which My Lil Pony to play with. :)  #laylastrong