we have planned to be there around 8.30 as it starts at 8.30. mama woke up as planned and get ready as planned. but there are something that we can't plan. ian's sleep. this little boy somehow just couldn't get to sleep last night. mama need to wake up early and she went to bed earlier. ian was falling asleep while mama put ice to his bungalow. ya. he got another bungalow on friday evening and we think that it was the worst so far. is big, blue black and even bleed. mama put 6 cubes of ice on that night itself. he fell down from the cushion. we had play mat around but he so happen to land on the floor without the play mat. we ended up bought another 2 sets (4 in each set) from babyland on sunday. is indeed much cheaper, only rm45.90 compare to toycity, rm59.90. we already bought 2 sets from toycity. 1 set long time ago and another set recently. the set from babyland comes with 4 colours. red, green, blue and yellow. the 2 sets we already have were blue and red in a set respectively.
oppss.. off topic... but because we wanted to use the new mattress we just bought on sunday, so mama carry the sleepy ian on her arms while papa place the new mattress. once mama put ian on the new mattress, he suddenly feel so awake. looking around as he sense the difference in the mattress. from then on, he just couldn't get back to sleep. while mama half asleep, heard papa repeatedly told ian to sleep. papa is getting angry if he still don't sleep.
not only that. he even woke up in the middle of his sleep. when mama woke up around 5+ he is awake and don't know what time he actually gets back to sleep. poor thing to have to wake him up so early and also papa. so, mama decided to make it a bit later. so, we only reach school when is almost 9. actually we already planned to only send ian to school around this time but for the 1st day, try to be a bit early. but too bad then. so, here the story goes...
the headmistress bring ian into his class (holding his hands). he was good even from the beginning. the moment he enters the class, he started to help himself with the toys. really enjoying himself. he don't even bother to check on us. but he is just playing on his own and there is no interaction. how sad. but this is just the 1st day. shall keep our fingers cross and hope for the best.
we stand there to watch him. papa even took some video. he is playing with the shape sorter. he is definitely pro with it. there is only circle, square, triangle and star. he easily finish them. then we saw something and it triggers our tears to fall. the one we have, he can easily open up the cover and pour those shapes out to play again. we think this one, the cover is a bit tight. he just can't get it open and he ended up walking around with it. it makes us feel so sad seeing him like this. he doesn't know how to get help from others. really heartache. later the teacher saw him and open it up for him. but then this little boy put a few in and there he goes to play something else. the very him that we are familiar with. we even heard the teacher saying, "ian, come finish them"... hehe..
soon, papa left for work. mama stay there trying to monitor and watch him but yet at the same time not suppose to let him see her. have to monitor him as though when we are not around. this is the 1st time leaving him alone with strangers. is really a challenging job. as ian will on and off peep through the window. he even stand on the chair that makes mama have to squat down. he sometimes will even run to the door as though wanted to go out. but he did well. at least no crying. because is the 1st day of school, so many kids were crying. also a lot of them were really late. even after 9 and probably almost 9.30.
but actually mama thinks that he knew she was there from how he peep from the window and walk towards the door. so far so good until eventually mama really bum into him. haiya.. all effort gone. teacher bring them to wash their hands. so mama quickly ran outside the building (cannot stay outside the classroom). mama peep from the outside window and already saw ian was in. so she went in. suddenly ian ran out from the classroom and there when mama bum into him. too bad..
later mama saw he try to take a bottle from a little girl and teacher was not there. may be he must be thirsty so mama went in to give him some water. how to teach him to get his bottle to drink water when he wants water. at home he sometimes does. but mama did see that the teacher from time to time did get the kids to drink water.
actually their food for the break was bread but happen is 1 of the little girl's birthday and so they have cakes. this is the 1st time a stranger feed him food. so far besides mama and papa, only seh ku help to feed him before. he did not reject and finish them. good boy. later the teacher feed him vitagen. is grapes flavour. mama saw the rest of the kids hold tight to theirs and keep drinking till it finish. but our ian, the teacher have to go after him to feed him and yet he only drink sip by sip. too bad he just don't like all these. hehe..
while everyone sits to have their cake, so happen there is no chair for ian. he walk around, playing while the teacher feed him. when he felt like standing on the chair. ya. he stand on the chair many times and sometimes the table as well. the teacher actually carry him down many times. since there is no chair for him to stand, he squeeze onto the chair 1 of the little that is sitting on and stand behind her. gosh... headache with this boy...
mama also spotted that he actually pull off 1 of the knob from the cabinet. actually is a toy stove. some of the kids stare at him while he play and eventually try to fit it back. later the teacher saw and put it back.
when the teacher bring the kids to the computer room, mama manage to catch the opportunity to talk to the assistant. she said she is the assistant and the other is the teacher. anyway, mama will just in general address both as teacher. told her about ian's case. things that they might need to pay attention and keep an eye on him. when mama mention about the knob that ian pull off, the teacher said that it is already loose. many of the kids pull if off many times. ohh.. so not ian's fault la.. feel better. hehe.. mama peep into the room and saw that while the rest of the kids sitting and listening, our ian get himself busy with the mouse and keyboard. things that he already familiar with. haha..
on the way back to the classroom. teacher allow them to play at the playground. at 1st the teacher hold ian's hand to let him climb up the stairs. later he is all on his own. but he did well. at 1st he is not use to the slide that turning down. he stop there for a moment while the teacher call him to come down. he walk to another slide. the straight one that he is familiar with. but later mama saw he did came down from the turning one. this clumsy boy, instead of walking to the stairs he walk the other way towards the bottom of the slide and knock on it. haiyo... the teacher saw and did check on him. later mama did check and is fine. no bungalow.
when the teacher bring them back this little boy you can see that he still wants to play. showing the usual excited, jumping sign while looking back at it. but he did not cry or make a fuss when the teacher bring him back to the classroom. when everyone line up, of course ian won't so the teacher has to hold him. haha.. but we believe ian will be able to get in line later, right?
almost time to go back but the bell haven't rings yet. soon teacher say can go home, mama bring ian home. anyway, another little girl's grandma also there to bring her home. we met the headmistress when we leaving. she made a good point in saying that we need to teach and train ian for eye contact. that's the initial point for communication and it will also help him to focus. ya. ian is lacking in eye contact for sure. we will try to guide him. he will do better in later days for sure...
overall for a 1st day in school, mama can say that she is proud of him. he did not cry. most of all he did not reject the teachers. not even when they feed him. they happen to be all indians. so, you know why mama is proud of him. *smile*
after a tired day in school, also because he did not have a good sleep last night, he really have a good, long nap. mama feed him, let him poo and gave him a simple bath. let him watch tv for a while, while mama had her lunch and put him to nap around 1. he nap through till after 3. cool!
(we are so in the rush that we do not really have the time to snap photo. so, this will be the sole photo of ian's 1st day to school taken by papa...)
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