School Meeting (I dead these)

EIP's = annual meeting at the school. 

Why do I alwasy feel like we did something abd to our child at these meetings?  And why do I always become so emotional when I'm sitting there next to my husband and Ryans teachers. 

Today was our annual meeting at school with Ryans gen ed teacher, his speech teacher (thats what he calls her), my husband and some admin lady.  Ryan is progressing well in school but we still have some issues to work on.  I am glad to see the progress he is making and I look forward to seeing more progress being made. 

Unstructured time is hard for dude.  He has no problems talking to adults and can have a full on conversatin with them.  But dealing with kids his own age is a differnet story.  I always wonder if its something I did to him when he was little.  Did I not let him hang out with kids his own age enough? Is it some random side effect of all the vaccitations I had from teh militray? or breathing all the jet fumes the first three months he was in my tummy.  I have all these questions on if it was me and is there anything I could have done differently.  But I know, I will never get the answers to these questions and some days it kills me and dperesses me that my child is not "normal".  other times Im so impressed with my dude, that I am beeming from ear to ear and I'm just the proudest mom in the world.

We will work with him this summer on "first, then" statements and more peer interaction.  First we are going to play a board game then you can read.  First we are going to talk about our day at dinner, then you can read.  That way he knows whats coming next and can prepare for the converstation, be in the moment and knows what will follow directly after the conversation.  I think that will help him more with transitions. 

Peer interaction I hope is easier this summer.  I always worry about this.  He doesn't have friends...no one in the neighborhood he can play with.  we thought about not sending him to day camp this year but in teh end thought it would be the best thing for him. I still think it will be the best thing for him.  I'm hoping he makes some friends that can come over, play and just be boys.

The ups, down and all arounds of parenthood.