Congratulations to my little Bryan!!! It is amazing to think that almost six and a half years ago this little guy was in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit with bacterial meningitis. We thought we were going to lose him.He went from just hanging out in his isolette and growing to being gravely ill in less than 24 hours. It was a very scary time. But he is a fighter and fought hard to heal. He does have a left ear hearing loss and wears a hearing aide, however, he does not allow that to slow him down. As a matter of fact, if you did not see his blue hearing aide you would not even notice that he watches and reads your lips.
Friday was the kindergarten awards ceremony and he was being honored. Each teacher was allowed to pick five of their students and honor them. Bryan was one being honored. Right before Christmas he brought home his report card and has mastered everything that he needs to master. He is a great student and loves to learn and please people. He is really shining this year in school and I could not be more proud. Way to go Bryan!!
I also have to mention that my heart broke that day............ as I sat back and observed the other three in kindergarten watch while Bryan got his award. They were so sad that they did not get anything. They are so used to always being together and getting the same things that you could just see the disappointment on their cute little faces.
Cassie just looked at me with her sad blue eyes and wanted to know what she did wrong. Jayson decided he was going to quit everything if he could not get his "reward". And Nathan, well he was happy for Bryan but still just cried that he was not good enough. Too cute. I have to say that their teachers were very empathetic and kind. It was a good teaching opportunity to talk about how we are all different and we will "shine" in our own areas. We are going to have our own award ceremony to focus on what they are all good at. This also reminded me how happy I am that I have the chance to separate them into their different classes so that they can learn at their own pace while not being directly compared to one another. It is so hard to always be lumped together and not seen as a separate entity. I am so proud of them all to include their older brothers. I also had a chance to have them in the same grade in school but opted to keep Hunter back a year. I wanted Tanner and Hunter to be able to shine on their own and not feel like they were competing in school as well. I am very blessed to have such a great group of kids each with their own strengths and interests. Sleep well my friends!!
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