Suprise!

Well it's finally Friday and I am so happy to be able to say this week is over!  This was a long draining week that just seemed to drag on forever.  Although it was long it ended with an amazing "surprise" from Noah this evening that made it all worth it.

As usual I was running late to pick up Noah after work (I think it's a theme in this blog!) and got there right at 5 PM.  I work about 30 minutes away from the daycare so it's always a production trying to finish up at work and get there on time with rush hour traffic.  This is something new for me and I'm still getting adjusted to the new schedule as back in March we made the tough decision to switch Noah's daycare.  This was something that was very difficult for us and came after a lot of careful thought and consideration.  It was so hard because we absolutely loved his daycare providers and really felt that they treated him as part of their family.  We ultimately decided to send him to a daycare for children with special needs so it would be easier to coordinate his therapies (he currently gets OT there) and give him a little more structure.  We are all still adjusting and miss Wendy and the rest of the gang very much.  Noah is finally starting to get into the new routine and I think he really likes it.  He still isn't napping there (he averages about a 30 minute daily nap!) but he seems to be very happy.

Today as I rushed into Noah's classroom he was sitting on the floor quietly looking through a book.  He smiled at me as I walked in and started to "butt scoot" his way towards me.  One of his teachers stopped him and said "Why don't we walk towards Momma?"  She helped him up to standing, took him by his left hand and started to walk him towards me.  As they made their way around the table and were about 10 feet away from me she let go of his hand.  I watched in awe as he WALKED, all by himself into my arms.  I was totally overcome with happiness and being the emotional sap that I am just started to cry.  It was the best surprise of the week and I was so proud of my little man.