sick boy

Luke's first two full days of kindergarten went reasonably well. There were a couple of minor bumps in the road. Like Friday he just fell apart at pick up time. After giving his teacher a quick hug on the way to the car he calmed down. He later told me he'd been crying because he hadn't hugged Mrs. Wheeler. Pretty big deal, since Luke doesn't hug a lot of people. Obviously we need a little work on coping skills, but still kinda sweet.

I was glad for the weekend to recoop from the action and stressed packed week. And then Sunday morning Luke got sick. At the beginning of every school year he catches some sort of bug.


His eyes were a little heavy Sunday morning.




But he played a little Wheel of Fortune (at the kitchen table next to a stack of Bible and commentaries).




His eyes got a little heavier while eating breakfast.




And then he asked to lay down and watch TV. That never happens. I think this was his last smile of the day.

At first I thought it was just a simple cold but then he started running fever. After two long nights of not sleeping due to congestion and coughing, I think he's better now and hopefully heading back to school.

I just hate that he missed school so soon in year, during these important early days of getting acclimated. Oh well.

Thankfully he seems much better tonight. We watched Jeopardy as a family this evening. About a month ago the final jeopardy category was Old Testament. Since then Luke's been hoping the category would be New Testament. Tonight he said, "Mom, Mom say 'Please be New Testament! Please! Please!' Aww Mom, it's Film History (or something). Now cry and be upset." Yep, back to normal.