Last night, my daughter was telling me about how proud she is of the running club in her class and her hopes of getting to a 100 laps by the end of this week. Aditya chimed in saying he too, runs a lap everyday at PE. "Really?"
"Yes, and I don't even stop, except on the first day, when I was waiting for K because I didn't want to cut in front of her."
"Wow! That is awesome! I want to double check I understand what you are saying. So you run a whole lap, meaning you run all four sides of the track without stopping?"
"Yes, and you can ask Sheryl." (She is the instructional assistant in his class, who takes half the class out to PE while the teacher focuses on academics for the other half.)
When I went to school today, I spoke to the IA and she confirmed that indeed, he not only ran a lap nonstop, but was among the first few kids to finish. After running, he participated enthusiastically in different tag games they play, like fish gobbler, blob tag, etc. He also loves the different warm up exercises they do.
"He is doing fine! Till this moment, I had forgotten that you had told me at our meeting about his having physical challenges and low energy levels. One more thing I notice about him is that he likes to complete all work as soon as he gets it. His 'unfinished work' folder is always empty :)"
I have also seen him sit next to a particular boy at lunch pretty regularly. I do not risk going too close, but they were smiling and talking.
Today I found him very relaxed and enthusiastic. After six hours of school followed by two back to back two-hour SonRise playroom sessions, this guy was rocking the dining table with his silliness.
Aditya had been having a rash and dry itchy skin for the past few weeks. I was regularly moisturizing it with Coconut oil but nothing was cutting it. He had never had this problem before. Suddenly over the labor day weekend, I had a light-bulb moment and realized that Chlorine was the probable culprit. He started swim lessons around mid July and we moved 4 weeks ago. There was a peculiar stench in the bathroom here, which I had been trying to place, since day 1. His skin was a little dry before we moved, but in the weeks after the move, it had progressed from bad to worse. For the past 3 days, we have worked intensely and he is feeling much better. I made three trips to school today, to moisturize his itchy skin and it seems to have paid off. (Thankfully, we now live close to school!) He seemed much more relaxed, able to focus and also enjoy himself in class. Thank the universe!
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