September Update

Nathan has been doing okay. School has been a struggle but sadly that really isn't a surprise. He says his teacher is nice most of the time. He is getting frustrated, all the other kids are moving to new stations and he has to stay at the same one. We have found that as long as the math has no words involved (story problems) he still does really well. You can give him a number problem and he will get it right but the same question in word form and he has troubles. His writing needs a lot of work but he is trying. He says he has no friends at school and just follows Ericka around. I am going to schedule an appointment with the district special ed director. He needs to have another eval to see if he qualifies for resource room. The work is getting harder now that he is in 3rd and it has become clear he is falling behind. He tries so hard so we do what we can to help boost his confidence.
His soccer starts next month. They didn't have enough kids to have more than two teams, so he will compete against the same team the whole 6 wks. I think that since he doesn't like change it will be a big plus for him, he will know who to expect. He just wants to kick the ball around anyways.
He skated today at the beginners speed class. Shaun invited him to skate on the team when he is ready to skate again. He has known Nate since he was a baby and he knows the struggles Nate has had and is willing to help him get better at Nate's pace.
The few friends he has at the rink are all either in the class or have made the team, so they have been trying to talk him into coming back. We told him he has time to think about it and whatever he chooses is fine. He had a lot of fun and Shaun even allowed him to "help" a little by setting up the cones. He still likes to skate but it's just a lot of work and he isn't as competitive. He says he does really like relays though so we will see if that works out, if Shaun will let him skate those instead of his division he might be more willing to give it another try.
He is really excited for Halloween. He is going to be Optimus Prime from the Transformers. We just bought the DVD and it's his favorite. He and Troy had seen it at the theatre but now he can watch it at home. He saw the costume at the store and it was a must have.
He has been spending a lot of time building his legos and bionicles. He has been really bummed lately because it's been so cold outside. He just loves being outside, poor boy. Over all though, as long as he is home and with us he is a very happy kid.