Two schools and a bed

This is an overdue post, so I’ll just get into it. We returned to the US from Costa Rica at the beginning of September. It was a week of many changes. Primo and Secondo would be starting school this year in the same class with the fabulous Ms. Bridgett. She was Primo’s teacher last year with Secondo staying with the Spectacular Ms. Caitlynn. Caitlynn is starting with a fresh class of students and Secondo moved to Bridgett’s class. Although this is a big deal, it seemed like a modest shift.

Then home. My boys are bunkies! We had talked about getting bunk beds for the guys and finally pulled the trigger. Our initial thought (Ikea) didn’t last long. Don’t get me wrong, Ikea has a lot of great stuff and I sleep on a wonderful Ikea bed every night. Their bunk bed options are, however, cheap crap. Craigslist to the rescue. The great thing about this set was that it had stairs—a good thing when the bunkies are little boys. Ikea needn’t feel dissed. We spent as much on bedding as we did on the frames. Secondo called it “la cama mas bonita en el mundo” (the most beautiful bed in the world). Primo was doing his happy dance. They’ve shifted to the new bed happily. Of course, they’re sleeping together in the top bunk. As a bonus, I often crash in the bottom bunk.

An aside here. You can fit a queen futon sofa/sleeper in a Ford Focus hatchback. Just mind your elbows.

Now the biggie. The boys have started full time preschool. Stitching together home child care had become increasingly difficult. They also need time amongst neurotypical peers. So, it felt like it was time. We made the decision last spring to move the boys to an all day preschool. After some hunting, including barely missing out on a placement in a highly recommend preschool close to us, we found a great place—Creative Playschool. The early meetings were promising and they are used to handling twins (yay!) and kids with special needs (double yay!) Primo and Secondo are split up into separate classrooms with Primo being with the younger kids and Secondo with the older ones. Even though Secondo is the one with autism, he’s quite social. The boys were quite excited on the first day and took right to it. Who knew it would be that easy?

We’ve had some mild bumps, but it’s got surprisingly well. The boys love preschool and their new bed. Life is good.