We've been letting him walk around the house more and more without his braces, and he seemed to be much more stable. Last week we tried out a birthday party in regular sandals, and Luke rocked the sans socks and braces look. Today, he did awesome at school, so we'll get the final approval to ditch the things when we see Anita on Wednesday.
Now, I have to confess: I did not get a report from his teachers about his walking success - I watched him at recess from my office window!!!!! There I was diligently working on a project when I heard kiddos yelling outside my window. I peeked out to the playground across the street, and there was Luke running (in his T-Rex-like awkward run) with all of the big kids at recess. Did I mention that I LOVE that my office window faces school? Luke did fall down quite a bit on the slanted playground that is covered in grass, but that had more to do with bad genetics from his mom rather than his missing leg braces!
After I watched Luke finish playing and go inside for lunch, I started to feel bad that I didn't see Claire. So, I grabbed my office keys and headed out the door. I peeked my head quietly into her room, and she was sound asleep - or so I thought. As soon as I started talking those big, blue eyes popped right open and stared at me. Busted. It was probably for the best because then we got some snuggle time in before I had to get back to work.
Overall, both kiddos had a good report. Luke needs to work on our routine for dropping sister off, and Claire needs to get used to her teachers a bit more. Soon she'll love school just as much as her big brother. And one of these days I'll remember to take a picture of both kids!
