Amazed

This week has been amazing. Exhausting, but amazing. 
O has not only survived, but has thrived in his first week of kindergarten.
I have felt so blessed by the prayers, messages, comments, etc. from so many people, who know O's story and how hard he has worked and the struggles he had experienced in his five years of life. 

A NOTE AND PRAYER FROM A FRIEND

Each time I try and talk about how proud I am or how blessed I feel, I cry. I even started crying when I composed an email that I sent to O's teacher, thanking her for her support and the way she has welcomed him into her classroom with open arms.
In the past four years, since first beginning the journey of O's evaluations and therapies, I have been working and pushing for him. To see him grow and progress. Now that I think about it, I never had an end goal in mind. I never said, "If I could just get him to...then I'll be satisfied." We just kept going. Achieve one milestone, move onto the next one. Some days were filled with anxiety, confusion, exhaustion, and were seemingly futile. 
This week has made all of that worth it. Because it pushed me to push him, to make plans and prepare. I did everything I could because...well, how could I not.
Last night, I told O that I was proud of him. He said, "For kindergarten?" Yes, buddy. For that, and so much more.
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! - Audrey Hepburn