Jeremy started PPCD

It is a little strange to have 2 out of 3 children with developmental delays and problems. Everyone always says not to compare children to each other, but I feel it is nearly impossible not to.

Jeremy had to go through the same evaluation process that Jacob went through in order to determine if he was delayed enough to qualify for PPCD (Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities). Again, we weren't really sure if Jeremy would qualify for the program or not - he definitely wasn't as delayed as Jacob was at the age of 3, but also he definitely wasn't developmentally at the same level as his twin brother.

We were happy to hear (just 2 days before his 3rd birthday) that Jeremy did indeed qualify for PPCD, and that he could start school on Monday. And then to realize that I had never ordered birth certificates for the twins and I couldn't actually register him for school until I had that. Needless to say, I rushed home and ordered one for each twin as a rush order.

We already knew that the PPCD kids were going on a field trip to the Rodeo the very next week and without the birth certificate, Jeremy would have to miss the trip. Luckily we received the birthday in the mail the very Friday after I ordered it and Jeremy was able to start school only a week later than we had thought he would and still go on the trip.

Joel really didn't know what to think about Jeremy going to school. The first day or two I think he was just confused, but after that he would cry and cry about not having his own bus that picked him up and took him to school. After all, a bus picked up Jacob and then about 45 minutes later a bus came and picked up Jeremy. The whole rest of the school year was tough because Joel didn't have a bus or get to go to school.

Someone did not want to stand so I could take a picture of him with his backpack on