Today marks 2 notable events.
We have been home for 1 month.
and
It's Miss E's birthday!
Though her referral information says she's 4 today, we are sure she is 5. We are working with a doctor in Boston who has verified that for us.
Any adoptive parents out there have advice on officially changing her date of birth or just keeping it as is? Leave me a comment.....
happy birthday sweet twirly e!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY! I used to stress about the age thing and then just gave up. M is 4 1/2 on paper, but definitely older, I'd say 5 1/2. Our pediatrician who works with a lot of internationally adopted kids and has himself adopted children internationally told us not to worry. He felt that if the age was a year or so off it just won't matter and it will never hurt M to be older in his grade...basically he could use every advantage. So far he LOVES preschool and fits right in socially, emotionally, academically and physically. He's a tallish 4 1/2 year old =) Not pursuing an age change is working for us so far. He has so many other things to deal with at the moment: attachment, language, and just getting a grasp on this new life... I'd be interested to hear what other people have to say about this. Especially those who have been home longer as I think about possible long term ramifications. You may alos consider gender differences, boys are always a little behind in maturity and school readiness so that also helps our perspective... I'll be checking out other's comments on this.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to miss E! We are very glad that we changed T's b-day. She'll be turning 7 this month instead of 6. We did it because of her maturity level and height. She would not have fit in to a kinder class this year and so belongs in first grade where she's flourishing. She's one of the tallest kids in class but it would have been worse if she was in K.
ReplyDeleteWill E be starting school soon?