Zippity Doo Dah, It's Back to School at Last

So, Liberty went skipping off to school today. He could barely get out of bed since we have gotten up whenever we wanted to for two weeks straight. But, once I showed him his backpack and said, "Hurry up, it's time for school," he got so excited, he could not get his clothes on fast enough.

Lots of new things have occured during these last few days before school started:

1) I say bye-bye to him and he waves.
2) I can say his name and he waves.
3) I can wave at him and he waves back.
4) He is looking in a mirror. Does that seem strange? He never did this before. He will hold up his toys and watch himself and his actions now.
5) He is going to the potty BY HIMSELF more often now. I can just say, "Liberty, go to the potty," and he does. He does get distracted along the way, but he still will get up and go.
6) He stopped eating bacon. Just like that. Done. Do you realize how much money this saves us? Bacon is almost $5 a pack. (No hormones, no antibiotics, etc.)
7) He ate a new food yesterday: Chicken cacciatore. This is huge. I did not have to grind it up. Doubly huge.
8) He did reciprocal play by tickling his father yesterday.
8) I asked, "Do you want a cracker or a chip?" He never answers usually. He said, "Cackuh." Be still my beating heart.

Now, I wait with bated breath for the teacher's note home. It will either be amazing or amazingly awful.

In the meantime, hear that?

Silence. Aaaaaahhhhhh. My steaming cup of coffee. Birds outside my window. Nowhere to rush to. Toys to clean up but who cares.

Peace and quiet. I so deserve this!