Johnny gets sick and then later goes to pre-school

Yesterday we went to Owasso which is only about a 10 minute drive away to eat and look around. While there John started to get fussy and didn't want to walk, he only wanted me to carry him. On the drive home he fell asleep and stayed asleep for a little while after we got here. When he woke up he had a fever and would only lay on the chair and moan and whine. We started giving him some medicine but he ended up having other problems as well. The fever broke but it seemed like he was having an allergic reaction just like when we went to visit Nova Lee. Connie took him to the doctor the first thing in the morning and it seems he has an infection which was making the rash appear and was the cause of the fever.

He was fine (other than his finger where they took the blood) until we tried to give him his medicine. He resisted very strongly so I had to hold him down with his arms under my legs and I was basically sitting on him without putting any real weight on him while I held his nose shut so that he would open his mouth. Still, not all of the medicine made it in.

Since today was supposed to be his first day at pre-school Connie took him even though it was a little after the starting time. On Tuesdays they take the classes to the library which is next door and when I called Connie to see how things were going she had not left him but had stayed and gone to the library. I got ready and started driving there when Connie called me to say that she needed my help because Johnny was being very insolent. He didn't want to listen to the teacher and was being disruptive. I arrived just as they were coming across the parking lot and we went inside where Johnny showed me his classroom and I watched as the teacher tried to teach him to follow the gameplan for all of the students. The other students have been there for some time and they know the routine so Johnny just needs to learn how it goes and get used to everything. He seemed to be doing okay and was going to sit down and eat lunch when I said goodbye to him. He jumped up and ran across the room screaming "NO!" and started crying. It was very difficult and I mean physically difficult to push him back into the room and close the door and leave. That boy is strong! It may seem to be cruel but it really is the best way to do it. Never try to sneak out because then the child will think they cannot trust you.

Connie wanted to stay outside for awhile but I said we needed to go home. They have our cellphone numbers and can call us if necessary. One the way I got stuck at a red light and it wasn't very long before Connie was calling me because she didn't see my truck and thought that perhaps they had called already because of a problem and I had turned around. Honestly I think this was rougher on her physically and mentally than it will be on Johnny. After coming home there were episodes of a tv show called "Yes Dear" on that dealt with some similar attitudes that children have at this age so maybe that helped comfort her. We'll see in about an hour when we go to pick him up how the rest of the time went for him. He is only going to go two days a week but I think he clearly needs this so that he will be prepared to go to school when the time comes.