we survived the summer! i'm burnt out, tired and emotionally drained, but i'm still here! i enrolled you guys in a bunch of activities to round out the summer and went to every library event within 3 cities.. this week was a monumental event - jt... you started kindergarten!!!! you took a pre-K summer enrichment program at the elementary school you now attend and it was fantastic. about a month before your real kindergarten started, we were able to get on the same schedule and go on campus and actually be in the same classrooms you would be in when school started. to top it all off, you got the same room you had during summer school! and while this school typically has AM/PM kindergarten, we lucked out because this year, they happen to have low enrollment for kindergarten so they have all AM classes - YAY! i was worried that you might not be as sharp in the afternoon.. and c-bear now has no problem because kids with a sibling automatically get preference when getting AM/PM.. so you've paved the way for your sister as well!
jt - you had no problems adjusting to moving or starting kindergarten. you are a natural leader and you've already designated yourself as the best student in the class. heheheh. honestly, i know you are more than ready for kindergarten and you thrive with each new challenge that is thrown at you. academically and socially, you don't seem to have any issues. it's literally just controlling your impulses that you need to work on. settle down, little man...
here is what you told me on your first day of school (verbatim):
"hey mom, guess what? i totally wasn't the class clown! there's this girl named sally and she is sooooo annoying! she can't stop talking! nobody thinks its funny and even the teacher told her to stop talking but all she does is talk, talk, talk!! even her best friend gets irritated - i can totally tell! even if she's the best friend, she still gets really annoyed at sally!"
you crack me up. i think your dad tells you at least once a month that he does NOT want you to be the class clown and your preschool teacher said that talking about it constantly is probably what makes you act like class clown!!! haha.. i blame dad for that one!
cbear - what can i say?!?!?!!? you are seriously a diva. ATTITUDE. oh. my. goodness. if it's not your shoes, it's your purse. if it's not your purse, it's your sunglasses. or your shirt. at 20 months old, you have an opinion about EVERYTHING and you LOVE to get your way. stubborn as a mule! last week, i saw a side of you that is completely like me. jt was pushing you around and you bit him. i told you to say sorry and you would NOT do it for the life of you. 2o minutes you cried and i honestly believe you were crying because you felt a sense of injustice, not because i put you in time out. you HATED apologizing for something you felt wasn't your fault in the first place and i am the same exact way. while i totally felt your pain and understood you, i need to teach you that there are appropriate and inappropriate ways to express your frustration. biting is not ok... my little girl, you are stuck to me like glue all day and while you squeal with delight when daddy comes home and jump into his arms, you still manage to come to me throughout the night for hugs and "uppies"....
you guys are so sweet together. at least once a day, you have what i call a spontaneous hug session. at random times, but usually once a day, you'll start hugging and kissing and giggling.. it lasts 3-4 minutes but each day, i look forward to who will initiate the love session and when it will be. i love you guys.... i want this blog to be authentic so i will tell you that i don't love every minute of my days with you. i get frustrated, beat-down and just plain ol' tired.. but i feel very blessed to have this time with you and i know one day i will look back and appreciate it. but on a daily basis right now at this time in our lives, i'm holding on for dear life....
