No picture-taking the last few days...
School continues each day. Ben says he is 'quitting' school each day (except today!!!) and doesn't want to go back 'tomorrow.' I think the first few days of school are so painful because of all the rules and procedures. Today they got to paint and apparently that was really fun. He is starting to learn other kids' names and for some reason that makes him feel a lot more comfortable. There is a little girl named Leah that was in his preschool class at the local rec center and they have been best buddies. He's had homework each night except for the first day of school. I've finally had to start a reward system at home to get him to do it without a major battle and meltdown. Whew! Each day he comes out of school smiling though and says it was 'good.'
A friend's daughter started kindergarten at another school. The mom asked if Ben comes home to tell me all about his day. Per the previous post, I still have to drag any sort of detail out with probing questions. Her daughter comes home singing the songs and going through step by step each activity during the day and who she sat by, etc. The difference between boys and girls... :)
Kids went for 3 and 5 year checkups today. Both are great! Annie is 75% for both height and weight. Ben is 80% for weight and 85% for height. I think everyone that came into the room (3 children + 1 tiny exam room + 90 minutes = creative entertainment) was interested to see what we were up to - except the poor nurse that came to give the kids the flu mist. Ben is anti-anything around his nose because it is so sensitive and prone to bleeding. Yep - she got kicked...with his cowboy boots. Oops! I wasn't expecting such a strong protest because Annie had just done it and had ZERO problems. Next time we might just do the shot for Ben or just not do it all together... And yes, he did get a nosebleed as soon as it was done. Poor little boy; I know how painful that can be.
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I can never get much out of Jacob. He tells me little bits here and there when I keep asking. I guess it is a boy thing. Although, Olivia was hard to get things out of for preschool last year. I'll have to compare them when she starts on Wed.
Not sure about that being only a boy thing! I have to pry things out of Tatum. She is more than willing to tell me what she ate out of her lunch bag, and for snack! She was the same way in Pre-school. I would ask her what she did in school, and every single day, for 2 years, she said, "We ate snack!" I was beginning to think that was all they did in there!!!
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