Mr C

In just a couple months Mr C will be starting Kindergarten and I am blown away one minute by his maturity, another by his kindness and then the next minute he is the opposite of these! He truly has come so far despite his SPD, but every day is still a work in progress. Our biggest hurdle now is learning not to always repeat the actions of others at daycare.

I suppose one solution would be to have him stay home with the nanny we have, but I think it provides us the opportunity to teach him what he should and shouldn't do. If he never made mistakes he wouldn't learn and if he went on to college and started making them there the price would be far greater.

The other day he asked me if affhole was a bad word. Thats how he really said it thank goodness. Learned it from a big kid at daycare of course. I said it sounded like a bad word and so he shouldn't say it.

My favorite has been the things he does when he is upset about not getting his way. We have heard, "You're breaking my heart and ruining my life." " I am going to make it VERY cold in here and then leave!" as he proceeds to turn the overhead fan on high and go outside. He has also drawn a picture of me then put a circle around it with a line across it and handed it to me indignantly.

Each time we have a talk about respect etc and most things only happen once, but not without a good laugh from his father and I. Now he typically says, " You are making me angry, but I still love you!" I think I can live with that one :)

Little A

It's hard to believe Little A is already 18 months. Where is the time going? It's been so fun getting to know his personality and already seeing how unique and different he is from his older brother. At this age Mr C would hardly sit still, but Little A is more than content just sitting and hanging out with momma. I think God knew I needed a rest, especially with the addition of their younger sister.
Little A certainly has his days, but for the most part he is a great joy. I'm not looking forward to the terrible twos, but at least I have some hard core experience now. They have already started somewhat, but I'm more hopeful this time around.
The best is to watch how much he already loves his little sis. He can be a bit rough at times, but responds well to redirection.
Mr C and he can play well too, although Mr C tends to smother him a bit which he is not a huge fan of at this time. I can't wait to see even more of his personality as time goes on.