Happy Birthday Reese

Poor Saige

Poor Saige isn't lasting with pick up for Reese. My "never sleeping" baby is falling asleep to pick up Reese every day. Today I even carried her inside sound asleep to get Reese. I was shocked that she stayed asleep! Hopefully she'll get use to the transition.

Shy Little Reese

Reese was so excited about school. She loves her teachers. Every morning she tells me I'm going to see my teachers and give them a high five, kiss and a hug but when we arrive she just stares at them. I happen to ask them one day how she was doing and her teacher told me she is very happy at school but doesn't speak a word. For some reason this broke my heart. I felt that lump in my throat arrive. I don't know why but I don't want her to be shy. I want her to be strong, outgoing, social-take charge kind of gal. But shes not weird shy...just very slow to warm. Later that day her teacher called me to reassure me that Reese is doing well and that some kids take longer than others to open up. (Have I mentioned how sweet her teacher is)

Well yesterday she called again for an update on Reese's progress (she was doing this to all the parents) and told me that Reese said "I'm here" during roll call today. Its something they have been encouraging the children to do since the first day and Reese did it. YAY! Baby steps!


I also came to the conclusion that we can't change their personalities. God made them this way for a reason. I can just foster who she is. I'm sure the parents of the outgoing, social, talkative children wish they would learn to be patient, take turns and listen. We just can't have it both ways right?! Each child has to learn. :)

I have no words.

Learning

I've decided to stop being a slacker and try to teach my daughter something. To be perfectly honest I get a little bored being home all day doing nothing but laundry and playing dolls. Reese started preschool, well really mothers day out and because of her age shes still in the twos class. In the twos they do a lot social learning along with shapes and colors. Reese already knows her shapes and colors so I feel like focusing on her abc, numbers is what we should be doing. I also decided to start teaching her a bible story each week. I feel like Aaron and I should be the ones to teach her about the Lord and not overly depend on the church, her school etc to do this. Its our job. So I'm doing a letter of the week, number of the week and a bible story.

This week is was Aa, 1, and creation. I'm doing it very simple. We're making a book. I am using most of my print outs and activity ideas from

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/bible_and_rhyme.html

I only do 3 days a week and its fast and fun. Heres some pictures of our learning.


Shaving cream numbers. See the number 1



Heres some of the ABC things we've done. We colored an A, put apple painting dots on one, looked for As in magazines


Heres the girls doing an apple painting. We learned that A says the a sound like in apple.

Music

Saige LOVES music. She will start dancing, bobbing her head and shaking her leg anytime she hears a beat. It melts my heart. When we were in the car this morning ther radio was off and Saige started SINGING a song all by herself. We have a kid cd and we listen to a song called "bubbles" allllll the time. (YES, poor mommy) And Saige started singing some of the words by herself. I asked her if she wanted to listen to the bubble song and she said "Otay" :) I'm going to enroll her into a kindermusik class on a day when Reese is in school.

Preschool

We went to meet the teacher on Monday. When we walked in she grabbed my hand tighter. Aaron was with us so he took her to the kitchen center to play while I filled out some paper work. She soon relaxed and was playing with the other girls. She quickly found the Sleeping Beauty dress. She was very excited to wear it again. I had told her that her teachers go by their first names. We practiced and practiced and of course when we get there they go by their LAST names. UGH!!!!


The big day finally came and Reese was all dressed. I bought her some fancy new shoes and she was dying to wear them. I had picked out her dress, socks, shoes, hair bows etc so it would be ready. She threw the biggest fit because she wanted to wear the fancy new shoes. She said NO NO I need to wear my fancy fancy shoes. I can't believe we are already there where she tells me what SHE wants to wear. I thought we had a few years before that would start LOL!! She went right into her room and started playing. When I picked her up she was all smiles. I have to say that it was very odd just hanging out with Saige today. Our lives really revolve around Reese~her activities, what she wants to do, eat, watch etc. And not having her around was like missing a leg or something. Saige and I survived and I know this one on one time will be good for her.

Heres a few pictures. (I'm going to try very hard to get them in order but I can't promise anything!)



Look at my new shoes



The girls



All ready to go. Ariel backpack and all


Her in the classroom.