Innocence

Tonight when Alex and I were laying in his bed during our nightly routine, Alex asked me "mom, do you ever scream"? I looked at him really puzzled, what do you mean-do I yell? He then proceeded to tell me how sometimes the girls in his class go into the pirate ship, and scream so loud that it hurts his and his friend Dakota's ears. I asked why they were screaming, and Alex said in a "duh mom" tone, because we were chasing them! I just smiled thinking about how innocent his days are. . .

On that note, Alex has been doing great in school. His teacher enforces a chip discipline plan, where they are given so many chips-and if they lose all of them, they lose recess. Obviously the goal: to not lose any chips! Alex has kept his chips all but a few days. I'm so proud of how well he's transitioned, it's a lot to take in-long days, less sleep, along w/ all the environmental and social stuff that goes along w/ school. I'm also happy to report that so far we haven't had any bully issues either.

What's new w/ Laura? Laura is adjusting to the 3 year old room as well, I'm happy to report that there are no more tearful goodbye's, she's passed that torch onto Ainslee. Ah, you gotta love "phases". Laura amazes me every day w/ the things she can do on her own, she's very independent which I attribute to her being the middle child. She's thrown into having to do a lot of things for her self, or to entertain herself-and she excels at this. She knows when to ask for help (most of the time), and her big brother is pretty good at taking care of his sisters. She's lost a little of her sass, she's becoming more patient, comprehending, and her communication skills are getting better by the day-so we don't have quite as many melt downs. I still get the occassional "Pine then (also known as Fine then), I not gonna be your priend", but these moments are much shorter lived than they used to be-and she responds to discipline and rewards. . . She's turning into a big girl. A goal I'm setting for her is to learn how to zip her jacket this winter.

Ainslee, well lets say this little girl has a temper on her. She throws a fit w/ the best of them-equipped w/ a slow motion move to her knees, dives flat out on the floor and just lays there. Every once in a while she throws in a really good pouty lip. I think she's figured out that she's the youngest, the baby, and that mom tends to spoil her-cause if I raise my voice to her, she really gives me the ol' guilt trip. Ains is even more independent than Laura, she does not like others to crowd her space, she shares-yet she knows when she doesn't have to and fights for what she has. While she has a temper, she's pretty even keeled for the most part and is a pretty happy-go lucky kind of girl.

That would be this weeks update!