Saturday, September 25, 2010
Bye-bye!
Dorothy is waving bye-bye. Earlier today I though she was doing it, but thought it might have been a fluke. Later, when we were leaving our neighbor's house, she did it again. I wasn't looking and my neighbor and her mother both exclaimed at the same time, "She's waving!" She then performed her new trick for everyone else at their house, then again for Kevin when we got home. I guess it wasn't a fluke after all.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Second Day of School
So, the second day did not go as smoothly as the first. Malcolm did not want to get dressed this morning, then when it was time to leave, he decided that he must have some of the uncut cantaloupe from the counter right now! Once I got him outside (without any cantaloupe), he wanted to ride his tricycle to school (no) then he wanted to walk way, way in front of me (also no due to cars and crossing streets). Since he wasn't getting his way, he decided that he just wasn't going to walk at all, so I had to take him by the arm and practically drag him down the street while he sobbed. Of course we passed one of our neighbors out walking her dog who gave me a sympathetic look. I'm glad we are on good terms with her and she has kids and grand-kids, so I'm sure she understood.
After about a block, Malcolm tells me that he, "Just needs a hug," so we stopped for a minute and hugged. He was perfectly fine after that and cheerfully walked the rest of the way to school. We did have a small negotiation about how he needed to be the one to carry his backpack in to school, but he gave up that fight easily once his teacher greeted him.
Again at pick-up he wanted to stay and was very tired. I think next week I will bring the sit-and-stand stroller so he can ride on the way home if he needs to. School is wearing him out. He had another huge lunch and got to have some of the cantaloupe that was needed so badly this morning.
I did not get many more details today, but he was a little more specific with some things:
He had grapes, apples, and banana for snack.
He has made friends with boys and girls, but still doesn't know any names.
He still likes the sandbox best during outside time.
After about a block, Malcolm tells me that he, "Just needs a hug," so we stopped for a minute and hugged. He was perfectly fine after that and cheerfully walked the rest of the way to school. We did have a small negotiation about how he needed to be the one to carry his backpack in to school, but he gave up that fight easily once his teacher greeted him.
Again at pick-up he wanted to stay and was very tired. I think next week I will bring the sit-and-stand stroller so he can ride on the way home if he needs to. School is wearing him out. He had another huge lunch and got to have some of the cantaloupe that was needed so badly this morning.
I did not get many more details today, but he was a little more specific with some things:
He had grapes, apples, and banana for snack.
He has made friends with boys and girls, but still doesn't know any names.
He still likes the sandbox best during outside time.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
First Day of Preschool
Today was Malcolm's first day of preschool. Yesterday we went there for less than an hour for orientation, and he was ready to go for real today.
He woke up at 6:00 (usually sleeps until somewhere between 7:00-8:00) and went straight into the bathroom and tried his best to get dressed in the clothes we set out last night. He did really well considering that normally getting him to dress himself is met with him going boneless and falling to the floor while wailing about how hard it is. He took off his pajama bottoms and put on his underwear, pants, and socks all by himself. I forgot to check his underwear and discovered after school that they were on backwards. Oops.
Ready to go to school.
With his back pack.
We love the idea of being able to walk to school since it is only 3 blocks from home. This is good in theory, but almost ended poorly when Malcolm fell...twice on the way there. I had to give kisses and carry him part of the way, but once he could see his school, he demanded to be put down and was ready to go.
Walking the last few feet to school.
At his classroom door and ready to go inside. He wanted to know why I wanted to take his picture. He just wanted to go downstairs.
When I picked him up, I was greeted with, "I just want to stay and eat lunch here." I don't think he missed me at all. Some kids go half days and some stay for the full day; he is only doing mornings. He fell one more time on the walk home. Once we got home, he was so tired that all he wanted to do was sit at the outdoor table and have a long hug. Poor little guy was wiped out. And hungry. He ate a huge lunch before dragging himself upstairs for a nap.
I could not get a lot of information out of him about what he did today, but here is what I was able to learn:
He ate small crackers for a snack with something on them that was not cheese.
Sometimes he had to take turns and sometimes he could play with what he wanted right away.
They have 2 outdoor play sets and and very big sandbox.
He played with lots of kids in the sandbox.
He does not know his teachers' names or any of the other kids' names.
He woke up at 6:00 (usually sleeps until somewhere between 7:00-8:00) and went straight into the bathroom and tried his best to get dressed in the clothes we set out last night. He did really well considering that normally getting him to dress himself is met with him going boneless and falling to the floor while wailing about how hard it is. He took off his pajama bottoms and put on his underwear, pants, and socks all by himself. I forgot to check his underwear and discovered after school that they were on backwards. Oops.
Ready to go to school.
With his back pack.
We love the idea of being able to walk to school since it is only 3 blocks from home. This is good in theory, but almost ended poorly when Malcolm fell...twice on the way there. I had to give kisses and carry him part of the way, but once he could see his school, he demanded to be put down and was ready to go.
Walking the last few feet to school.
At his classroom door and ready to go inside. He wanted to know why I wanted to take his picture. He just wanted to go downstairs.
When I picked him up, I was greeted with, "I just want to stay and eat lunch here." I don't think he missed me at all. Some kids go half days and some stay for the full day; he is only doing mornings. He fell one more time on the walk home. Once we got home, he was so tired that all he wanted to do was sit at the outdoor table and have a long hug. Poor little guy was wiped out. And hungry. He ate a huge lunch before dragging himself upstairs for a nap.
I could not get a lot of information out of him about what he did today, but here is what I was able to learn:
He ate small crackers for a snack with something on them that was not cheese.
Sometimes he had to take turns and sometimes he could play with what he wanted right away.
They have 2 outdoor play sets and and very big sandbox.
He played with lots of kids in the sandbox.
He does not know his teachers' names or any of the other kids' names.
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