Tell me about your kids...

[DesertMoon]

Vivienne is a lively girl. Full of energy growing vocabulary. She's got her ABCs and 123s down and sleeps well even though she still cries a few mins before.

She will not be potty trained though she is so stubborn this is so tough. Julian was atleast peeing regularly in the toilet at her age. She absolutely refuses. She'll be 3 in Sept. She will say she has to go and just sit with no results. Even daycare is working on it but no sale.

[unclejesse]

A is the absolute best. Of course, he has his moments like anyone, but he is amazing. His wit and humor keep us on our toes and in stitches. I'd say his biggest issue is his apprehension with trying "dangerous" things. We are actually letting our WDW passes run out because he only rides about 5 rides in all of the parks combined. He's a bit of a scaredy cat, but tends to surprise us sometimes.
He got a pair of swim goggles and a snorkel for Easter and it has changed his life. He was once completely against going underwater and today he was bumping his butt on the floor of the shallow part of the pool. He does gymnastics once a week and recently moved up to the next age group. We want him to give soccer another chance, which he told us he would do when he was 5, but when I said something to him about it today, his response was "I'll play when I get bigger and my voice changes." 😳
In regards to school, he doesn't love it but he is doing well. He's reading a fair amount and his writing has gotten better. He's actually been learning some Spanish and once he starts Kindergarten it becomes part of their curriculum, which I'm very happy about. Socially, he's always wanting to be with older kids. He says that kids his age act like babies and big kids are cool. But, the older kids that are in the aftercare program don't love the idea of hanging out with a preschooler, so he gets left out. The teachers don't consider it an issue but they do tend to feel bad for him.
He is the ULTIMATE mama's boy! He asks me to marry him almost every day. He says I'm his woman and has even said he wanted to break up my marriage so he could then marry me 😐. We've had many discussions how that's not possible. He definitely has me up on a pedestal and is extremely protective of me.
I can't believe he's five. Mah babayyyyyyyy

[sandj82110]

Daniel is doing amazing in preschool, they say he listens so well and he's the one kid they never worry about, which is pretty much the complete opposite of his home life. He hasn't been in speech therapy for a year now but im calling this week to make an appointment because it's become really obvious recently that he needs a little more help. I still have ADHD concerns but I'm hesitant to bring them up to his teachers before they've even met him so for now I'll just keep my eye on things. He is sweet and silly but if he doesn't get his way he's going to make life miserable for everyone. We don't give in but damn it's hard, sometimes I wish I had just agreed to whatever his request was so I didn't have to listen to his tantrum/freak out over not getting his way.

Alexander is so so sweet, he's a total mommas boy. He knows about half of his letters and is really interested in counting lately. We started a drop off class a few weeks ago and he is doing so great. I'm actually going to put him in daycare/school full time in the fall, he needs the interaction with peers and I feel like he's actually ready for it now.

They both still struggle occasionally with the move and talk about Georgetown and our friends/neighbours there all the time but mostly seem to have adjusted well. We're actually going to be staying longer than the 2 years (that's a whole different post) but we haven't said anything to the boys about that yet because there's no point right now.

[ktstorm]

Benjamin is my noisy ball of energy. He is so questioning and curious. He wants to know why and how everything works. It physically pains him to be quiet - he's been to the nurse multiple times because his belly hurt during naptime because he had to be quiet! He is doing really well with writing and always wanting to try and copy words and spell than out. He's not quite there with reading, but I think it will happen soon. He's had some power struggle behavioral issues at school with the aides. It makes me sad because I feel like they focus on his crazy and don't really get to see what a sweet, kind, smart boy he is because he's disruptive and his moods are so volatile. He has been taking swim lessons and prefers to doggy paddle and dive/swim underwater. He is super protective of Elliot and loves being able to really play with him now.

Elliot is a funny little goofball. His language has really exploded, and he has a dry witty sense of humor I didn't expect from a 2 year old. He is such a sweet little snugglebug. He adores his "Ben-Ben", and wants to be with him at all times. He is in such a hurry to grow up and play with the big kids, and values his independence. I hear "stop it. No, leave me alone, Mommy. By myself mommy" all.the.time. oh, and he loves to sing and has the prettiest voice.

[unclejesse]

Whoops here's a few pics(plus one with a probie friend 😊)...

[sandj82110]

Pictures!
The kids decided they needed to dress up for pictures tonight after bath time, there was no convincing then otherwise.

[ktstorm]

Pictures

[DesertMoon]

Idk if I've ever posted Vs pics here but this is the most recent one

[TrudyCampbell]

Late to the party! And apologies in advance bc tapatalk is no longer showing paragraph breaks and it is obnoxious.

Violet is doing pretty well, she's really "blossomed" in her current pre k class and she's just so happy all the time. As I've mentioned, she was accepted into this amazing special needs school for next year, which I am just so over the moon about. We are still in the middle of the legal battle to get the funding from the city, but I'm hopeful. We're actually having PT removed from her IEP bc she's doing so well...still not as strong as other kids her age, but it's no longer causing any issues in terms of her education and daily activities. She will continue to get speech and OT at the new school. We go for a new family breakfast at the school on Tuesday, I'm really excited to hopefully make friends with the other parents at the school!

[TrudyCampbell]

Started new post bc of lack of paragraphs. Ruby is doing so well and she's about to start 5 day a week camp this summer which is going to be great for her. She loves me so much (way too much lol) and I'm already depressed about her not wanting to be my bff someday!

[jsillyfun]

May and Clara are doing great! May is a leader, so outgoing and confident (and also doesn't listen well) very funny and smart and kind and caring towards her little sis. She got into an arts focused public school and I'm pumped about that. I think she will thrive in kindergarten. Clara is so cute and cuddly and hilarious. Idolizes may and talks in complete sentences. Will be 2 in June.

[mumegs]

I missed this but M has been doing great! She is in preschool 5 full days a week and she loves it except for the rest time since she doesn't nap. I keep telling her K has no rest time so she's excited for that. At the beginning of the year she knew only the 4 letters in her name and the teachers said she mostly played by herself but now she knows all the letters and most sounds and they said she has made friends. The school that she will get to go to is an all new public school that is being built with a STEM focus and it looks so awesome I can't wait. I wish I had gone to a school like this we got lucky that it is in our neighborhood and we are zoned for it! She has about a month left of school and she's excited for summer of course.