Carson 6 ½
This boy has grown leaps
and bounds in kindergarten this year. I can’t believe he has finished and will
be a 1st grader in a few months. Carson is such a sweet, thoughtful boy. He
ADORES his baby sister and will do anything for her. I’m starting to have to
say no and discipline her more and he does Carson does not like it. He is very
social and loves to have play dates. He’s made a lot of good friends this year.
For the most part Carson
and Luke are buddies. Even though it’s only a 2 year difference 4 to 6 is a big
difference in maturity and interests. It’s fun watching them play. Carson did
baseball for the first time. He learned the lesson that if he practices he gets
better, imagine that! He had fun being part of a team and learning a new sport.
He learned some life lessons of disappointment and triumph.
Carson could play or watch something on a screen all day if I let him. Screen time has to be limited for sure. Carson is a hard worker. I’ve instituted a new list of responsibilities for the summer and he is doing great at it. He makes his bed, puts the dishes away, waters the garden, cleans-up toys, etc. We have something called 40 minute clean-up every day. He does a task then asks what he can do next. I’m grateful for his willingness. Funny story, I taught him how to make his bed one morning. Since then he hasn’t slept under the covers. He gets a throw blanket and sleeps with that so his bed is already made.
He made swim team this
summer and has improved 100% over the past month. His first swim meet is this
week and he is excited to race! Toileting issues are not resolved, but much
better. He has a sticker chart and loves to fill it up and work for fun
toys/games. Carson is a deep thinker. He always has questions about deep
things, i.e. Heaven, Jesus, etc. He is a spiritually sensitive kid and I love
watching his mind figure all this out. He has a really good memory too.
Sometimes I wish it wasn’t as good as it is!
Luke 4 ½
Luke is getting a little
more reasonable, I think. He is stubborn as can be, but is also sweet, snuggly
and fun. Luke LOVES Skylanders. He talks about the Skylander guys to anyone
that will listen, strangers included. He also has a potty sticker chart and is
always working towards a new Skylander guy.
We’ve been swimming a
lot this summer. Luke started with water wings and loved the freedom they
brought. He’s now swimming without them and is doing great. I think he’ll be a
pro by the end of the summer. Luke is doing preschool twice a week during the
summer. He enjoys it and is a good boy at school. His speech went well this
year. Improvement is being made slowly but surely.
Behavior… Some things
are better, some are worse. Things have to be a certain way or he loses it. He
has to go in the car the same way. He has to jump down the stairs, not walk. He
will only wear long sleeve shirts and pants. Books have to be closed a certain
way while saying “the end.” I can go on and on. The rage and emotions are still
there when things don’t go his way, but what he is doing better at in
controlling them. He is able to calm down quicker after a tantrum and is
starting to think a little more rationally. He is taking commands better too,
compared to before when everything had to be his idea or else it would not
happen.
Luke loves his brother
and doing things with him. He loves Kendall too. He doesn’t have quite as much
patience with Kendall as Carson, but that’s typical for the age. Luke is my
snuggle boy. Actually both my boys are great snugglers. Every morning when
their timer light turns on they climb into my bed to snuggle. They take turns
on the right side (the best side apparently.) The early wakeup call use to make
me groan, but I realized it was inevitable and have embraced it. I know there
will be a time that they won’t want to anymore.
Luke is a man of few
words. He’s the type of guy who doesn’t talk for the sake of hearing his own
voice. He has started imaginary play with his Skylander guys. It’s fun to hear
him do their voices and have them talk to each other. Speech went well this
past school year. He was down to one time a week. His teacher, Ms. Laura said
she has seen much improvement. Toileting is still an issue as well. It’s
better. He hates going and will hold it as long as he can. He hates being told
what to do, even if it is by his own bladder!
Kendall 1 ½ (actually 20
months…)
Kendall went from being
an angel baby to a sassy and loud toddler! I can’t complain too much, because
she still is pretty good. One word to describe her right now is BUSY! She is
non-stop. She gets into everything. She especially loves my make-up drawer and
can do some serious damage if it’s left open. Her other favorite thing to do is
pull and the dental floss out of its container. Kendall is finally down to one
nap a day, which really opens up our days for fun activities. She is a non-stop
eater. She is always finding snacks and bringing them to me. She loves gum and
demands it if I am chewing some.
She is very girly and
loves to have her hair done. In the mornings she often brings me a bow to put
in her hair. She loves shoes and will go up to strangers and show them her
shoes. She likes attention from strangers. She waves and says hi. She shows
them her bows or pretty clothes and wants to them to tell her how pretty she
looks. The one thing I wasn’t looking forward to about having a girl was the
high pitched screaming. She is the queen of it! Not because she is upset, but
just because she loves to make those noises. It is ear piercing and her
favorite place to do it is in the car. It drives all of us crazy.
She is naughty in the
car. She doesn’t like it and will throw fits. We just flew to Washington and
the main reason for the flight was because we didn’t want to drive with her for
13 hours! I’m afraid to say she has a temper like her brother Luke. When she
and Luke get in a tug of war over some toy it’s not pretty. Kendall’s
vocabulary is increasing. She has a few single words she says. Mom, Dad, up,
gum, please, cheese, on and more. I think we might have another kid with a
speech delay. She isn’t saying much and what she is saying is hard to
understand. I was hoping we wouldn’t be three in three, but what can you do.
Kendall is still the
light of our lives. Everyone is thrilled to see her when she wakes up. I’m
appreciative that she sleeps until 7:30 am (an hour+ longer than her brothers.)
We love having her around. She is a good sport doing big brother things all the
time. She loves swimming while Carson is at swim team and loves going on the
boat. She loves doggies and is thrilled to pet any animal. She loves rough housing
with her brothers and Dad and especially loves pillow fights. She is still a
good little sleeper of which I am much appreciative.
The transition to
nursery was as easy as pie. She loves to go and has no stranger anxiety. She
wants to be in preschool so bad. When we drop Luke off she tries to stay and
pretend like she is part of the class. I am so glad to have a little girl
in the family and grateful for her two big brothers who love her and take such
good care of her.
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