This school year is winding down for Kieran. He has 14 days left - including today. It's been a very bumpy year for all of us with Kieran's boredom and physical aggression.
Since we met with the school and implemented our new rules, it's been much better. Kieran's had majority green days (with a few yellows) and lots of 'double green' days where he gets dessert. I think I'm going to have to buy stock in Afters.
I've been trying to schedule some time to go do something either just me and Ken or me and my mom and realized that we don't have a real 'free' weekend until nearly mid-July. On the one hand it's nice to be popular and have things to do, on the other hand it is exhausting and one of the many reasons I won't have people over to my house. I hope to be able to devote some time to scrubbing down the first floor this coming long weekend. Kieran now has a "Help with Indoor Chores" magnet and I've tasked him with sweeping every night and mopping every other night (something he actually likes to do). He forgets most nights because he's home so late from Tae Kwan Do, or karate, or piano or base ball (have I mentioned being busy?). But he tries to remember, and I try to remind him.
Kieran has decided he likes to be busy. Not sure how things will change when Ken starts his new job week after next. He's had some flexibility up until now to leave early to go to Tae Kwan Do with Kieran a few days a week and then make that time up in the evenings or on weekends. We'll see how it goes with the new place.
Amelia continues to surprise me. Her hair is starting to curl - a lot - which concerns me because I didn't want her to have the hair I do, but she's still beautiful and amazing so I guess I'll deal. Her language is coming along though it's weird as I believe I've forgotten how long it takes for kids to really develop communication. She's good at small things (like saying when she's hungry or thirsty) less so at others (like asking for specific items to be handed to her). Words right now include "Book, eat, more, all done, mine, car, bye, hello, hi, Kieran, Mommy, Daddy, brother, puppy, cat, dog, Elmo, Fresh Beat, cookie". I'm sure I'm missing a few.
Her favorite person at daycare isn't there anymore (Miss Thelma) and she's looked for her a few times though Mia probably thinks she'll turn up eventually. She'll be moving to the bigger toddler room sometime next month and from there over to the two year old room.
That's about it. Like I said very busy. We'll have some new photos up soon from our time at the Art Outside event we went to last weekend and from Kieran and Ken's Tae Kwan Do yellow belt test and from Kieran's karate tournament this weekend and from our time at the Sunday Beach party.... um yeah. This is my life now. And I love it.
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