i got n's attention thurs night with printing this question
he sounded it out! the only word he couldn't read (by sounding out) was why?
he went to bed asking, why? why is the cat bad? what cat? where is this cat?
i told him he had to wait until tomorrow
for school
ha! it worked. he couldn't wait to find out
then i had him read a story...to find out why this cat is bad
(the cat was bad because it walked over dad's, waxed, car...can you guess what sound we are working on?!)
then he tested out his desk. it is SO much better! now to clean the toys out in the back and make a few more changes
ellie joined us and look what she did!
she discovered that those things that flap around her are hers! and she can grab things with them!
she did it!
sob sob
my baby is growing too fast!
then we moved along to his feelings book. we talked about what makes him mad, sad, happy and loved etc...
friday's school
i still have some more changes to make, but don't we always adjust and readjust in life? over all home school is better than i thought it would be, scarier that i thought and more fulfilling than i dreamed. i end my days tired and sick of nate (being real here) but i wake up with grace to do it all over again
after 1 full week, i am shocked at my lack of patience, my ability to get bored fast, not surprise by feeling insecure and alone but i know other's have done this before me so i can do it too
my biggest surprise is feeling ok about it all. it's ok to not know the future, how it's going to work out, or how i will mess my kids up or how in the world i am going to teach the harder stuff! but so far i've taught nate how to use a sippy cup, dress himself, to go to sleep by himself, how to use the toilet and wipe his own bum (working on the flushing part) so i think i can handle the harder stuff like long division. ha if not i'll find someone who can. ha
in the midst of all life's adjustments and seasons i am not alone!
back to cleaning i go!
*update on ellie's sleep training. SO much better in 1 week! 3x 1.5-2.5 hr naps a day!!! bed time at 7! dream feed at 10-11 and working on bumping the 4 am feed to 5, then 6 then done. most naps take less than 5 mins to calm her, we leave the room only to pop back in at the 30 min mark to pop the sook back in. we will drop that in an another wk or so....there is a light.....some where.........ha ha. and if she's having a hard time getting to sleep, i just let her sleep on me. fine with my. i love my adorable cuddle bug!
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Personell question: " Whay sob ,sob . when Eliana is able to do some thing new , enabeling her for life? A wonder, that all commes by it self as God ordered to develope? " Praise God for that. Love Muetti
sob sob as in my baby is growing up so fast! i want time to stay still jut for a bit with these precious days. i know the future will be better and more wonderful but i only get these baby days for a yr and it just goes by so fast.
not sob sob as don't grow, change or develope/move on. stay here for ever but a bitter sweet kiss at the fast pace of life and how quickly the days go
for now she's mine, all mine ;) and i don't want to share her
hope this helps
Thanks you shared. You also shared her with me when we were by you !Yes baby smell is spezial!...and the soft skin ... And then you are a grandma and remember ... And can enjoy now with no stress you young parent are under. Praying for you.... Love Muetti
why you hating on cats?
anon, no cat hate going on around here! it was a sentence from a story book we were reading about a bad cat who walked across a clean waxed car
anon, no cat hate going on around here! it was a sentence from a story book we were reading about a bad cat who walked across a clean waxed car
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