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July 12, 2004
Wow! A new update already? I'm doin' gooooood!! :)
Sarah- 2 years, 7 months
**Potty & Panties & Preschool- Oh my!**
Well Sarah has been in panties now for 10 days. We had 2 “gold star” days with NO ACCIDENTS! =) Most other days, she only had one, and some days were worse with 2 or 3. Overall, though, I’d have to say she’s doing pretty well. She is extremely sensitive when she does have an accident, though. Sometimes she would look sad and say, “I don’t want to wear panties anymore.” I felt so bad for her, but I just encouraged her and usually she would perk back up.
We were at the mall last week, and she peed on the floor in one of the stores. It was SO embarrassing at the time, but later I told the story to some friends of ours, cuz it was funny. Well, Sarah got quiet, and I asked her if she needed to go potty. She said yes, and so I took her. She was still so quiet (which is not like her), so I finally asked her what was wrong. When she told me, I wanted to cry. She said, “Mommy, you don’t say that story anymore!” I felt terrible - it never even occurred to me that someone as young as her could feel embarrassment. From then on I let everyone know that we all need to not make a big deal when it happens, because it makes her feel bad. I learned a mommy lesson that day…
As far as school goes, I have some exciting news! But let me start at the beginning, so it makes sense…
We have long suspected Sarah may be gifted- people comment to us all the time about how smart she is. Well, there is a lady at Sarah’s school that tests for Kindergarten (K5) readiness. So, one day, about a month ago, Moe decided to ask her to test Sarah real quick to see where she’s at intellectually. (Why he didn’t tell me this until recently, I have no idea! He says it slipped his mind. Men! LOL.) Anyway, she apparently engaged her in some conversation and asked her a series of questions, and her conclusion was that Sarah is…(are you ready for this?)…
On a K4 level!!
So, as you can imagine, we were pretty stoked to find this out. But I was also concerned b/c I have noticed that she doesn’t have much in common with her classmates, and always seems to want to spend time with older kids and adults. So, we spoke to the preschool director, and she said that as soon as Sarah can stay dry in her panties (the occasional accident is OK), then she can move up to K3! They have already recognized that she is smart b/c she was going to move up in December when she turns 3, instead of waiting until August of 2005, (which would be the start of a new school year- thus when kids normally move up). But now, they are realizing that she is advanced and really needs to be stimulated. Isn’t that great?
On the flip side, I am really nervous about it. She is intelligent beyond her age, but emotionally, she is still 2.5 years old, you know? I worry about her socially. I was gifted when I was young, and my mom says it’s a very hard thing for a parent. She said it’s like a whole different deal, raising a gifted kid. I’ve heard as much from others, too, and it makes me terrified. I don’t want to mess her up in any way! Does anyone else have gifted kids that could maybe give me some advice or support? I would really appreciate it!
Joshua- 11 days shy of 7 months
**Look out, world! Here comes Josh!**
My little man is becoming more mobile every day! He uses a combination of methods to reach his desired location. He’ll roll and squirm and scoot his way to where he wants to go. He does this thing where he’s lying on his tummy, and he bends one leg and pushes with it, propelling himself forward. He can also push up with his arms and lift half of his body off the ground. He just hasn’t figured out how to make the two ends work together yet. Once he does, though, watch out!
Some cute things: He has learned how to blow raspberries, and does it ALL THE TIME!! This can be especially annoying when we’re trying to feed him! LOL.
He is hitting. That’s right, you heard me. Hitting his highchair tray, toys, other people, HIMSELF… It’s not malicious or anything- he’s just experimenting. I’m just afraid he’s going to hurt himself b/c he hits himself in the face! It’s kind of funny, though, b/c sometimes he hits his mouth over and over while making a noise, so he gets that “ah ah ah ah ah ah” effect. You know what I mean? Like what you do to your kids when they say “ahhhhhhhhhhhh” and you tap their mouth to make it sound funny? Well, we have done that to him and Sarah, so I guess he picked it up. It’s just funny to see him hitting himself with his little fist!
Speaking of fists, we started giving Josh some Cheerios a couple of weeks ago, and that’s how he ate them! Raked them in with his fists. Then, he tried to cram his whole fist into his mouth to get at the Cheerios inside those chubby palms. Too funny! He’s getting much better, though. Just this morning, I saw him use his pincer grasp to eat one. Good boy!
Well, I was going to write some stuff about me, but Josh tells me my time is up! =p
Til’ Next Time,
Jennifer
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