Q4 has been worried for 2 weeks about pre-k. We haevn't even told her it is "Pre-K" or that she needs to know anything, but she apparently picked up some vibes that she'd be learning something this year, because she's been worried.
About math. And reading. And everything she didn't know. And just the fact that she didn't know what was going to happen.
So whenever she is particularly worried (like last night) I have to reassure her with what they will be doing in class.
She was particularly worried about math, so I had to go over the math she'd be learning this year ... counting to 20, shapes, AB patterns, less than, more than, older, younger, bigger, smaller. All of which she knew, of course, although she was focused on the fact that she couldn't write a number 3. Sigh.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Happy Birthday to C6
It has now been 6 years since C6 was born. She's still a hoot, and we are so pleased that she is who she is!
She had a request to go to West Virginia for her birthday, since she'd never been. It sounded good to both C41 & me. We hyped it up telling her we'd see an old fashioned town (Harper's Ferry), rivers, a little hike, history, rocks. And then we juiced her up with ice cream and a stop at an orchard on the way home ("I didn't know I'd get to pick apples on my birthday!!!" was my favorite quote from her today). All in all a very good day. No cake, but we ate that pie. I'll make cake tomorrow.
She had a request to go to West Virginia for her birthday, since she'd never been. It sounded good to both C41 & me. We hyped it up telling her we'd see an old fashioned town (Harper's Ferry), rivers, a little hike, history, rocks. And then we juiced her up with ice cream and a stop at an orchard on the way home ("I didn't know I'd get to pick apples on my birthday!!!" was my favorite quote from her today). All in all a very good day. No cake, but we ate that pie. I'll make cake tomorrow.
Friday, September 3, 2010
No photos with this post and you'll thank me
So, today Q4 had some stinging, blood, and a small scratch in a place that would make a mother of a 4-year-old worried.
But three conversations with Q4 later it was still "nothing happened, didn't scratch myself, didn't wipe the wrong way, nobody touched me (well, except for E3 who kissed me on the cheek and one on the lips)" and I was stumped as to what might have caused the blood (an insect? a bad wedgie? toilet paper?? mulch in underwear?? what?)
Finally, at dinner Q4 got up and acted out a scene from today where she and E3 "my best best bestest friend" were walking around the whole playground on the balance beam and they jumped up and fell down and Q4 landed right on the balance beam -- right in the middle, she confirmed.
Oh. There it was. Mystery solved. Balance beams can scratch, bruise, and cause pain and bleeding.
But three conversations with Q4 later it was still "nothing happened, didn't scratch myself, didn't wipe the wrong way, nobody touched me (well, except for E3 who kissed me on the cheek and one on the lips)" and I was stumped as to what might have caused the blood (an insect? a bad wedgie? toilet paper?? mulch in underwear?? what?)
Finally, at dinner Q4 got up and acted out a scene from today where she and E3 "my best best bestest friend" were walking around the whole playground on the balance beam and they jumped up and fell down and Q4 landed right on the balance beam -- right in the middle, she confirmed.
Oh. There it was. Mystery solved. Balance beams can scratch, bruise, and cause pain and bleeding.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
confusion
Q4 was on the fragile side today, so I was focused on her quite a bit. We did go to the pool, but I think she was hanging on me most of the time. After one entire kid-swim it really was time to go (I didn't even do laps myself, today. I didn't think Q4 could handle it).
After we showered C5 headed directly for the bookshelves where the bookswap/free books are, and Q4 and I went to the picnic table to get our stuff.
Once there, Q4 reminded me I promised her I'd read her a book at the pool and pulled out the book. A short one, so I sat down to read it. 5 minutes later we were done, and picked up our wet towels and bags and tubes and flipflops and headed out.
We passed by the bookshelves to pick up C5 ... but she wasn't there. I rotated around to scan the grounds of the pool. No C5. I looked for a minute or so and then thought maybe she'd stepped out to wait for us.
She had. But she had stepped out thinking we'd forgotten her and left without her. So she was crying at the end of the sidewalk by the parkinglot, with another mom and some kids. The other mom handed her off and C5 told me how she hadn't been able to see our car, and thought we'd forgotten her.
We discussed what she should do if she couldn't find me or C41, and then I said to her "I'd never forget you, I always am thinking of you: At work I think of you, when I am running I think of you, when I'm swimming I think of you. I think of you when I'm thinking, because I'm dreaming of you"
Q4 piped up at this point ... "Do you ever think of me?"
And of course I assured her that it was BOTH of them I'm always thinking of.
And, on a happy happy note, welcome C0 ... very zero, indeed! She was born today at 4:30 this afternoon, on my brother and his wife's anniversary! Welcome and congratulations!!!!
After we showered C5 headed directly for the bookshelves where the bookswap/free books are, and Q4 and I went to the picnic table to get our stuff.
Once there, Q4 reminded me I promised her I'd read her a book at the pool and pulled out the book. A short one, so I sat down to read it. 5 minutes later we were done, and picked up our wet towels and bags and tubes and flipflops and headed out.
We passed by the bookshelves to pick up C5 ... but she wasn't there. I rotated around to scan the grounds of the pool. No C5. I looked for a minute or so and then thought maybe she'd stepped out to wait for us.
She had. But she had stepped out thinking we'd forgotten her and left without her. So she was crying at the end of the sidewalk by the parkinglot, with another mom and some kids. The other mom handed her off and C5 told me how she hadn't been able to see our car, and thought we'd forgotten her.
We discussed what she should do if she couldn't find me or C41, and then I said to her "I'd never forget you, I always am thinking of you: At work I think of you, when I am running I think of you, when I'm swimming I think of you. I think of you when I'm thinking, because I'm dreaming of you"
Q4 piped up at this point ... "Do you ever think of me?"
And of course I assured her that it was BOTH of them I'm always thinking of.
And, on a happy happy note, welcome C0 ... very zero, indeed! She was born today at 4:30 this afternoon, on my brother and his wife's anniversary! Welcome and congratulations!!!!
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