Time for Some Quiet

Thomas was home sick all last week. I had grown accustomed to getting that 2 1/2 hours to myself when he's at school. I like it quite a bit actually. I love having him home, he's really quiet and will play legos or whatever else he likes. It wasn't until the end of the week, I realized I missed that time. Once you get a taste of something...So finally he is feeling better. I took him to school today. It took about 15 minutes of convincing him to get ready, he kept saying "No go, no go." Finally we were on our way. I especially like Timothy's contribution: "Thomas you were home all last week so you have to go today. Its not fair if you get to stay home and I don't!" Sometimes stuff can be a fight if he just plain doesn't want to do it. I found that if I just stay positive and remind him how much fun he has at school, he'll want to go. He does like it a lot. I think he just got spoiled after a week at home. Don and I finally caught the bug after a week, but I don't think it will last long.

Timothy's conference went well. Basically same thing different day. He has trouble focusing sometimes. I know that he has a lot going on is his brain. I can guarantee when he's at school, he's not thinking about school. I'm glad that he is the same kid at school that he is at home. SO when she is tellling us about him, we just nod our heads in understanding. Math is a struggle for him as it gets harder. This is something we expected, as neither of us did well with math in school. He's really in a great school though, and they will do everything they can to help him succeed. Fourth grade is approaching fast!

Next week is Spring Break! Yay! Oh wait, that means I don't get my 2 1/2 hours....Hmmm....going to have to send the boys to Grandmas house for some Me time.

The Lazy Mother

Recently I asked Timothy a series of questions to see how much he knew about me. One question was, "What is your mom really good at?" He then turned to me and asked "Are you good at cleaning the kitchen?"

Family Genes

I couldn't be happier. Thomas is doing AWESOME in preschool. Turns out my instincts were right, and now when I drop him off, he turns around and says "BYE!" He is participating a lot and his teachers inform me he is talking more to them. He was starting to get lazy here and not want to use his words. I know that he has it in him. I truly think that he is just stubborn. Big surprise considering who he came from right?

Something I need to get out of the way. It has been mentioned before and again as of late by relatives that Thomas might be autistic. This is not the case. He has been evaluated by numerous professionals, and this has never been a concern. Based on his history, our reports, and professionals findings, they determined that he is simply age delayed with his talking. When I would say in the past "he's not talking" I realize now how people must have misunderstood that, especially those that have not met him. What I was saying is that he wasn't talking at whatever level was age appropriate. However, he has always communicated with us. So he's taking his time with talking and I can't complain. Timothy hasn't shut up since he started talking... :)

Speaking of Timothy, he is doing well at school also. He is still doing his math and pottery after school, and is now going to a Toast Masters class. This teaches the kids how to write for speaking, and speaking in front of a group. They work on nipping stage fright in the bud before it even starts. Its a wonderful program. I work hard on helping him stay focused during the week on school as he is waiting for the weekend to arrive so he can play video games. When we started playing a computer game in December, we weren't going to let him play for awhile. But Dad caved before me and he is now geeking out with us. What have we created? :)