Grace loves them. And they're based loosely around historical times/places, so that helps a lot. She selected some from the library, and lo and behold, it is based around Colonial Plymouth. She's reading right now before bed, and she keeps coming out to read to me a paragraph describing the village, the homes, or the people. She's beaming at me, saying, "We were right! They DID bring seeds from England! They had log houses with steep thatched roofs! We really DID know these things!!"
It's so funny that she's processing this in such a delighted way.
AJ is singing in his room right now. He goes to bed so easily. It's hard to believe that a year ago, I was at my wit's end putting him down. He'd get up repeatedly, and I'd spend hours getting him to fall asleep. I finally held him in a hug for 10 minutes straight. He is not very cuddly and does NOT like hugs and kisses. That did it. I told him if he got up, I would lay with him and hug him. He's stayed in bed ever since, even when we're in an unfamiliar environment. Anything to avoid the hug!
He's enjoying preschool so far. His teacher is kind, and the class is small enough to not overwhelm him. Each parent packs their child's own snack, and I Like that. I hated sharing snack for the class 3 times a year, knowing that most parents sent junk like rice krispie treats and cupcakes and whatever overprocessed, high sugar, low nutrition food they found cheap and convenient. It made AJ's behavior completely erratic. So he has a new red Cars lunchbox, and I pack Honest Kids Juice pouch (lower sugar, 1/2 the calories of other brands, and this only because they've requested juice boxes only and not thermoses or juice bottles), a slice of cheese, crackers, nuts, dried fruit or fresh fruit. I think it makes a difference. I have seen improvement in his fine motor skills over the summer and am glad to see that he is doing well pre-writing at preschool. He's doing GREAT circles! Usually in purple.
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