Three weeks of school done, and it's still going well! A couple mornings have been a little iffy with my slowpoke (Logan), but not TOO bad. We haven't been late yet. :) And, Caleb and Logan are still both very excited when I pick them up at the end of the day. They couldn't contain themselves earlier this week when they both had gotten moved up to "outstanding" on the behavior chart. Concerning behavior, yesterday Logan told me right away that he had been put in time-out during recess for sending rocks down the slide. (Something we've told them not to do when we saw them doing it at the open house...ahem...) He was fairly upset about it. If only this would be the worst school behavior problem we'll have to deal with over the next several years! Bahaha! Anyways, the way Logan handled this makes me think this probably really was the first bad behavior of the year, and I'm guessing that even if Caleb wasn't going to be as forthright with info on any of his bad behavior, we would probably hear about it from Logan. Benefit of twins! :)
They are excited every day, but Wednesday's are especially fun. That's when they have Music, Spanish, PE, etc. I hear a lot about Music and the teacher, Mrs. Silverthorne. They really want me to meet her. :) This week they got to play bells and they were telling me all about the proper way to ring them (like an ice cream scoop, you don't just shake them).
Certainly things aren't perfect, but I do think them spending time at school is improving their time at home. Caleb, Logan, and Levi play together nicer for longer periods of time. Levi doesn't seem to have any trouble transitioning between being home with just me to having them around. Levi and I enjoy our days that the other boys are at school. Sometimes we take it easy at home, snuggling on the couch and reading books; sometimes we have errands to run, which he does pretty well with (helps that for places I really need to focus it's easier for me to let him play with my phone - couldn't do that with all three as it would cause too many fights). He also does a good job helping me with some jobs around the house. We've also gotten to help Mike at work a couple times! On two different occasions now I've done a little packing, and Levi gets to hang out with Mike and be his helper. He does a really good job with that - actually sticking with a task and not being in the way or anything. Couldn't even consider doing that with Caleb and Logan, and I suppose next year at this time when I have an almost one-year-old it won't be all that doable either.
Just over 5 weeks until baby time! Slowly but surely getting ready here. Last week I got the playroom/nursery repainted. When we get closer we'll have to get the toys out of there and get it ready for the baby. This past Monday Mike's employees threw us a baby shower! It was so kind and generous of them. I'm a little bummed that the baby will be coming right after harvest, so we won't be able to show him/her off to them right away. :)
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