AJ Loves School

Well, it's the end of week one and the verdict is in: AJ Loves School! Yeah!! It is so fun to see him excited to wake up (on his own) early in the morning, get dressed, and make his bed without being asked. He is so proud that he can walk to his classroom all by himself when I drop him off in front of the school each day. He doesn't even argue when told it's time for bed. He knows he needs a good night's rest to do it all over again. I'll tell you - his self management skills are quite impressive at times. Now if only he would have the same self discipline where treatment of his brother is concerned :)

We feel very strongly that waiting another year for AJ to start Kindergarten was absolutely the right choice. He has been so calm and confident this first week of school. I've been so proud of him.

What a difference a year makes. AJ is much more conversational about the events of his day. I used to hear "I had fun" and "Everything was my favorite" when asked about what he did at preschool. Now we get details, the good and the bad. Like the 3rd day of school when he got a "yellow light" for saying something inappropriate in class - he actually brought it up and told me what happened. He would not have done that a year ago. A sign that he has matured quite a bit. Then he received a "Smile Gram" three days in a row - AWESOME! A "Smile Gram" is a little recognition the children get from the teachers for doing something nice in class like raising their hands before speaking, keeping their hands to themselves, etc. I think he figured out pretty quickly that he didn't like "yellow lights" and that he wanted to be a "green light" kid instead!

Something else AJ has learned to do in the last couple of weeks -

HE CAN TIE HIS OWN SHOELACES!!

What a milestone in a child's life! He has been practicing for a few months now, but it just clicked for him one Sunday afternoon. Since then he has gotten better & faster each day. My baby sure is growing up!