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Aaron is such a big boy. So Big. I mean, when did he grow up? How is he 5 years old already?! He's so smart and he surprises me with new things all the time. Lately it's been reading! I mean, I've been reading books to him since he was less than a year old. Every night before bedtime he gets his pick of 2 stories. And lately, he's been reading random things - signs, labels, fragments of a story - and even though I want to scream OMGYOUJUSTREADTHATALLBYYOURSELF! I refrain and just say calmly "Yeah, that's right!" because I don't want to freak him out.
Aaron is a funny kid because he won't tell me things if I ask him. It's actually something I don't like and I'm trying to break him of it. Because if I ask him what he had for lunch or what he did at school he'll say something like "I don't know/remember" or "It's a secret!". That's not what I want to hear. I mean, as a parent and with safety in mind, I want him to tell me everything. So when he gives me answers like that I want to shake him and tell him "WE HAVE NO SECRETS IN THIS HOUSE!" but I can't. That's not how you deal with Aaron. I'm learning this. I'm learning how to deal with him. He's not the same as he was when he was 2 or 3. Things are different.
I recently found out that Aaron was being made fun of at school by other students. I don't like to use the word bullying because it's not physical, but bullying can be words too. And he was called ugly and fat. (Which quite OBVIOUSLY is NOT true). His clothes and toys were made fun of. To the point where he wouldn't take off his sweatshirt one day when I took him to his class and when I asked why he told me it was because he didn't want the other kids to make fun of his shirt. Which started a 2 minute argument between us of how it shouldn't matter what other people think - if he likes the shirt, that's all that matters. I left the classroom later that morning and was crying by the time I got home.
After pouring my heart out on Facebook and getting some good advice, I was able to calm down. But I still made Josh go to school and pick Aaron up because I was still upset. The next afternoon I spoke to the teachers about the issues and the day after they came to my house for a previously scheduled parent-teacher conference. We spoke more about the issue and agreed that instead of calling individual students out that they should use it as an opportunity to teach the whole class about bullying. And they agreed to keep a closer eye on these students. So far, I haven't heard anymore complaints from Aaron, but when we get dressed I have to ask him about which shirts he wants to wear to school.
Honestly, my first reaction to the situation was to be aggressive and speak to the students myself. But I am not Aaron. And that is not Aaron's personality. And he has to learn to stand up for himself. And he needs to learn self-confidence. I am 36 (in 2 weeks) and I have self-confidence and experience. I KNOW it doesn't matter what others think. But this is something Aaron has to learn. He is a sensitive kid and sometimes I wonder if my aggressive nature is too much for him. I have to learn to deal with things so that he can deal with them too.
Elizabeth on the other hand ----- Whoooo Weeeee. She's a feisty little girl. I always wanted a boy and then girl so that my baby girl would have a big brother to take care of her but I think it's gonna be the other way around. Elizabeth is just so adorable. And her personality is coming out more and more. She loves her brother (and he loves her) and she brushes his hair and gives him kisses. She is a mover - she loves to walk and explore. She has no problem doing things her brother wasn't doing yet at this age. Aaron still has some fine motor skills he could work on but Elizabeth is climbing and crawling over and opening things. She took my keys and tried to put them in the door to unlock it. She climbs on top of Aaron's stool to get to the sink. If she's hungry, she'll go to the cabinet and get her food. If she's thirsty, a cup. I mean, she's so smart!
And big! Did I mention big? Josh was just holding her this morning and said "OMG she's so big now"! I am the one always holding her so I don't get to see how long she is in comparison to an adult. She's got all her teeth but her eye teeth are only halfway out. She'll eat anything you put in front of her and I think there have only been 2 things that she hasn't liked. She even ate sushi! Just recently I stopped giving her night time bottle and it was completely by accident. I forgot one night because we had eaten dinner so late and she was full. Tia Eva came over to visit and with all the stuff going on, I just forgot! She didn't complain, she didn't ask and she slept through the night! So I was like, well, that's that then! No more bottles for baby girl.
Unfortunately around the same time I was washing two of her binkies and I found holes in them. I knew that she chewed on them sometimes, especially when she is teething, but this was the first time I had seen the holes so of course I tossed them and then inspected the rest. I thought one was salvageable but it got a tear a few days later and so I tossed that one too. Now she's down to one binky. I'm wondering if I should buy her new ones or just have her be done with them when she chews a hole in this last one. Josh thinks she should be done but I'm not 100% sure. What do you think? I mean, she is 16 months now!
As for us moving - we are still looking. It's hard since I'm here and not there to look and Josh sleeps during the day. I think it's going to take me pulling up my big girl panties and just going over there for a week and just renting.... anything. I don't want to do it that way necessarily, but with Josh sleeping in his car.... the kids don't see him during the week. It's too hard on us. We all want to be together. We're looking at Fremont, Livermore, Dublin or Pleasanton. Wish us luck, pray for us, send us good ju-ju. Whatever you can!
Looking forward to a happy spring with new beginnings! Love to you all!
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