Yeah, this is probably the most delayed post ever, ugh. I have had most of this stored up in my notes app of iphone just waiting for me to take the time to sit down and actually put it on the blog. Man, I need some organization in my life. I digress. This is not about me, this is about the super call boy that we get to spend our days with. We are so very lucky!
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- Reed is a pretty good reader but often gets a little lazy and tries to guess the word instead of sounding it out or just throws his hands up in frustration. Normally, if he takes the time to actually sound the word out, he gets it. Silly boy. Santa brought him the first Harry Potter book and he is really loving reading it with us every night.
- He loves school. Phew! I asked him one day if he would mind if I picked him up early to go an appointment or whatnot and he said "no, I would miss something". So far, he's received two report cards and our boys is doing great. Might want to work on controlling his talking though. Poor guy has lots to say. : )
- He seems to be making new friends really at school (obviously written
closer to his birthday, August 29th). We were worried about the
transition from a great group of preschool kids to strangers but it
hasn't been a problem at all. He loves playing with his new friends. He
has a group of little boys and one little girl that he plays with every
day. Usually the game of choice is tag. Shocker.
- He is one smart little cookie who remembers everything. Most of the
time, if he brings up a new kid's name, he usually knows what class they
are in, the theme of that class, etc. He is very observant. Just the
other day at Chick fil A, we were talking to a girl and her mom who is a
1st grader at the same school Reed attends. He didn't know the little
girl, couldn't tell me her name, but he did know whose class she was in.
That kid! I wish I had his memory!
- He is certainly more sensitive to death in his older age. Poor little
guy has dealt with a good bit of death the last couple of years. Usually
we let him know that there is no more pain because the person is with
God in Heaven. The death of our sweet cousin, Barbara, caused him to
break down and sob. The hope of seeing her again and knowing that she
was with The Lord didn't cut it this time. It broke our already broken
hearts. We will certainly be more cautious next time with his heart.
- He continues to love all things Star Wars, which is only
exasserbated by the new movie coming out in December. Star Wars is
everywhere and he wouldn't have it any other way. He and his dad had a
boys' afternoon and went to see the new movie a couple of days after its
release. He loved it while there but wasn't really pleased with a few
things that happened. He says he never wants to see it again, this
particular Star Wars movie, not all of them of course, lol. I am sure
that won't last very long.
- We are still having a tough time with him on occasion. He is incredibly
moody and angry at times. Most of the time, he just needs more sleep but
it wears on all of us nonetheless. I see him growing and changing all
the time and I look forward to the day when I can write that this is
behind us. The last few days have been so good for us. He does tend to
have a much shorter fuse as bedtime nears, but we are all working to
make the days as smooth as possible. He is getting there, I just know
it.
- Outside of these outbursts that are decreasing in number, he is the
sweetest, most thoughtful, caring kid. We try our best to open our
hearts wide and absorb all the wonderful moments that he gives us to
fill our buckets up for his next outburst.
- He has pretty good penmanship. His print is probably more legible than Chris's. Ha, don't tell Chris that, lol.
- Reed is working on losing his first tooth. It is his top right tooth. I
am honestly not ready for this total big kid development, but he is
super excited. I have started snapping pictures of his sweet baby teeth
smile, so I don't forget it. And also, I pull out to make a video every
time he wiggles it, just in case it comes out!
- He is currently playing his second season of basketball. He is still timid on the court(he got this from me, dear) but is slowly making progress. He has become a little more aggressive this season and definitely prefers to play defense over trying to get the ball and score. He is such a good little ball player at home. I look forward to when he can show others just how good he is.
- Lately, when he gets into trouble, he always says "you hate me, nobody likes me". I feel like we are dealing with a teenager already, ha. We make it very clear how much we love him and that we are only getting onto him to teach him the right way to behave.
- Reed loves his little sister, who idolizes him. It is so fun to watch them play together, especially when they aren't arguing. He is so sweet to her most of the time. Hugging her and checking on her when she is crying and making sure he asks how her day was. Warms my heart.
