It seems the boys have finally got over this nasty cold and cough that has been lingering in our house since January. I volunteered at the kid's elementary school and all the kids seem to have the same thing. The kindergartner's still haven't quite mastered cover your mouth or wipe you nose task. At least we have not had a go around with the flu at our house and according to the news it has affected North Carolina schools very hard. Many children are out sick with the flu. I find it ironic that the only year we have not gotten the flu at our house is the same year we have not gotten our flu shots. I forgot you are supposed to do that in the fall and I called in January and our clinic was all out and was not restocking. So I took my chances and so far so good...
So the tile of this post is "Don't Take My Lunchbox" because of an incident we had on Monday. So typical, two things that go hand in hand...Food and Cooper. We have been carpooling to school with another family which helps me and her out greatly. It started out fine with the boys. The little boy is in kindergarten along with Cooper but he has a different teacher and now since they see each other everyday I think Cooper has decided to treat his friend like he treats his brothers when he gets upset. They are always bickering back and forth like brothers do.
Braedyn came running into the house after school the other day and said Cooper punched his friend in the eye. Of course he had to be the first one to tell mom. I could tell Cooper was a little worried as to what I would have to say about it. He came in and said "I'm really sorry mommy and I told him I was sorry too". I told him I was disappointed and to tell me exactly what happend. Yes, I was that calm belive it or not. I have learned recently yelling at the top of my lungs does not work with these boys but if I tell them how dissapointed I am it works better because they are left to pause and think about how it made me sad instead of mad. They don't like to see mommy sad. So in his words...."Well, he took my lunchbox (he likes to eat whats left from lunch on the way home) and I told him to give it back to me and he didn't , so I took it back and then he put his fist up and said do you want to fight, so I hit him." So I had to think about it for awhile because I was glad he stuck up for himself but I have told him not to be aggressive and hit people. So when I was explaining we should use our words, his response to that was, "he asked to fight". Then I had to ask, "Do you think he was kidding?" and Braedyn chimed in from the other room, "no he wasn't kidding". Then I was thinking I am having this discussion and he is in kindergarten. I guess he wasn't going to wait to see what happens since he knows the kid is in Tae Kwan Do. Then dad came home. Of course a question I think only a dad would ask was "Did you hit him as hard as you hit me?" Cooper responded "No, than that would have really hurt him". Charlie response was good for him and both of us agreed we don't think Braedyn would have had the same reaction. This also confirms my thoughts on Cooper, I don't have to worry about him and if Braedyn is having a problem with someone Cooper isn't going to be too far behind. Well, and Jordan he is going to be the toughest one of all since he is only two and generally is fighting with a 5 and 8 year old for his toys or wants to be part of their wrestling matches. I have caught him saying "bring it on baby". I know I have many more experiences like this to come but I would much rather deal with that kind of problem than with girl fights and what I had to deal with growing up. God knew his plans for me to make me a mother of three boys!
Monday night Braedyn had a basketball game and they won. His games are on Mondays. I love his determination and heart. He is the shortest one out there but he gets right in there and fights for the ball. His coach has also made up a contest during the week. The contest is whoever practices the most at home wins a prize. He took it to heart and is out there everyday after school shooting hoops. So the basektball court is getting it's use. He'll be out there for an hour or so just shooting and sometimes Cooper joins him. Cooper plays on friday nights and Charlie is the coach. They have yet to win a game this season. Charlie has only a couple kids that can actually make a basket on the team so he had a lot of work ahead of him this season. They have come a long way since that first day of practice. So he is teaching them how to play the game. Cooper made his first basket last friday and it was so cute he looked back at Charlie and had a surprised look on his face. Dad then gave him a thumbs up. I loved it when he came running back to defense with a grin from ear to ear. I have to say, I am quite impressed with Charlie's patience out there! He has 7 kids ranging in age from 4-7. So their next game is coming up on Friday. They will wrap up their season at the end February.
Tomorrow is Jake's second puppy visit. Yes, we have a new puppy in the family. He is a black lab/ german shepard mix but looks just like his momma who is a black lab. He is 5 months old. He has been a great little puppy so far. We got him from a very loving family that also had kids.So he was used of being around kids as a pup. We got the last one by the time I called on him. We got lucky he has been so great considering I found him on Craigslist. It was quite the process of getting to own a puppy. I did not know it's almost as hard to adopt a puppy as it is to adopt a human baby. We had been looking for quite some time and kept running into a wall that is a story for a different day. There is a reason things happen the way they do and he was meant to come home with us. He is so sweet and smart. He is a very quick learner. He was crate trained when we got him and still has never made a mess. He is primarily outside. He has his warm cozy kennel in the garage and we put up the invisible fence. He doesn't wonder even if we are in the house he stays by the door and if a bicyclist goes by he barks but he does not chase them. I know if someone pulls in the driveway. He is very protective already. One day I didn't see Jordan right away, he had ran to the back yard. So I was talking to myself, which I do a lot, and said "I wonder where Jordan is"~ Jake took off and I followed. He led me to Jordan. He had made a playhouse underneath the deck for him and Jake. We are pretty much an outdoors family so he gets lots of attention and exercise with three boys who love him very much. I have already broke him in on running and he loves going jogging with me. So now I have Jordan in the jogger and Jake is pulling me:)! I am so glad we got him when we did because I still am in that busy toddler stage so I don't know anything different. I can say our family is complete!
Until next time....and in closing there have not been any other lunch box incidents!:) ~Allie
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| Jake's first day home which was the weekend before Christmas. |
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