As in, I say "Elijah, why are your markers all over the floor?" Insert one of those two answers. Non-answers, really.
This morning it was:
Me: Elijah, do you know your shirt is on backwards?
E: Yes. I like it that way..... because I am the king of the goof-balls.
Add some baseball pants and snow boots and this kid is ready for preschool!
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| Stylish. Adventures in self-dressing. |
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| Nice, huh? Looks like he is all ready for backwards day - but it is just a regular old day! |
But instead I just drop him off at preschool, say nothing, and figure that his teacher (and the other parents with children who obviously have more fashion sense in their self dressing or just don't dress themselves and put their clothes on backwards) either realize that he dresses himself - or possibly believe that I am neglectful parent. Oh well... I'm sure they can't really call CPS because my kid wears his clothes backwards. :) I guess I'm just saving the "You are not leaving the house in that" discussion for the teenage years.
And just for fun, some of Gavin's adventures:
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| Adventures in self-feeding!!! Mac-n-cheese and avocado chunks. Good stuff! |
As I was getting lunch ready today, I saw G get in the pantry. I saw him pull out the Life cereal box and examine it carefully (this is Elijah's FAVORITE cereal, so I'm sure G has seen it and wondered what it was all about). I assumed (incorrectly) that there was no way he could get the box open, the bag open, and get something out of the box.
I turn my back for a moment and uhmmm.... I was wrong.
Turns out, Gavin also really enjoys LIFE cereal. It is not something I would have though he could chew up.... obviously I was wrong. :)
oh my goodness. i think you have someone in your house who is well on their way to being 5. Wow. BTW, you are an AWESOME mom for letting him make clothing choices on his own. The 'King of the Goofballs' is definitely set up for a life of success! :)
ReplyDeleteK has ventured into the self-dressing sometimes. Most recently she has worn her Kris Kringle-Jingle-2 mile-family-fun-run shirt to preschool every day since the early-December race.
Mrs Herman pointed out one day, "I see somebody has on their favorite shirt." Understatement Mrs. Herman.
Also, good job Gavin! wow! he sounds like he is REALLY gaining skills! Funny story, one day P was in the front of a car-cart(he was probably 18 mos) at the store. He got a box of crackers off the shelf, opened the box AND the bag and had eaten several handfulls before I even realized anything out of the ordinary. Gavin and P are truly amazing kiddos.
thanks for the update!
As a former daycare teacher, I always told parents I don't care what your child is wearing, as long as they have clothes on. So I'd just smile and nod when Elijah would come in having dressed himself so sharply.
ReplyDeleteYou are so balanced to know what to not make big issues of, because, you are correct, a backward shirt is not life threatening (although I totally understand you wanting to add a clause to it).
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, mac and cheese with avocado sounds like an excellent meal. ...and Life cereal mushes up pretty fast, so it probably doesn't take to long for it to get soft in his mouth.