7 September 2010

I like to use this blog to keep track of Punk's and Pea's growth. To see them change right before our very eyes! :)

Yep, Punk had his first visit from the Tooth Fairy! He was very proud and excited about it. The tooth had been wiggly for days and he was very careful about not using it to bite things. But, corn-on-the-cob is always the trick! I think we'll be coughing up another quarter soon--the one next to it is on it's way out, too.

As for Pea, Kindergarten has been a real turning-point for her. Especially in the area of self-confidence. For the nearly three years she's been home with us, her confidence has been lacking. It has been an issue of constant prayer for us, and I'm so gratified to see her blossoming in this area. For one thing, she's doing so much better in talking to adults, looking them in the face, speaking loud enough to be heard, and responding appropriately. But, it gets even better than that!

Last year in pre-K, Pea had weekly opportunities to share with her class at show-and-tell time. Usually she chose not to even bring anything, but on the occassions that she did, she would hide behind her teacher, whisper to her, and have the teacher share about whatever she'd brought. Last week, though, Pea was the "Letter Expert" for letter K. She had to stand before the class, show how to write the letter, capital and lower case, tell what sound it makes, show something she'd brought from home to remind everyone of the sound (a picture of kids!), and read a sentence starting with the letter K. I asked her teacher later how it went. This is what Pea's teacher had to say, "She did so well. She has really come out of her shell since she came back from her vacation. She participates a lot. We are really enjoying her." Yay! I'm proud as can be. Both of my little beans are growing up!