Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tired

Out of the last 5 nights, we've only had 1 good one with Kalid. I'm trying to figure out if there's some sort of pattern, but I can't come up with anything so I'm assuming we're dealing with grief/anxiety/fear or all of the above. I'm thankful that he's happy during the day, but we could all use some sleep!!
We've also been talking a lot about Abuzaid's age. More and more, we are realizing how old he really is. It's a possibility he and Landon are the same age, but our dentist said we were safe to go with 5 1/2 probably. He can count to 10 now in English and use one-to-one correspondence (points to the objects and counts- one object for each number). He picks up on things so quickly, both academically and physically. We're thinking about putting him in kindergarten at our neighborhood school if I can talk to the principal about him (since his birth certificate says he's only 4). I don't know- I really wanted him to be home with me, but if he's ready for school, I want him to be where he needs to be. I can do some homeschooling stuff, which I'll start this week (we've been doing lots of things just with reading books until now) when the big boys go back to school. But I want him to be ready for a classroom and to potentially move on to 1st grade next year if he's ready. If he's that close in age to Landon, I don't want him to be 2 grades behind him in school. So anyway- just things we're praying about. Tonight, we're getting together with all the cousins for the first time since Lainey was born. Hopefully it won't be too overwhelming for Kalid! It's a crazy house when all 11 cousins get together!!!

1 comment:

  1. thinking of you as you make it through this adjustment periodwith kalid. hope that you can convince the principal to allow abuzaid to start.

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