Regression, Bread and Conferences!

NO, you are not seeing this picture wonrg - that is my very large seven year old son curled up in his baby sister's crib with a binkie in his mouth. I can't tell you what brought this small bout with regression on but one minute we were sitting at the dinner table and the a few minutes later when the kids had been excused from the table we heard Molly cackling away in her room after discovering Pete in the fetal position in Annie's bed.
Peter confessed that the crib is actually quite comfy and he would love to sleep there all night. We informed him that this would be impossible given that the springs were currently stretched beyond their limit and we were suddenly going to need this crib for a long long time!He crawled into Bob's arms and tried to stay planted there for a while too but we finally sent him off to his own bed!
And now onto the BREAD! Annie Bananie is very into real food right now! Anything that sits still for too long is fair game for our little monkey and she takes full advanatge. Tonight I ripped off a hunk of really good Italian bread and put it on her tray. She nearly flew out of her chair because her arms were waving so fast and she chewed on that piece of bread like it was her lifeline. Bob and I cracked up as she grunted, groaned and moaned while gnawing away at her new found favorite food. At one point she got a huge piece off and when we went to stick our fingers in her mouth to get it out she pursed her lips so hard that she gave us a run for our money!
You have never seen a kid enjoy a hunk of bread more than Annie. She chewed on her bread till it was tiny little nub of nothing and then got really mad because it was gone. Going back to Cheerios after that snack was not happening for this little one!
I had the kids conferences today. I know it is a lot of work for teachers but it is so nice to get an update on how the kids are doing once in a while. Peter is doing great - he loves school and is right on target for where he needs to be. His speech therapist is very excited about all of his progress and we are anxious to hear from the dentist about the possibility of getting his surgery done on his front teeth. The poor kid has trouble chewing because his front teeth don't come down far enough for his mouth to close and he has lots of trouble with certain speech sounds because of it. We know he will need braces but he also will need some surgery on his palette and I can't wait to know when it will happen. Pete is right on level for reading and holding his own in all things. His teacher is very happy with him and says he will have no problem progressing to 2nd grade.

MOlly is also doing wonderfully. She is the sweetest little thing and thoroughly enjoys school. Mrs. Nelson should be everyone's kindergarten teacher - she provides such a strong foundation for the kids and helps them to learn to love reading and school. Molly is doing great with her reading and she does it incessantly! She wants to read everything to us and recently read her first real book all the way through - does anyone realize how long The Cat In The Hat is???? I took a video of her reading her book - amazing how well she gets it considering how new it all is to her. I will be so happy to have a reader in the house!

Off to make sure that everyone is sleeping in their own beds and to kiss and bless everyone before I go to bed and try to get rid of my obnoxious cough!