after we dropped little mama off at mother's day out, brandon and i went up to the elementary school. everyone was so excited to see the baby. and of course as mrs. h and jared's class pass me in the hallway, she gives me the "take him out of the carseat and hand him over" look! 
she held brandon throughout the entire assembly! well, until our class won the best behavior trophy and she had to go up to the front of the cafeteria to claim it! 
she held brandon throughout the entire assembly! well, until our class won the best behavior trophy and she had to go up to the front of the cafeteria to claim it! jared was so proud of himself for getting the perfect attendance ribbon, bracelet and special coupon for a free meal. 
he has not been tardy or missed a day since he started kindergarten! we want jared (and the other two) to know that we take school very seriously, and barring any sickness they will be there ready to learn. i believe that because we have taken this stance since jared was in the early childhood class, he has taken school very seriously and has done better than we had ever imagined for him. it's amazing that six and a half years ago, i was told that jared may never walk, talk, or do "normal" things. he is an amazing reader, and now he adds numbers faster than me! pretty soon i'll be taking my little human calculator to the grocery store to help me figure out what products are the best deals! we have truly been blessed with the teachers that jared has had since starting school. without these four women, the aides, and other support staff...he wouldn't be able to walk up to the front of the cafeteria and proudly get his awards. okay...now i'm crying!
he has not been tardy or missed a day since he started kindergarten! we want jared (and the other two) to know that we take school very seriously, and barring any sickness they will be there ready to learn. i believe that because we have taken this stance since jared was in the early childhood class, he has taken school very seriously and has done better than we had ever imagined for him. it's amazing that six and a half years ago, i was told that jared may never walk, talk, or do "normal" things. he is an amazing reader, and now he adds numbers faster than me! pretty soon i'll be taking my little human calculator to the grocery store to help me figure out what products are the best deals! we have truly been blessed with the teachers that jared has had since starting school. without these four women, the aides, and other support staff...he wouldn't be able to walk up to the front of the cafeteria and proudly get his awards. okay...now i'm crying! so let me back up for a minute....
last night i got really upset that james was working late again. his job has become my worst nightmare. he works pretty much seven days a week now, and most of them are late nights. it is frustrating beyond words. i know that he doesn't want to be working all of those hours, but he says he has to do it. and in this economy, logically i know that he needs to do whatever he has to in order to protect his job, but it still sucks. i'm sure that alot of my frustration is due to the lack of sleep and my wacked out hormones, but my husband should not be missing out on these special first weeks with our baby.
anyway.......at dinnertime i just broke down and started crying like a baby myself. jared came over from the table and started patting me on the back and telling me "it's okay mommy." he even gave me his chocolate chip cookie and said, "mommy, will this make you feel better?" and the selfish person in me took my 6 year olds cookie and i ate it. it did make me feel better, for about a second, and then i got even more upset that i ate his cookie and didn't have anything to replace it with in the pantry. but being the sweet boy that jared is, he didn't mind. he wanted to make me feel better. okay, i'm crying again.
anyway.......at dinnertime i just broke down and started crying like a baby myself. jared came over from the table and started patting me on the back and telling me "it's okay mommy." he even gave me his chocolate chip cookie and said, "mommy, will this make you feel better?" and the selfish person in me took my 6 year olds cookie and i ate it. it did make me feel better, for about a second, and then i got even more upset that i ate his cookie and didn't have anything to replace it with in the pantry. but being the sweet boy that jared is, he didn't mind. he wanted to make me feel better. okay, i'm crying again.
so back to this morning. after the assembly i asked jared if he wanted me and brandon to come back and eat lunch with him. he started jumping up and down and asked if i would get him a hamburger from mcdonald's. as i walk out to the car, he pops out the school door and yells out to me, "and please bring me a cookie!" i had to laugh! i brought him TWO!
jared, brandon, and i had a nice lunch. we took a bunch of pictures of brandon eating lunch with his big brother for the first time. and jared showed off his baby brother to every teacher that walked by. 
i'm so proud of him!
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