Our first week back at school was emotionally chaotic and refreshing all at the same time. Momma was happy to have a few hours of silence each day- the amount of noise that comes with four children, y’all! PHEW. I felt recharged with patience each day and only feeling like things could go up from here. Because patience is what we are needing most right now!
We managed to make it on time each day. Even walked everyone to school on day one. I took everyone’s advice and had lunches and backpacks packed and ready the night before- game changer! The kids helped pick out and lay out their clothes at night and are still getting into the rhythm of waking up and doing “self care tasks” before all else. I’ve made it a priority to be awake by 5/5:30am to have time to get myself ready, do small tasks around the house, and get myself ready for the day. It was really a whole lot stressful than I anticipated.
Jaxon had a phenomenal week back at school. He is now in first grade and was so excited to see which of his friends were in his class. He’s most excited about having already started a chapter book- Junie B. Jones, First Grader At Last. Taylor officially started going to school full day. She LOVES it. She was so excited about being able to bring a lunchbox to school and routinely gives me new “ideas” on what to pack for her.
Now, Colton. He is exactly what we knew he would be- chaos. He is giving his teachers a run for their money. His stubbornness, his tenacity, his inability to control big emotions, his a-hole-ish-ness, listen, it’s whatever you want to call it. But it’s loud and clear at school, too. He has us reevaluating all of our parenting thus far. He has me purchasing an $89 app on toddler behavior and he’s got me breaking out all of my old special education teacher tricks (C’mon Kait, this was literally your calling! Shit hits different when it’s your own though.)
We’re working on changing some things at home to better support him at school. He has no issues with going to school. He loves it. He talks about it the second he wakes up. Walks in that building like he owns the damn place (which in his head, he probably thinks he does.) But he is really struggling with transitioning, doing things he doesn’t want to do, following directions, patience…all the things we’ve struggled on with him for what feels like years now. All the things I know other kiddos and parents are struggling with as well. We’ve always said he was the handful child. We love him no less, but man, he is making us work at this parenting thing, harder than we’ve had to before.
Pray for us. Sprinkle some magical fairy dust. Send us well wishes. Because it will be a miracle if we make it unscathed to June.
Are you wanting to know more about all the behavior tricks up my sleeve? Let me know! I’ll gladly share all that we will be implementing in our home to better support this precious, stubborn kiddo of ours!
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