Today I picked up Ethan from after school care and he had great news. His teacher recommended him for all honors classes next year when he starts going to middle school. YAY Ethan! While the teacher has recommended him for that, he has to get a certain score on his SOLs and he has to receive either an A or a B in that particular class to be enrolled in honors next year. He is such a smart kid....if only he could get his behavior in check. But he has been really good in school so that is a good thing. We are so proud of him!!
He is also Mr. helpful around the house. On Saturday, he helped me cook dinner. Tonight, he emptied the dishwasher (it took him about an hour because when I told him to make sure the dishs were dry, he took his time and wiped off every last drop! :) I know I have said it before, but he is so awesome with Brody too. Brody absolutely loves having his big brother around....his whole face lights up when he seems him. Case in point.....
So, as I posted in my last post, Brody had a double ear infection on Friday. All weekend long, he was acting fine and didn't have a fever. I took him to daycare yesterday and I got a call around 10:00. They said he had been crying on an off for an hour and he was tugging on his ears. They knew something wasn't right because he never cries! Never! So, when I got there, his teacher said she tried everything: laying him down, holding him, distracting him, trying to play with him and nothing worked. So, I had to complete some paperwork and they were getting ready to eat when I got there so he ate lunch while I finished the paperwork. Halfway through, his teacher came out, showed me his plate and she said he only ate the fruit. I'm sorry....what was that? You mean my kid didn't continually stuff his face and act like he hadn't eaten in days? Okay...something is wrong. So, I finished the paperwork, got him home, and laid him down for his nap. He slept for almost three hours and woke up fine. I am not sure what his deal was, but I think he just wanted to spend the day with me. No problemo! I didn't mind that at all.
Anyway, I am getting to my point with Ethan...just wanted to give some background first.
So, today, I dropped him off again but this time I gave him some tylenol before I went, hoping that would help with his ears. I called there around 10:30 and they said he was doing really well and they were getting ready to go down for a nap. Once I picked up Ethan, we headed to pick up Brody and when I got there, the Assistant Director said he had a good day, but he started getting a little fussy towards the afternoon. She told me that he was in the baby room. (Sometimes, when not all of the kids in his class are they, the split the class up. Since Brody is the youngest, but not the smallest, by the way, he goes into the room with the younger babies). When I walked over, I didn't see him and when I walked in the room, the teacher pointed to the corner. There was my baby, sprawled out on the floor......SOUND ASLEEP! I couldn't believe it....and I wished I had my phone with me so I could have taken a picture! I asked her how long he had been sleeping and she said for about an hour. When I walked over, I noticed he didn't have his pacifier. Apparently, my little guy was so tired, he walked over the blanket on the floor, laid down, and the teacher rubbed his back until he feel asleep. No mind you...there were other kids in the room, making all sorts of noise and he didn't budge. So Ethan and I walked over and I gently rubbed his back....Nothing. It took him a few minutes to wake up (he was sleeping hard) and of course, like everytime I wake him up, he started crying. The minute he looked at Ethan, he immediately stopped crying and gave his signature, scrunched up nose look. And then he laughed! He was happy to see his big brother. The whole way home, he was smiling and giggling just because Ethan was next to him.
And, just to make you laugh, when we got to Brody's daycare, Ethan came in with me. I told him he didn't need to and he said "No....I need to scope the place out and I want people to know who I am!" I said "Why?" He said "So they know not to mess with Brody!" I said "You are such a big brother!"
So now, I am watching Brody on the monitor, rolling around in his crib. I am sure it wil take him a little longer than usual to get to sleep tonight.
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