A Plain Week, A Plain Blog

Well, this week was pretty normal. T1 went to school every day. He had the TAKS test on Wednesday and I joined him for the 'Pastries for Parents' breakfast in the gym on Thursday morning. I think the only reason he wanted me to go to breakfast was so he could skip hall monitor duty, but oh well, I'll take whatever time he'll give me. Unfortunately, he got in trouble in class again this week. Here are some excerpts of the email I received from his teacher:

• "I have noticed an improvement in (T1s) attitude, but not much improvement in the socializing."
• "He got in trouble this morning for talking after I specifically said to stop."
• "I am trying to work with him on listening to what others have to say...not talking over them so he can be heard. "

I know it's not funny, but when I read her email I laughed out loud because at the exact same time I was reading her concerns Matt was getting frustrated because T1 was talking over him. We really need to work on this more; apparently our attempts to correct this behavior aren't working. On the bright side, his teacher also said that T1 is a very confident, assertive person and that she really enjoys having him in class. She said he always brightens her day. I'm hoping these "social traits" eventually translate to a very confident, outgoing adult. We'll see...

T1 has started talking about girls a lot more lately. One day this week he told me that he liked Bianca, Shelby, and Elaine and that whoever claimed him first could have him. Funny, none of them have "claimed" him yet. He also told me that he wants to change his hall monitor assignment from the gym hallway to the cafeteria door so he could spy on all the girls. I think he also has a crush on my friend Rene. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm picking up on little signs. Check out the picture of the two of them on a river boat (together with her fabulous fiance, Troy). Aren't they cute?

T2 and T3 kept Matt busy this week. He took them to the YMCA several times and, thank goodness, T2 didn't bite anyone. He just got off probation and he may be expelled from the gym if he bites again. One little boy even recognizes T2 as the boy with strong teeth. Not good, I know. Matt bought T2 new cowboy boots and the boot store was close to my work so he brought the boys by my office for an hour of adoration by a bunch of women. T2 was definitely in his element, but T3 didn't really know what to think about all the cooing.

T3 is crawling everywhere and his bottom two teeth are coming in big time. His smile is so cute! He's started babbling a lot, and when he gets going then T2 chimes in. I think T2 thinks it's a game. They end up trying to babble over each other (surprise, surprise - recall the comment above about T1 talking over others) and it can really get loud, but I love it. Matt also took T2 and T3 to MamMa's this week, but she started talking about sex and vasectomies so I think he's going to take a break from the whole MamMa scene for a while. There are just some things that should never be discussed with your 86-year old grandmother-in-law, ya know? :)

T2 continues to climb out of his crib all the time. This morning when we woke up he was in the living room watching TV. Isn't that awful? Remember, he's not even two-years old yet. Given the ease with which he climbs out of the crib, there's really no reason to keep him in there, so we're going to try and transition him to the toddler bed. Matt was successful in getting him to nap in the toddler bed this afternoon and he's asleep in it again tonight. He seems too little to be in a bed regardless of how small it is, but we'll see how this works. We definitely need to put the baby gate up so he's locked in his room and can't wander around the house freely while we sleep. Boy, he sure does keep us on our toes both day and night. When does it get easier?

Well, I'm tired and blogger.com keeps triggering errors, so I'm logging off for now. Good night!