I haven't done a post like this in forever.
Mostly because I do feel like kids deserve some sort of privacy and don't need to be blasted out as content. But also because the milestones are farther between as they get older.
Wells started 1st grade this fall, a month after he turned 6 so I think he's the youngest in his class here. The cut off is August 1st and he was born in July.
I think he really likes his independence at school this year. Last year, he was kind of fearful but now he (unfortunately) will roam and run the halls with other employees' kids. He has lots of friends and hates to go home, to be honest.
He's reading, which he picked up on his own due to some stellar kindergarten instruction. It's really fun to hear him read signs when we're in the car or at the store. He loves to read the labels on food containers while he's eating.
Since he's the oldest, we're still figuring things out...he has chores he loathes: unloading the dishwasher, picking up after the dogs in the yard, unloading groceries...he has homework each night (also loathes) and I find him homework if none comes home. He hates cleaning up anything, basically, and he hates going to bed but also hates getting up. Weird, right? Also, hates taking "no" for an answer. Likes to ask at least 4 times in case you say yes.
But Wells loves going places with Scott, he has FOMO and hates to miss anything social (we'd do a lot more social activities if it weren't for the toddler :), and always wants to do things that aren't "boring". He's easy to bribe and easy to take places as long as he's not being bothered by a toddler. He is very sweet and smart and figures things out on his own.
(Wells is in the kitchen making his own breakfast as I type this and I just think what a blessing him being 6 years old is.)
Sutton is the complete opposite of Wells. While she is just as stubborn, she is defiant about it. She has learned helplessness, which is our own fault, I'm sure. It's the age, but I remember being able to bribe Wells at age 2+. Sutton will not be bribed. She doesn't care. She is in it for immediate gratification. Yes, she is sweet and snuggly and kind and helpful. She also wants our complete undivided attention 100% of the time. Unless she's "busy" and tells us to leave her alone. "Busy" usually involves her and her pacifiers (plural) laying on the couch watching Daniel Tiger or building something with blocks or dealing with her shopping cart that she fills up with babies and stuffed animals and pushes them around.
She still has her pacifiers. I think maybe birthday number three will be the magic disappearance date for those. She doesn't take it to school. It'll keep her quiet in the car though since she's still rear-facing. (We'd flipped Wells to forward-facing around 22 months and Sutton is almost 32 months now. She is so much more of a baby than Wells was at this age.)
Sutton is an angel at school and a "big helper", as she calls herself. She's talking and running and doing all the things a 2.5 year old should do. She's totally potty-trained there. At home, it's a different story. We're still working on the potty...again, will not be bribed.
Sutton is also a pickier eater than Wells was at 2 years old. She eats what I pack her for lunch but rarely eats dinner. Half the time, Wells makes himself and her a snack after school and that's their dinner and I'm fine with it. You can't make a 2 year old eat, I guess.
All in all, we're having a successful year in 1st grade and daycare as we ride out this final year in Missouri.
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