Updates on the Boys

It's been called to my attention that I never really updated on Isaac and preschool or how it happened that Ezra started sleeping in his crib.

For this guy, Isaac? He loves preschool. While he has started some shyness in new surroundings, he is such a social little guy. I must admit that when I finished reading Dobson's Bringing up Boys, I immediately felt clutched with the desire to homeschool . . . especially because I grew up in a private school, which isn't an option for us currently. After these few months in preschool though? I sincerely doubt how wise of a decision that would be for Isaac. He thrives on a fast paced environment, other people and new facts. If I try to tell him new things, his response "Mama, I didn't ask you that." aka "Why are you bothering to tell me that drivel?"

There has been a marked change in his behavior as well. Which was all the more noticeable this week, as he had a break last week due to VBS being hosted at the church. We were all ready for him to get back this week!

Can we also talk about the above picture, that my Dad took last night? I honestly can barely look at it without tearing up. He's just such a little boy. It's like I can peer straight through to his teenage years and it's happened too fast. Entirely too fast.

And then this kiddo, my super cuddly Ezra? Won't even let me rock him to sleep anymore. :( He'll cuddle in on the rocker, get comfy and then suddenly start flopping around, until he sits up in my lap. I then ask him if he wants to go to bed and he'll point to his pack and play.

SUCH a change from the battles of trying to get Isaac to sleep outside of our bed. I can't even truthfully say what clinched it. We did small intervals of cry it out [cio], I gave him a pillow and one night I gave him a sippy cup of milk. He hasn't gotten the sippy in a few months, but the pillow, plus a fan for white noise seems to do the trick. Plus his lion. :)