Changing

Cullen is 12 1/2 years old now. I guess he has heard me talk about how kids change when they turn into teenagers and go thru 7th grade. He was crying and upset tonight because he does not want to change. We had a great talk about how going through these changes will make him a strong man, good husband and father one day. We made a deal that if he gets too sassy, I will let him know and he agreed to stop. Lol! I explained to him how I learned about becoming a woman from the hospital class my mom sent me to. He liked that idea. He is such a smart kiddo already, and has so many goals for the future. I made sure he knew that we will always love him, no matter what. 

The Farmer!

Cullen has said he wants to be a chef for quite some time now. He even imagines growing his own food. Each time we go to the store, he is facinated by the seed packets and wants to try it... so we gave it go. About a month ago, we planted romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes and cauliflower in a small garden made with cement blocks. He loved digging in the soil and watering them! Each day he checks on them. We taught him how to trim the leaves. A friend at work gave him a cup of worms to put in the garden and I had him research on the internet why we want worms. He is telling everyone about his garden, he is so proud! Inside the house, we started a few plants from seeds, peppers, strawberries,  and carrots. The pepper plants are the only ones that have sprouted so far. This is really teaching him responsibility too! We are working on a compost now, saving egg shells, fruit and veggie trimmings and mixing them with dirt and soil to provide a nutrient rich soil for our worms and plants!

Cullen is 7!

Cullen has grown up so much just in the last few months. He started 1st grade and it's like a light bulb has switched on. He made the AB honor roll and has As in conduct. We have him on concerta now. Its a low dose he takes once a day but that has helped so much. He also started tiger rock martial arts and is pretty good. Its giving him a strong male role model and discipline! He loves his little brother so much. Our little family is complete now.

I had not logged on for a while. We had a new baby, I switched schools, and so much other things going on that I didn't make time for blogging. I really wanted to log on and read some of what we went thru since little bro Jax is now 2. He's so different than Cullen. Much more easy going and a good listener. Strong at times but such a sweetie.

They both love praise and love to play and please us. We are so blessed!

His 4th birthday!

Wow! What a year! He loves his new school merry oaks and on tues and thurs they get to go to gdc and ride a little school bus! His teachers have really worked with him and with us but he still has his moments and days. It's like a switch that just turns on. We have tried everything! His favorite word right now is NO! 

We are really struggling with getting him to sleep at night. It's been going on for a while. We have a great routine, dinner, bath, books and bed. And he still fights his sleep so much. 

I'm considering giving him melatonin. I just hate to have him rely on medication for what our bodies are supposed to do naturally. We are about to lose our minds.

update

cullen is growing like a weed! he would eat all day if we let him. thank goodness he eats everything for the most part, not a pickky kiddo! (so far) he's potty trained all the way now! even at night. it was so much easier than we thought it would be. i guess we should have listened to all those exerienced parents out there who said that kids will do things as they are ready. it just happened over night!

he started a new school this summer. he loves it but he still has some of his same issues as before. i should be thankful that he's not the kid that hits, pushes, bites, etc... but he's the difiant kid that doesnt always listen and will do completely opposite of what you tell him to do. good thing he's cute! lol he has one more year of day care before he starts prek, so this school is like a 3 year old prek program. hes matured so much already, im glad he will get one more year to grow up!

he loves to wake up each morning and as soon as he sees light through the blinds, he says, its good morning time! i love to watch him sleep and smell his head! 

what a little turkey

so much has happened since i last wrote in. this started as a way for me to vent without overloading fram-ily on facebook and seeming all negative. you have to get this bad mojo out so it wont fester inside!

since becoming a mom, i have looked at disciplining children in a whole new light. it has helped me to have a little turkey who can sometimes make some bad choices which has helped me be a fair disciplinarian at school.

one thing that bothers me about cullens teachers and school is how when he has a bad day, thats the first thing i hear when i pick him up. i miss him all day and as a drive over to pick him up, all i think about is picking him up and telling him how much i missed him. he has had more good days then bad lately, but when they happen a couple days in a row, its frustrating!

today, i drive up to his school, see him playing outside. so i go get his bag and check his note for the day before i go get him. the note says he had a bad day (which to me implies the whole day was bad), the only incident described is that when he was taken to the bathroom, he pulled the curtain down, unrolled the whole toilet paper roll and put the toilet paper in the toilet. now, while this is a serious offence, what i believe is wrong with this picture is poor monitoring of the teachers.

so when i went outside, i had already read the note, the teacher then proceeds to tell me that what happened this morning was he unrolled the toilet paper all the way. so not sure which story is accurate, but they dont completely match.

i'm frustrated because they should have monitored him better and they need to just leave a note, not tell me, dont bombard me when hes so excited to see me and me to see him!

Happy new year!

Welcome 2014! We have had a wonderful year with our little man! Each day I look at him and see he is a little man and not a baby anymore! He's always been so independent! Now when he gets around other kids he watches and follows everything they do! This blog has helped me release some of the fun and not so fun times with him. We are all learning together. I've been blogging less due to not making time and not havin the need to vent! Lol! Happy new year everyone!