Sleeping:
Night sleep is still going well. She and her sister go to bed at 8 but some
nights they stay up giggling until 8:30.
Rebekah is usually up with reveille at 7am but is content to stay in bed
until I come get them at 8. Her nap
starts at 1:45 and most days she does really well with that.
Eating:
Although meat is still not her favorite, she is getting a
little better with it. She has been
drinking from a big girl cup since she turned 2 and continues to do well with
it. She still wears a bib although that
might be going away soon. She does tend
to get silly at meals if I leave the table to go do dishes or something, which
happens frequently because she is a rather slow eater. Silly kids are not hungry and she has learned
this on a few occasions.
Skills:
Rebekah stopped wearing a diaper at naps this month. We’ve only had one accident! Her balance bike skills have significantly
improved this month. She really enjoys
being on it now and it has made our family walks more fun. When they are on the downhill I have to run
to keep up with them! She can jump with
both feet now, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned that before. She taught herself how to put her jacket on
alone. She can now consistently get her
shoes on by herself. She is also a
self-sufficient pottier. She will wipe
and pour hers into the big potty all without assistance. “I can do it” is a frequently spoken phrase
for her and she really does have a desire to do most things by herself. She
is becoming a book memorizer. She loves
the Duck and Goose series and it is so sweet to hear her “read”. In addition to calling out numbers she
recognizes (which she has been doing for months in the commissary) she is now
pointing out letters as well. She has an
incredible memory. Always the first to
remember the names of the people or families we are praying for, she is also a
prayer warrior, reminding me to make sure and pray for the country of the week,
etc. She is starting to really love pre-school and LIVES for craft time! The picture is of the first time she really concentrated on what color she was supposed to color each iguana and she got them all right! I was so proud of her :)
Play:
Rebekah loves “mama time” which is usually about 15 minutes
a day when she and I play together, just the 2 of us. Her enjoyment of solo play has also
increased. Although we do not go to a
formal gymnastics class anymore, I have set up a gymnastics round in our house
and she has fun with that as well. We
usually do gymnastics about once a week and it is well received. Reading is still her first love, although we
do sing and dance some in addition to occasionally playing with toys during our
mama time. She also really loves playing hide and seek with Faith. They always know where they are hiding and will sometimes play with stationary objects like their dolls but it is adorable to watch!
Training:
I want to add this category but ensure that it is a 2 part
entry, one for the training that is normally referred to as discipline and one
for training like the teaching of a skill.
So, for discipline training Rebekah is doing really well. There are occasional fits when I help her do
something that she “can do” by herself. These usually occur when we are in a hurry and
I want to do something for her but she doesn’t want the help. I am trying to be better about setting clear
expectation for what she is to do when we get ready to leave the house, get in
the car, clean up her toys. We go over
the expectations before she starts the activity and that helps her stay on
task. Rebekah is sensitive to censure and being left out of the group so her disobedience sometimes lands her in the
laundry room without any other correction and that is the end of it but
sometimes she needs more persuasion.
As far as life training she has been joining me in washing
the dishes during our mama time. I have
revamped our chores and she is excelling there as well. The chores is a separate post because I want to track my progress and changes as time goes on! For cooking, I have started separating bowls and really trying to give each girl their own amount to do which really multiplies the dishes for me but they have a better time and ultimately, what is a few more dishes when they learn to love cooking!
Schedule:
0800 – Wake, breakfast
0900 – School, reading
1030 – Outside
1200 – Lunch, mama time, solo play
1345 – Nap
1600 – Snack, Chore, Family time
1800 – Dinner, help w/ Grace’s bath, Bath, Reading, Bible
Reading, Prayers, bedtime!
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