Some Funnies, Not-So-Funnies, and In Betweens

Life has been busy around the Church household. Rebekah is loving preschool and getting used to a new group of kids this summer. She is one of the youngest in her class. Most of the children are either four years old or will be turning four this summer. Since Rebekah's birthday isn't until October 1 she is a few months younger than many of the kids. There is one other boy whose birthday isn't until December, so at least she isn't the very youngest. It has been interesting to see, however, how they have grouped the children in the class. Rebekah's best friend is Brock, a boy from her class from last spring. Rebekah was a life saver to Brock on the first day of summer preschool because he didn't know anyone in their new class either, and I believe that Rebekah felt more comfortable having another child in her class whom she knows. Last week Brock was out all week, probably due to vacation, so Rebekah was forced to play with some other children, and she seems to be doing really well.

Joshua is doing really well with his PT. He can stand from a seated position (as if he's sitting in a chair) without holding on, but his confidence is lacking. I can have him sit on my leg facing in between my legs with his feet tucked under my other leg, and he can stand up without extra support. I don't believe he realizes what he is doing because his mind is toward reaching for bubbles. He just lacks the confidence. Hopefully he'll feel more comfortable with practice.

Here's a funny little story about the kids. This week I was looking through the cereal aisle for something different to feed Joshua as a snack. He gets bored with plain Cheerios, and the Yogurt Bursted Cheerios caught my eye. Well, the ratio of yogurt Cheerios to plain Cheerios is something like 1:10. The yogurt Cheerios are pale pink, but both the kids go after them like they are going out of style. I gave Rebekah a bowl of the cereal, and she still had most of her Cheerios left (all plain) before asking for more pink ones. Joshua had eaten most of his Cheerios, so I poured a few more on his high chair tray. He immediately dove after the pink ones. It was so funny! After they were gone he started fussing at me. He wanted more pink Cheerios like Rebekah!

Now for another story, although this one isn't so funny. Well, I guess if you have a warped sense of humor you might think it's funny. Today I was nursing Joshua down for a nap and when I came out of his room I found Rebekah in the bathroom with the door closed. She had pooped in her panties, removed her shorts and panties, sat on the toilet and got poop all over the front of the toilet seat, and used the rest of the toilet paper as well as the remainder of her flushable wet wipes and put them all in the toilet. Part of me was not happy about the mess and the fact that I was going to have to clean it up and remove half of what was in the toilet in order to flush it. It would surely clog from all the wipes in there. On the other hand, I was proud that Rebekah made the effort to try to clean up herself after an accident. My question is this: Why is it that she has the sense enough to try to clean up herself following an accident, but she doesn't try to go to the potty before she has the accident???

I've started Rebekah's 4th year slideshow! Yes, her birthday is not for 3 1/2 more months, but I heard a song the other day that sparked me into looking into music for her next slideshow. I've selected most of the music and have chosen and placed the pictures for the first year into the slideshow. Boy, would this first portion be a great Father's Day gift! I'm using "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman, and I've gathered pictures of Rebekah dressed as Cinderella as well as pictures of Rebekah dancing with Darrin. Oh, it's going to be such a tear jerker! I nearly start crying just working on it!

By the way, if you haven't seen Rebekah's and Joshua's previous slideshows you can check them out in the sidebar to the right. Enjoy!