Big Kid

Although we talk a lot about Jacob's milestones since he's the baby around here these days, Micah is growing up so fast too. The other night in the shower (he only takes showers now) he told me that he was going to "start brushing his teeth at night and in the morning and using the kind of toothpaste that you spit in the sink because that's what big boys do and I'm a big boy now." So, we set him up with some kids toothpaste and a cup in the bathroom and he had been handling that responsibility well! He also dresses himself on his own in the mornings, which has resulted in some pretty "interesting" style choices. I'm happy to let that go, though :-) We found out yesterday that he will be attending Pre-K at Perritt Primary in the fall. He is very excited about being there because there is a great playground and because...you guessed it, that's where the big kids go. Perritt also houses Kindergarten and 1st grade so he will be there for awhile. Most of the boys from his class will also be attending so it should be a smooth transition for him. We are happy about this news because the Perritt program is excellent and there is a waiting list. But because of a new partnership between the daycare and the public school system, Micah and his classmates have an automatic space in the Pre-K program. It will make thing more difficult for us logistically since Jacob will be going to a separate school, but we would have had to face that next year anyway. I was just looking back at some of the older videos of Micah. Not that long ago we were still trying to understand what he was saying and now he's telling us some crazy stories of his own creation about fire trucks and Spider-Man and drawing pictures of lego towers he wants to build. It's fun to watch his personality come out more and more.