Confirmation

Okay, I just have to post this because it's just so nice to get some sort of confirmation that we're doing something right!

Last week, my friend Virginia (the mother of Ethan's "best, best, best friend") told me that at parent teacher conference Mrs. Orme had told her about something Ethan had said. The story is long, but basically there was one child giving others problems (being mean, saying he was going to beat them up if they didn't do/say what he told them to, etc. . . in Kindergarten!). Virginia's son was one of the ones being picked on. He was having a rough time and was being emotional at home because he didn't know how he should react when finally all of this came out. Anyway, one particular day, Joel was really being bothered by this boy and Mrs. Orme overheard Ethan and Joel talking. Ethan said, "Don't worry, Joel, it's okay. We don't have to be best friends with everybody, but we can be still kind to everyone." Mrs. Orme told her that she just wanted to ask Ethan to go up to the front of the class to tell them all that. She didn't mention it to me at our parent/teacher conference, so I'm grateful to have heard it from Virginia.

Another thing that happened was today at Gabe's 9-month checkup with Dr. Brown. Of course, I had all three kids and they were talking to Dr. Brown and to eachother, but being relatively good for three kids cooped up waiting for the Dr. Towards the end of the appt., Dr. Brown said, "You know, we laugh because they're being silly and a little noisy, but your kids are some of the most well-behaved kids that come in here." He was very serious and I thanked him.

Such a good feeling that even though if feels like complete chaos at home, some of it is sinking in.