life: good behavior

it's a day i'd never thought i'd see come.

ever.

two years ago we were in the thick of what seemed like would become a life-long battle with bad behavior. 

and i may or may not have felt that way because i was taking fertility drugs and was emotionally strung out at the time...

every.single.day was a bad day at school for the dude.

i think i got 3 phone calls within the first two weeks of school.

and by the end of the second month of school i thought i was going to pull my hair out.

and then pull the dudes out as well.

i'm not sure if it's maturity..

or medication..

or a better teacher..

.....because his kindergarten teacher was horrible!!

(and i'm not just saying that. this lady called my son retarded. TO. MY.HUSBANDS.FACE)

but none-the-less...

the dude has worked HARD to get green almost everyday this semester.

the last two years it's been hard for him to be on green one DAY a week.

we've come a looooongg way.

and i'd never thought we'd get here..

but we did.

see...

(E is for excellent, which is the highest 'grade' you can get in 2nd grade & conduct)

and as proud as i am of him for the grades..

i'm even more proud of the conduct..

because he's smart & that comes easy..

and he's had to work much harder at his behavior.

even his art & music teachers, who he's had the last two years have never given him an E before.

so it's a BIG deal.

and i should say.. his 'bad' behavior hasn't ever been 'bad'.
more like... disruptive? difficult?
always talking out of turn.
getting out of his seat when he shouldn't.
being a know it all, and obnoxious to boot.
difficulty staying on task during group activities..
nothing that would land him in military school for sure..

so today we made a BIG deal out of it.

we always tell him how proud we are of him for good grades...

but this time we rewarded him with a lego.

which he's currently assembling in his room..

while i watch wizard of oz & fight off droopy eyelids!

have a great weekend!

xo-k