Tessa has been a bit difficult as a 4.5 year old. Lots of whining, being mean to her brother, not listening. Normal kid behavior really, but not what I wanted from my little girl. So we've started a little reward program similar to the colored level chart they have for behavior at preschool. And you know what, she's actually been much more pleasant. Sure, there are still moments where she isn't nice, but they are far less frequent than they were a month ago. She is sleeping in her own room again all night (thank God, as Morgan isn't right now), being nice most of the time to Morgan, and helping Mommy quite a bit more by clearing the table, putting her laundry away, etc. As a reward, I picked just her up from school on Friday at lunch time and took her to Run, Jump, and Play (her choice). She had a blast and really enjoyed the 1:1 Mommy time.
She got even more of it at a baby shower for my cousin Allison the next day. Her favorite part: painting a block for the baby's room. (Though I have to admit she was a bit disappointed that we didn't get to bring it home with us at the end of the party).
Doesn't her twisty hair look cute?
Saturday night we celebrated Thanksgiving with Nate's side of the family and had a great time. Morgan was a wild man, running around with all of his cousins!
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