However, on the home front things are going good. Friday was our five year anniversary. Since I was at work until 7:00 on Friday, we went out Saturday night instead. Derek and I really needed some alone time. We are going to try to make it a priority to go out once a month. A date night so to speak.
Payton is also ready to read. I know this sounds crazy, but she has been asking me to teach her to read. She knows all her sounds and letters. She is also into rhyming like crazy and loves to play the game where I say a word and she tells me which letter it starts with. Also, she grabs her books and wants me to teach her to read.
I went out and purchased the book that Ashley recommended. Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons. I have read it and get the concept, but I am a little gun shy. Reading is so important, and I am not an educator by training. I don't want to screw it up. I am debating about hiring an elementary educator to come a couple of times a week to do the lessons with her. I don't want to be a tiger mom and push things on my child; however, she is asking to learn to read. I don't want to stop her desire to learn because I don't feel comfortable teaching her. Is that completely crazy????
Payton is also speaking Spanish. Whenever we tell her to do something she makes us tell her in Spanish. The only problem, Derek and I don't speak Spanish. Therefore, I have to ask her how to say things like run, jump, sit, come here etc..... She tells me how to say it and then I repeat it. Lord knows what I am saying, but it sounds Spanish to me. She knows all her shapes, numbers and colors in Spanish. She also knows all her action verbs like the ones I mentioned above.
I am amazed by her learning ability. They really are little sponges.
4 comments:
Will you punch me in the face through the computer if I tell you to "simmer down!" I can't imagine that you could in any way squash her desire to learn to read by anything you could do or not do simply because you don't feel compelled because you're not an "educator."
I think you are quite capable of teaching her. So do I think it's a bit of crazy talk to consider hiring someone. Now, if it's more of a timing thing, as in you don't feel like you have the time to do it (particularly with work, YIKES!), okay, then maybe.
I don't know, I'm such the "let the kids be kids! They have plenty of time to be dealing with school." But she is asking . . .
Okay, that's enough of a vomit comment. I'm clearly trying to do something else besides focusing on work . . . on a day off. The upside, working in jeans and a t-shirt at the office is nice.
And I meant to say "because you don't feel capable (not compelled) because you're not an educator." Le sigh.
I know, I am crazy. I am also a 100% let kids be kids. My mom is trying to get me to agree to sign Payton up for school five days a week. I am holding my ground because she has 18 years to go to school every single day. Honestly, it is time thing as well as a fear of screwing up. I promise I am not trying to push her, but when she asks me to teach her to read it is as if she is asking me to teach her to fly a 747. I just go blank and say okay. The thought of having someone come in was more for the summer when she doesn't go to school. It would give my mom a break and she would still be getting some value at of it.
Also, so jealous you are in jeans and t-shirt. Why are you even at work on a day off?
That all sounds reasonable. :)
I'm trying to work on holidays to build up some extra paid time for maternity leave. We only get paid for what we've accrued and right now, I'll be about three weeks shy of the full three months. I know there's no way I can build up all of that time (even working on Saturday, YUCK!) but if I could work in one extra week of time, it would be helpful financially.
Unfortunately, that does NOT include me taking any vacation time before this kiddo. I'm still trying to come to terms with that. Not sure how well I'm doing with it. :)
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