Ryan update

He is getting SO big and grown up.  As I have said many times, he has come so far since that little 3 1/2 pound baby. 

He has lost his second tooth (ever) both since we have been here.  I pulled it last night.  He loves school-science experiments, math problems, and is doing very well in reading.  He was quite pleased to show me the 50 pesos that the tooth fairy had left him last night.  The tooth fairy was lucky that she had correct change.  I have pictures of him showing the double "hole" in his mouth.  He has lost both of the bottom teeth in the middle.

We have talked about being responsible for your things and looking around before you get off the school bus to make sure you have all your things.  Ryan got to class one day without one of his bags and he started to cry about it.  He was upset because he wouldn't have any of his notebooks for the day at school.  The teacher explained that he didn't need to worry about it because someone would find it and the "bus mother" would bring it to his class.  I was glad that he was able to be prepared for class.  However it strikes me a little funny that the school in multiple publications has written about training our children to be responsible but the "bus mother" brings things to class that get left on the bus.

Ryan feels very grown up and enjoys riding the bus.  The Early Learning Center (ELC) students' day ends before the "big school" by 10 minutes.  So Ryan rides home on the bus without Scott.  There is a boy in Ryan's class named Angel who lives in our neighborhood and he and Ryan enjoy the ride home together. 

Another fun science experiment that Ryan's class has done is making a parachute.  They are talking about air in science.  They got to stand in their chairs and drop their non-sticky plastic wrap and string parachutes with paper clip passengers.  His teacher has been at Brent since before she was married and now has 2 sons there in 9th and 12th grades.  I'm glad that he has someone so sweet and dedicated to her students.