The Big Oh-Five!

It happened. Luca turned five. I tried to tell him that four was a way better age, but I guess I shouldn't have already told him that when he's five he gets to go to kindergarten, cause he's pretty set on doing that.

He's loving preschool and comes home talking about what he played with his friends and what they had for snack. He also brings home crafts and letter/number learning worksheets, so I'm pretty sure he's learning too. ;)

He's been doing tae kwon do for about a year and really seems to be enjoying it. In December he had his promotion test and moved up to yellow belt. Because he's under 7, he has a white stripe in it. Any belt that he earns before he turns 7 will have the white stripe, but he doesn't have to earn them again when he's older. We're taking the classes through the park district, and this last session he was the only one enrolled, so he's basically been getting private lessons. So far he's the only one signed up for the next session too. The instructor has offered to let him take the class with older boys so he's not alone, but so far he's content with it just being him so we'll see if that changes next session.

Speaking of kindergarten, I finally ended up calling around to school district offices to figure out where he'll be attending next year. Our address is on the edge of the city, so we have weird divisions of services. One city for the address, we have fire and police protection from another city, and now it turns out we are in the school district of yet another city. But I got it all sorted out, we'll go to registration at the school in a couple weeks and hopefully all my questions will be answered. Can't believe he'll be going to kindergarten!! I'm a little anxious about that, and it doesn't help that his first day is also my due date. Yikes! I told my OB I have nightmares that my water will break while I'm bringing him into school and he'll be known forever as the boy whose mom peed her pants. She very politely didn't laugh at me. =)

He is really looking forward to summer and everything that goes with it. He wants to play outside all the time. He keeps asking when we can play water guns and get out the pool and ride in his power wheels and I keep explaining that he just has to wait. It's pretty impossible.

By and large he plays well with Tessa, though it often seems that it's mostly because Tessa doesn't mind being bossed around. He usually decides where and what they'll play, but she seems happy to go along with him. He's also pretty excited for Tiny to get here. I've taken both kids to my last couple OB appointments and he gets a kick out of hearing baby's heartbeat.

Can't believe my little dude is growing so fast! At his five year check-up he's in about the 25th percentile for weight and the 51st for height. My little bean pole. =) He got all his shots so he's ready for school and taking the bandaids off was by far the worst part of it. Sad five years have passed so fast, but excited for what the next year will bring.