"Home" school
Eden is an easy child.
Let me say that again...
Eden is an easy child. She would be easy to ignore all day. She just doesn't need me. She can "entertain" herself for hours.
The other morning after breakfast she told me she was going to go play in her room. I was busy cleaning the kitchen and starting some laundry. I heard her talking in her room and then she ran up and down the stairs a few times so I went to check out what she was doing...
She had all of her stuffed animals and dolls dressed in various outfits. She had used all the baby clothes, some dress-up clothes, some of her own clothes, and even a few leotards so everyone would have a "swimsuit" because they were all swimming in the "lake." (She used her blue blanket for the lake!)
Eden plays with her horses and I listen sometimes while she talks about all of their adventures and uses her "daddy," "mama," or "baby" voices. She also will build block cities and gets all of Asher's dinosaurs, bugs, army men, and cars out. She looks at every book we have in the house and then asks to go to the library.
She's been learning to ride a "big girl" bike on the trail. (She leaves me unless I run to keep up!) We've been going to the park. (She loves to chase the boys!) She goes with me when I clean Grandmother's house. (I love to hear her make Grandmother laugh!)
We've also had "school" a few mornings. She wants to do her "homework." She's been working out of a pre-school book. She sat for 45 minutes one morning and did all of the pre-writing pages...tracing lines, circles, etc. (She's very focused!) I've been reading her about five books every morning after breakfast (she would let me read twenty).
On occasion (a couple of mornings a week) she asks to play with Stella. (I comply with her wish if it's possible.) She definitely enjoys her alone time and even made a comment recently about "not having to share." Although, as soon as Lilli gets home she is ready to see her sister and they start playing together.
Eden and I are adjusting to our new roles. She being the only child for most of the day and me being the mother of only one very easy child for a large chunk of the day!
