report card?!

so today we had the pleasure of meeting with jakey's preschool teacher. it was our first parent-teacher conference ever. the first of many, i suppose! we weren't sure what to expect. of course at home we see all sides of mr. jake. he is so sweet, happy, respectful, polite... but he can also be mr. stinker, mr. contrary, whiny pants, sobbing his head off over um... very little... even telling a white lie here and there. like my last post stated, of course we think our kid is just the best, but it was very interesting to see jakey through his teacher's eyes.

apparently our little angel is considered the wanderer of the preschool class. every other kid is sitting where he/she is supposed to be, listening to stories, paying attention to the daily "lesson," and then there's jake... wandering the classroom, sprawling across the tabletops, sucking his thumb and laying on the floor. what?! i am a teacher for goodness' sake! my child is THAT kid?! ah, well... he's three. or at least that's what i'll keep telling myself. until may. then it will be, "he's four." i'm sure i'll always have an excuse. he's my kid! he can do no wrong! well, not often anyway!

anyway, it was very enlightening to see another adult's perspective on mr. jake. we are biased, and our lovely family is also biased (we love you guys for that). so to hear the opinion of someone we see on a weekly basis who may not be QUITE as in love with him as we are... it was definitely eye-opening.

and the control freak in me is determined to change that!!