Nikolas in trouble

Since I'm going to try and make this blog into a book later for the boys, I figured I really needed to add in Nikolas getting in DEEP trouble for the first time.

Although I'm posting about this today, it actually happened yesterday, Tuesday April 10, 2012. I always go and pick Nikolas up first after work and then Kaden. When we got to Kaden's school everything was great (other than Kaden screaming because I was trying to make him walk out). Nikolas knows that he has to stand on the sidewalk while I put Kaden in his car seat. Never has there been a problem with him doing this......until now!

I have Kaden half buckled in and I hear a "thud". I instantly look up and can only assume Nikolas did something. I slam the car door and find out that my son had just thrown a rock at the car next to us. I'm so angry at this point that I almost lose my mind. I called him over to me, made him knock on the man's car door (oh yeah, forgot to mention that the man was in his car) and say he was sorry for throwing the rock. I then throw him in his car seat and told him not to move.

We start checking out the window where the rock hit and there was only a little scratch. I begged (one step away from being on my knees begging) to give the man my information so that if there was any damage that we would pay for it. He wouldn't take anything from me. He was more or less laughing about it but he was probably laughing at me being so worked up. I apologized numerous times to him.

Once I got the boys buckled in and I got myself in the car, Nikolas knew that if he talked, it would be worse. He was quiet all the way home. I didn't know what to do with him about this. I was just so mad and so embarrassed. I finally decided that 2 spankings and removal of all toys was the best option. I gave him a tote and told him to put all his toys in it. He knew I was serious because it took less than 5 minutes to have his room cleaned up. Nikolas is now only allowed to read books for 5 days. He has to earn 5 stickers for good days to get them back. His preschool knows and his behavior at home is also factored in.

I am now proud of him. He remembers what he did that was wrong. We talked about it when we were headed to school and after I picked him up. He is still apologizing to me about it and I don't even say anything about it that makes him do it. He earned his first sticker today so I'm hopeful that this will be easy and we will get 5 in a row. Nikolas was very proud of himself when he put his sticker on his reward chart tonight.

I have learned that kids will do things, even when they don't mean to. We have had problems with him throwing rocks so I'm hoping this will fix the problem. If this is the worst thing he does, we are doing pretty darn good.

Nikolas, when you are old enough to read this......I hope you learned by now to listen to your mother!! I love you!