Friday photos.
I’m going to try really hard to post cute photos of the kids every Friday. We’ll see how long this lasts!
Sorry if this crashes your computer.
I got carried away with all of the cuteness.
A Tale of Two Mamas
Trying to keep someone IN timeoutArchive for September, 2008
My fat pants.
Yep. I’m still wearing maternity pants from three months ago. They aren’t looking too hot these days either considering that they are a little bit (not enough!) too baggy and blue jean shorts aren’t the “in” thing.
However, I’ve decided I’m not going to use diet pills to lose the unwanted pounds this time.
I can’t since I’m nursing.
Instead, I’m actually going to have to — eat less and move more.
Bummer. I really liked those pills.
I need a bike.
I’m not talking about a bike that you peddle. Because let’s face it folks… I’m too out of shape and I wouldn’t get very far!
I need a Harley and some tripped out Harley parts!
With gas prices at $3.75 a gallon here at least I’d be able to get down the road without having to fill up. At this rate I’m scared to leave the house and unnecessary trips have come to an end!
I guess I probably couldn’t put two carseats on a Harley though.
Hmm…do you think they’d fit in a sidecar?
Whew! School is hard work!
As I write, Graem is asleep *by herself* in our bed! I tucked her in at 8:15PM, and walked away. Shawna checked in on her an hour ago, and Graem was fast asleep. We were shocked. School has been exhausting for all of us!
Monday we had an open house at Graem’s new school–basically, a chance to meet her teachers, check out her classroom and outdoor play area, and meet some of her classmates and parents. Graem was very excited to see the room, and even started playing with some of the learning materials. She couldn’t get enough! In fact, at one point, her teacher came over and told her that she was not allowed to play with the materials until a teacher taught her how to use them. Graem kind of shrank after being told that, so we went outside. She saw other older girls climbing a tree and immediately wanted to do the same. We saw some familiar grownup faces, so it was nice to chat with them. After the hour was up, Graem didn’t want to leave!
Tuesday was a different agenda. They had half the class come in for one hour, while the parents were gathered with some of the school administrators for indoctrination. What Graem didn’t realize was that mommy and Mama weren’t going with her to her new classroom, which resulted in a lot of crying and screaming. One of her teachers and the director had to practically carry her crying and screaming into her classroom! For the parents, there was a lot of discussion about inside shoes vs. outside shoes, with the subset of gym shoes; discussion of lunches and snacks, all of which must be peanut-free; rules about pickup and dropoff and parking; proper clothing; illnesses. When our hour was up, we went out to the hallway to pick up a very happy and excited Graem! We talked briefly with one of her teachers, who said that she did very well learning the materials, and that “this one will definitely be needing additional learning materials.” Shawna and I were very proud!
Today was a different story, in many aspects. We explained to Graem that she’d be staying the full day, and she was very excited about it. Mama packed her lunch–a bag burgeoning with a turkey sandwich, grapes, cheese, juice, and an apple. We talked in the car about how I would drop her off at her cubby, but I would stay while she changed into her inside shoes, and then say goodbye to her. While she was changing shoes (a process that takes at least 10 minutes, btw), my friend Kim’s daughter arrived at school. We said hi, and Riley even offered to take Graem to her classroom–to which Graem said, I know where my classroom is. I kissed Graem goodbye, and she walked with the director to her classroom. I was ecstatic!
After pickup, Shawna called me to give the report, which consisted of the following: Graem didn’t use the bathroom all day because she was scared; the teacher said that Graem didn’t do any work but just watched; Graem said that she went to another classroom where she didn’t know the teachers and two kids got to color but she had to eat snack. We’re concerned about the not peeing, so we’ve been talking about asking for privacy. I also have to sort out what is going on in the afternoon just to understand who she’s working with–Kim said that she may be working with different teachers or having an evaluation. We find that she has an easier time if we can talk about it at home to reinforce that everything is just fine, and so she knows what to expect.
We’ll see how it goes tomorrow… we told her that she wouldn’t get her new inside shoes until she peed at school and started doing the work.
The teeth are here!
We have finally spotted two little tiny teeth that are making their way to the surface. At first we were in total denial that our little three month old could be getting her teeth so early.
But now it all makes sense: fussy baby, constant nursing, no sleeping, no naps, and very tired parents = teething baby!
We posted June pics today and we’ll try to post more updates as the week goes on. Graem started school today and we’ve been trying to tackle some last minute yardwork!
