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What I Learned at School Today

Miles did great on his first day of school, not a tear to be found. I was so relieved! Today was my first day working there and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't sure I would, but I found it totally relaxing. I got to hang out and play in the sandbox while kids came and went. I helped make tracks for their trucks, hid "jewels" for them to dig up and discover and helped wash their little hands at the end of it all. It was nice to be able to just focus on playing, not cleaning, laundry or cooking. I'm going to try to take that lesson home with me.

Ist Day of Preschool!

I dropped Miles off at preschool this morning and left him there for the 1st time. You may recall a previous post of the same kind about a year ago. I sent him when he when he was around 20 months but it was too tough for both of us and I decided to wait until he got a little older. This time his cousin Remi is there with him and it's a co-op so I will be working there one day and his aunt Jen will be working there another day so that makes me feel much more comfortable. That said, my chest has been tight since I left him and I keep looking at the clock to see if it isn't finally time to go pick him up.

Muppet luv

A girl after my own heart :)

Trip to San Diego

We took our first family trip a few weeks back to visit my cousin Dianne, her husband Orlando and son Sammy. Dianne and Orlando were fabulous hosts and seemed sorry to see us go despite the fact that within hours of arriving my kids rubbed play dough into their carpet and tracked diarrhea through their living room. The trip included a few firsts including Danika's first hotel stay and the first time in a real pool for both kids!



Danika took to feeding Sammy and would probably still be doing it had we not forcefully stopped her.

Hi again

Hola
I'm certain no one is still checking this blog as it's been SO long since I posted but I'm back in the saddle tonight. Robert is away on a 4-day bachelor party (how did this get to be ok?), and I'm feeling good so far on how I've handled the kids. It's a long time without him but I have lots of help and it's been fine really. He's been working kind of late so I've grown accustomed to doing dinner/bath time alone so it's mostly his company that I miss. It's funny that before we had kids I would have been worried about Robert on a bachelor party (there were so many) - what is he doing, who is he with etc.. but now I just think, have as much fun as you can. Don't get arrested or lose too much money if you gamble and that's about it. It feels really healthy.

Oh, and Miles is STILL two :)

Some changes

It's lasted longer than an illness. It's nothing he ate. He's been getting enough sleep.

It is for these reasons that I must face the fact that Miles has hit the terrible twos. He's a wonderful kid and all but things have been tough around here for about a month. EVERYTHING is a battle. Every meal, outing, bedtime, change of clothes or diaper - even fun things like getting ready to go to a park or see a friend. There are multiple tantrums each day. It's been exhausting and the days are feeling long. I feel myself watching the clock for the hour when reinforcements (husband) arrive. I know this is a stage and that it too will pass. Until then I am doing my best not to match his mood. I can't get derailed by every tantrum, I have another kid hanging onto my skirt and I have learned from experience that the calmer I am the better things are.

On the plus side, Danika has been wonderful. All I can ask for is that they stagger their tough patches :)