What? That's not how you walk your dog?
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Big Sisters
We have been so spoiled to have such good friends living close by. Sage and Drew are really going to miss their friends, Claire and Henry, when they move back to Mason at the end of the month. I guess we're going to have to try-out sleepovers!!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Our Little Dude
Drew changes in looks and personality so fast these days! We went on a family trip to the zoo yesterday and he rode around in the Moby for almost two hours, totally content. It was awesome! There's no way that he would have done that a couple of weeks ago. This family-of-four stuff is getting easier by the day (hopefully I didn't just jinx myself!!). :)
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Back to Work
It's true--I finally went back to work this week, as Drew turned 14 weeks old. In other words, I have been a nervous-wreck for the past couple of weeks, with work constantly on my mind. Ross was gracious enough to let me work in my classroom for a couple of hours each day of the weekend, over the past couple of weeks so I didn't feel so overwhelmed getting back into the swing of things. The week flew by and I've already gotten five days under my belt and only nine more until spring break. I can do this...
In preparation for going back to work, I made 24 crockpot meals for our freezer. It only took me an afternoon to get groceries and an evening to prepare the meals. Coming home to an awesome-smelling house and warm french dip sandwiches was definitely worth the prep time. We also have curry chicken, healthy BBQ chicken, and goulash among others, to consume over the next couple of months. I'd highly recommend this style of cooking! Plus, each meal makes plenty of leftovers for lunches to take to work the next day.
I've also filled up our deep-freeze with plenty of frozen bottles for the weeks to come, although I do not look forward to pumping at work. This first week I had an average of 6 minutes, twice a day to get the job done. One day I had to pick between going to the bathroom and pumping, because I had lunch duty and didn't have time to do both. I don't have a door on my classroom, so finding a place to pump is an adventure in itself. I had a meeting across the district on Tuesday and had to pump sitting on the floor of a junior high bathroom. Quite pathetic! I could go on, but I will get off my soapbox for now. I just hope that I can keep up with our growing little guy.
We were so appreciative that Grandma stayed with us for the whole week to take care of Drew at home so we didn't have to send him to daycare yet. I cannot tell you how much help that was!!! (She also hemmed four pairs of pants for me and worked on a project for Sage's room. :) )It's going to be even crazier around here in the mornings, come Monday, as both Sage and Drew take their first field trip together to Lisa's.
Thank goodness Drew did a lot of growing-up this week! He is getting much less fussy throughout the day, even though there are still times that he cannot be consoled. He loves to be part of the action and talks almost non-stop when he's awake. He's also smiling and cooing like crazy. Today he played with me on the floor for almost 30 minutes; that's a record by about 20 minutes over last week. This makes it a little easier to send him to daycare!
In preparation for going back to work, I made 24 crockpot meals for our freezer. It only took me an afternoon to get groceries and an evening to prepare the meals. Coming home to an awesome-smelling house and warm french dip sandwiches was definitely worth the prep time. We also have curry chicken, healthy BBQ chicken, and goulash among others, to consume over the next couple of months. I'd highly recommend this style of cooking! Plus, each meal makes plenty of leftovers for lunches to take to work the next day.
I've also filled up our deep-freeze with plenty of frozen bottles for the weeks to come, although I do not look forward to pumping at work. This first week I had an average of 6 minutes, twice a day to get the job done. One day I had to pick between going to the bathroom and pumping, because I had lunch duty and didn't have time to do both. I don't have a door on my classroom, so finding a place to pump is an adventure in itself. I had a meeting across the district on Tuesday and had to pump sitting on the floor of a junior high bathroom. Quite pathetic! I could go on, but I will get off my soapbox for now. I just hope that I can keep up with our growing little guy.
We were so appreciative that Grandma stayed with us for the whole week to take care of Drew at home so we didn't have to send him to daycare yet. I cannot tell you how much help that was!!! (She also hemmed four pairs of pants for me and worked on a project for Sage's room. :) )It's going to be even crazier around here in the mornings, come Monday, as both Sage and Drew take their first field trip together to Lisa's.
Thank goodness Drew did a lot of growing-up this week! He is getting much less fussy throughout the day, even though there are still times that he cannot be consoled. He loves to be part of the action and talks almost non-stop when he's awake. He's also smiling and cooing like crazy. Today he played with me on the floor for almost 30 minutes; that's a record by about 20 minutes over last week. This makes it a little easier to send him to daycare!
I also started taking Sage to the library on Saturday mornings to check out books. She also gets to check-out a video as well. Of course it has been Thomas each time. This week she wore her backpack to take her books home in, which made the experience extra-special. I have really enjoyed this time together!
We also started a routine this week in letting Sage watch an episode of Dora when she gets home from daycare, so that I can try to clean up the house a bit and wash bottles. Yes, I am generally in my pajamas by 4pm if we are not planning on going anywhere. I just love sitting Drew in the bumbo to help--he looks like a little man in there. :)
I am already looking forward to spring break and summer. I think being a parent is one of the hardest jobs out there, and teaching isn't far behind! I'm exhausted, but life is good!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Snow!
We finally got our first "big" winter snow! Ross and Sage played outside for a couple of hours and made an enormous snowman!
Sage loved eating the snow--at least it was still somewhat fresh. :)
I'm not sure how much help Sage was in shoveling the sidewalk, but she was excited to try.
She could have stayed outside and played all day!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Simple Fun
Friday night Matt invited us to his train club open house down at the state fairgrounds. Sage and Claire had a blast! Apparently the train club holds an open house on the last Friday of each month. It may turn into a Daddy-Daughter date night in the future, as Drew wasn't exactly interested. :)
On our way home from running errands on Saturday, I mentioned to Ross that I would have loved to have gone to the Lady Antebellum concert. So, Ross made dinner and played some of their music videos for us so that we could enjoy our own concert at home. :) It was a lot of fun and Sage had some serious dance moves that we need to get on video!
After our "concert", we got Sage even more riled-up with bubbles before tucking her in for the night... which explains why I still hear her upstairs playing in her room and not sleeping at all!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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