Telling the Kids!

Well I just couldn't wait another 2 weeks to tell the kids about the baby.  We decided to tell them this morning.  I told them that there is something in my tummy - do you know what it is?  I told them that there is a baby in my tummy - we are going to have a baby!  They both got really excited.  Preston said it's a boy baby and Calleigh said no it's a girl baby.  We may have to find out just to keep the arguing under control!!!  Terry told them how they can't jump on me and push on my tummy.  I then told them how my tummy will get bigger and bigger.  Preston fell down laughing!  They both then came over to touch my belly.  Preston rubbed it, kissed it and said hi to the baby.  It was so sweet!  Now, let's hope they stay so excited!
I did take a little video of us telling them then the camera died!  Will figure out how to post soon.

First Haircut and Open House

It has been a busy week.  I should have posted sooner!  Saturday Calleigh got her first haircut.  She was such a big girl!  It wasn't a huge cut but it definitely evened it out and looks so cute.  I think we will grow her bangs out though.  She looks so cute when I pull them back.

Before

  After

Tonight Preston had his open house for Kindergarten.  He was so tired on the way there that he kept saying, "Mommy I am tired.  I don't want to go to school".  Of course it was in his whiny voice.  We promised it wouldn't be long and that he could have a surprise after (dinner out).  I carried him from the van to the building (no I shouldn't be doing it but it is hard to resist!  he's so cute!).  As soon as we got in he saw the school Wolf (mascot) and gave it a hug.  Then we caught up with his friend Jason and it was on.  The boy perked up and was so excited we couldn't keep up with him!  He was excited to show us the pictures hanging outside his classroom then his journals.  Oh my gosh, so cute!!!!  He then walked us around the room to show us the different things/centers.  I literally couldn't keep up!  While his teacher talked he sat in the reading area with his friends and was having a blast.  It was great to see how quickly he has made friends and that he is enjoying himself.  Calleigh fit right in too.  She went over there with her brother and jumped in and played too!  I know my girl - she did it easily because her brother was right there.  If he hadn't been she would have been clinging to me.
I can't tell you how proud of my kids I am.  They are such good and sweet kids.  Calleigh is LOVING her new sitter.  I am so happy but yet it hurts too.  As a mom I want to be the one to do a lot of the things they are doing together with her.  I told her that tomorrow she can have some Mommy and Calleigh time and she said she wants the sitter too!  Like I said, it makes me SO happy that she is happy and learning so much but it's hard for me to see her wanting the sitter more than me!  Terry says he understands and that now I know how he feels.  Calleigh usually does this to him but it's because she wants Mommy.  I hope I am able to not be so jealous as time goes on and just be glad my daughter is happy and in good hands.  Until then, I love getting texts throughout the day of tidbits she has done, picture messages of her playing and learning and most of all leaving my daughter laughing as I go to work.  It is much better than leaving her crying!!!
This weekend will be a busy one again.  Saturday I will be working for our annual run while Terry takes Calleigh to dance.  Then Preston has his first fall tball practice in the afternoon.  Terry is the head coach so that will be fun.  We get to see a dear friend, Manny, for dinner.  He is Calleigh's Godfather.  We haven't seen him in several months - he is in for a shock when he sees her and her sassyness!!!

Childhood Dreams

Saturday Calleigh had her first dance class.  She was excited but when we got there got to be her usual clingy self.  I let her go to the assistant and just walked out of the room.  She sat with her hands in her mouth for a little while but after about 20 minutes she started to participate.  I was so proud of her because I was afraid it would take her a couple of classes to warm up.  She got so into it she didn't want me taking her picture and hid behind the assistant!  After class she didn't want to come with me and actually told me that she didn't want me to come next time!  So grown and independent.

 

 

So we are on week 2 of kindergarten.  Preston got a note yesterday and today about talking in line in the hallway.  This surprises me because he is usually my quiet one!  He told me the first time he was talking to himself, Monday to the wall and today to his friend in line in front of him.  Oh my boy!  He is doing well though and loves walking to his class by himself.  At dinner tonight he asked if when he gets big if he can be a police man.  I said sure.  Then he said "Can I fix cars?".  Of course you can.  He then said, "what about building houses?".  I told him he can do whatever he wants to do.  It would not surprise me if he did all of the above!!!  So interesting what they say they want to be.

Friday!

We made it to Friday!!!  It has been such a busy and emotional week with Preston starting Kindergarten, Calleigh with her new sitter, and getting to see the peanut of a new baby.  Preston has done great this week.  He is totally exhausted and was asleep by 7:30 last night.  He did get a little note on his behavior sheet yesterday for talking when he was supposed to be listening.  When I asked him about it he said they were in the hallway and he was talking and they are supposed to be quiet.  I asked who he was talking to and he said himself!  Oh my child and his creativity - I bet he was having a great conversation with himself or making his car sounds.  Yesterday I tried letting go a little more and just dropped him off in the morning rather than parking and walking him to class.  He was excited to walk by himself to his classroom.  I teared up more yesterday morning than I did on Monday because he looked so grown up with his back pack and lunch bag walking into the building.  I am so proud of him.  The only problem with this drop off idea is that I can't watch him as he walks!  I had cars ready to hit me to get me to move because I was too busy turned around trying to watch him!  Not a good idea when your vehicle is moving!
Tomorrow Calleigh has her very first dance class.  We bought her new tights and ballet shoes.  My sister in law loaned us her leotard and I found a couple more at a consignment sale last night for a couple of dollars (I love consignment sales and thrift stores but that is a whole other topic!).  She is very excited but I have to call her shoes dance shoes, not ballet shoes!!!  She has had a total blast this week with her sitter.  She has learned the letter A and it's sound and is tracing so much better too!  I think her favorite thing is that her sitter bought her a pair of flip flops like her.  She is in heaven!  I get texts of pictures of her in different dresses she plays in. Today was a Southern Belle dress.  Too precious.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Baby Lamb III

Well it is official.  There will be another member to our family come March 2012!  We have known for a couple of weeks but wanted to go to the doctor before we started to tell anyone.  This baby is a total surprise!  I have been on birth control so when I was late I was thinking we were pregnant - I'm never late, usually early!  We took 3 tests.  Yes, 3.  The first one was expired so to be sure I bought another box.  Of course since it had 2 we took one right away and another in the morning.  We are very excited.  Of course since it wasn't planned there is now a lot of planning to do!  What room will we put the baby in?  Will we find out what we are having?  We didn't with the other 2.  Names - we used both names we love!  We don't have back ups!  Daycare - Preston started kindergarten and Calleigh at a church preschool so who will keep the baby?  Luckily we have 9 months to think about it!!  We are still going to wait to tell the kids until our next doctor's appointment.  I am confident everything is fine but God forbid something did happen we want to wait so we don't have to explain that to the kids.  Although, they must be sensing things because Calleigh asked me yesterday if I had a baby in my tummy.  I ignored her.  Last week she told her Grandma she had a fat tummy and that she must have a baby in there!  Last Monday I was walking with the kids, holding their hands, and said I had my 2 babies.  Preston said "You can have 3 babies Mommy".  I am thinking their ears are working better than I think - they hear me talking to Terry and our families!  So, here's to playing the zone defense!!!  No more man to man coverage!!!

 

 
 

All Grown Up

Well I guess it's official, my little boy is all grown up!  Today was his first day of kindergarten.  We have a rough morning but we made it.  He woke up a couple times during the night (once because Calleigh woke him up with her crying and the other time because his nose was running) so he was a little tired to start the morning.  I thought I had everything ready to go but apparently I didn't!  We spent about 10 minutes trying to find his shoes!   When he finally got them on he complained the show was twisted - not sure what was going on with that.  We left a few minutes later than I wanted and he whined the whole way to school:  "I'm so tired", "My shoe still hurts", "I don't want to eat".  Now I was more nervous that he was going to whiny on his first day and not enjoy it than I was about him growing up and leaving me.  What a change when we pulled into the parking lot!  We got out and he was a totally different child.  He was now grown up and ready for school.  We walked in the building and he pointed out the orange crayon he is supposed to look for over his door.  He walked into the room and the teacher told him to pick a seat so he did.  He put his backpack on the chair, got a crayon and began coloring.  It was like he had been there forever.  He forgot we were even there!!!  I hugged him and kissed him then got ready to leave but felt as if I was missing and forgetting to do something.  What else was I to do?  He was fine and I didn't really have anything to inform the teacher so I guess Mommy was done.  I asked Calleigh if she wanted to give him a hug goodbye and she said no.  Daddy gave him one last hug and words of encouragement and we left.  I didn't cry!  I was amazed.  Calleigh was sad because this is the first time they haven't been in the same building during the day.  She said, "Mommy, Preston didn't hug me goodbye!"  I had to remind her that it was her that didn't want to hug.  It took her a few minutes to be okay but once we got her to her new teacher she was fine.  I was more emotional picking Preston up this afternoon.  When the lady called his name on the radio to say his ride was here I felt so proud.  I don't know what about it made me start to get emotional but I did.  Then I saw him coming out of the building.  Wow - did he grow while he was there?  He looked like such a big boy!  He got in the van and immediately had to tell us about lunch and how he had to get a milk or chocolate milk.  He had chicken nuggets, potatoes and applesauce.  Someone tried to talk to him but he was busy eating!  He was so happy.  It was really at that moment that I teared up.  I can remember the days of picking him up from daycare and asking him what he did and he couldn't tell me - his language hadn't developed enough and he didn't understand.  Now he was able to give me details!  I am a proud Mommy today.  He must have worked hard today because he fell asleep on the way home.  I love my little guy!

Letting Go

What a week! Preston went roller skating for the first time with his day care on Thursday. He had a blast until he got home and complained his feet hurt. We shook it off as he was just tired. After being in bed and asleep for 2 hours he woke up crying. He wouldn't let us touch his feet and was inconsolable. We gave him some Tylenol and made the decision to take him to the ER to be sure nothing was broken. The kid was happy go lucky when he saw the doc! It turns out they think it was a severe strain of the tendons on the bottom of his foot. We felt a little silly being there but our luck if we didn't go he would have had a broken bone and we would have felt horrible for not taking him!!
Today, my little boy showed me how grown up he is. We went to meet his Kindergarten teacher and walk around his new school a bit. He had no problems and seemed quite excited. He of course got a little shy but that is normal for him. Luckily a little girl from his Pre T-ball team from last spring is in his class so he kind of knows 1 other kid. I know he will probably do fine but how do you let go? I feel like I am sending him into unknown and uncontrolled territory! I won't be able to protect him much at all. He will become even more independent. I know our goal as parents is to raise happy, healthy, intelligent and independent kids but man is this hard! I want to keep them sheltered in my safety. It was so hard when they were born because they were no longer safe inside of me where I could protect them. Now I am sending my boy to a big place by himself. I am assured daily he will be fine. I have to keep telling myself that! I am preparing myself to cry a lot Monday morning but am hoping I can hide it at least a little bit from him!!!
We will enjoy our weekend with friends and I will try not to think about the fact that my baby is going to kindergarten!

Growing Pains

What a night! Calleigh was up most of it crying off and on. She doesn't do this often but when she does you know she doesn't feel good. I tried snuggling with her and that helped for short periods. I finally got up to get her some Tylenol. She was not happy about taking some and lots went down the side of her face and into her hair - nice to clean out in the morning. After medicine we finally got about 3 hours of solid sleep! A tired mom in the middle of the night - this morning I went to put the "Tylenol" away. Oops! I didn't give her Tylenol, I gave her Triaminic!!! Guess that is why she was able to sleep well! I hate seeing my kids in pain. It is the toughest part of being a parent. Preston had a first today. His daycare camp went roller skating. I hated that I wasn't able to be there to see him. He said he had a blast and even showed me how he skated and fell!! Tonight he complained his feet hurt. So cute and so sleepy. Both of my babies are thankfully asleep so now it's time to catch up on some tv!