Friday, August 28, 2009

Back to School

It's been pretty unbelievable about how busy we have been within the past few weeks. In fact, it's been quite a blurr. There's so much to update on that I am going to break it down by child!
News About Nathan:
I started back to work on August 17th. Nathan began going to his sitter that week also. He is in the same home care provider that Thomas went to when he was an infant. She said that he is doing well. He pretty much only sleeps and eats while he's there. He is now taking a big 8oz. bottle near the 8pm time and goes to bed at 9pm and sleeps until about 4 or 5 am. It is so nice to be able to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time. I am starting to feel human again. Nathan is now cooing up a storm and loves looking in the little infant car mirror and smiling at himself. He is such a happy baby and I'm not just saying that because I'm his mother! The picture below is of his first day of "school" at 8 weeks old.













News About Thomas:
Thomas didn't start his school until August 24th so thankfully Ken took off a week to be home with him while I worked. (Ken also was also able to take off the week before that when Thomas had his adenoids and tonsils removed. All is well with Thomas now!) It was nice to practice getting out the house early in the morning with only one kid. I had to ease myself into our reality! We have to be out the door near the 6:45 time in order for me to drop Thomas and Nathan off and be at work by 7:45. It's not as bad as it sounds, but it makes for very LONG days! Thomas started at a new school this year. We went to their Open House last Saturday. He is in the same class as his best buddy, Luke. There are 12 kids in his class with two teachers. We signed him up for Tumble Time on Thursdays to help give his week some excitement. We plan to sign him up for T-Ball in the Spring. He had a good first week. In the beginning he was leery about taking a nap and eating their lunches, but now that we got all of that worked out, I think he is going to have a successful year. I really want him ready for next Fall when he starts Kindergarten. He brought his teachers flowers on the first day just like I did when I went to Nursery School. I love the picture of the boys in front of the school. I actually stopped and "inhaled" the moment when I took the picture. I think I actually said aloud, "Oh my God, I have two kids!"
















































Thomas, Luke and their teacher Mrs. Garrett.







I wanted to also post the picture of the boys I took on Wednesday morning. Here they are wearing matching monster shirts that the Scheffer family got them. I am so glad they both smiled at the same time! Aren't they cute (even at 6am)?

1 comment:

emily said...

What a handsome little preschool dude! Love the pictures!!