Almost weekly update!
So, week in a nutshell:
Emma started school on Wednesday. I drove her to school and dropped her off the first day. She did great, no tears when we left. It hurt me a bit that she wasn't sad, but at the same time made me feel good that I've raised her to be independent of me. She took the bus on Thursday and we had tears there. Mostly because it isn't uncommon for us to take the city bus as a family because this summer gas was just too damn expensive! She was much better on the way home. As we thought, and as the driver reassured me in the afternoon, the crying only lasted maybe 2 minutes.
Emma is making friends at school. She's having fun. She colored and played with blocks. That's all I get from her. She didn't really eat much at lunch, but she ate the food that came home with her after school. She ate her fruits and veggies before her lunchable on Friday and didn't touch the candy in that meal until Saturday! I think they're learning about days of the week. She was singing a new song about days of the week...otherwise I'd have no clue.
I'm suddenly feeling isolated with way too much time on my hands without her. Alex is sweet, but he's still not doing much more than eating and sleeping. He stayed up for a whopping 3 hours the other day. He hasn't been able to keep his eyes open for more than 2 hours since then...I don't count when he's eating because sometimes he's half asleep.
I made some friends that have a little girl who is almost the same age as Emma. She turns 4 in October. I can't remember if I mentioned her earlier. Anyway, her parents are awesome. We all like the same types of board games and RPGs, both like Star Wars, Renfest, Dragon*con, AWA. We've made a few play dates with them. It's cool to have someone to talk to about video games again. For my friends who may one day settle into a "family" lifestyle-the ones like us will still wear utili-kilts, Firefly shirts, anime pins, non-traditional clothing or put Star Wars shirts on the kids :).
Life has otherwise been good. I've felt really old lately with Emma going to school. It's just weird. I feel like motherhood has hit me like a ton of bricks...and harder and faster than when I had Emma. We have to do the whole "getting ready before bed stuff" with packing lunch, bookbag, picking out an outfit for the next day. Then there's the earlier bedtime, coupled with the waking up at 6.30 in the morning to get her at the bus stop just after 7am! I'm so scared of turning into a helicopter parent. I have to wait with her at the bus stop in the morning and I have to be there when she comes home too. It makes since since she's only 4, but I just think back to when I was 5 and starting kindergarten. I know my mom didn't sit with me until the bus came.
Family fun stuff lately has been incredibly nerdy. The weekend entertainment has been Mariokart Wii and multi-player Mario Party on the DS. Today Emma and I saw the Clone Wars movie with Mari, Aeri and Danhiel (the family we met recently). I know the reviews say it sucks, but if you want to see a nerdy CGI film, go see it. It's definitely for little kids, but they have good slicing up of the combat troops. I really do feel that this was something made for the Star Wars parents to feel comfortable sharing with their children. I took Alex with me (it was a matinee showing) and he slept straight through it. Also, Moby wraps rule. See the movie. Google "Moby wrap" to see what I'm talking about.
That's a long enough entry for now. Is it better for my friends if I just make a weekly novel, or would it be an easier read if I break it up into daily bites? So much stuff happens, so it's hard to find time to condense it to keep up. Nevermind that I still do email, mommy board, online RPG, TV shows, Facebook and even MySpace to keep up with everything. The kids only sleep so many hours of the day, and I join them for the night stretch!
Emma started school on Wednesday. I drove her to school and dropped her off the first day. She did great, no tears when we left. It hurt me a bit that she wasn't sad, but at the same time made me feel good that I've raised her to be independent of me. She took the bus on Thursday and we had tears there. Mostly because it isn't uncommon for us to take the city bus as a family because this summer gas was just too damn expensive! She was much better on the way home. As we thought, and as the driver reassured me in the afternoon, the crying only lasted maybe 2 minutes.
Emma is making friends at school. She's having fun. She colored and played with blocks. That's all I get from her. She didn't really eat much at lunch, but she ate the food that came home with her after school. She ate her fruits and veggies before her lunchable on Friday and didn't touch the candy in that meal until Saturday! I think they're learning about days of the week. She was singing a new song about days of the week...otherwise I'd have no clue.
I'm suddenly feeling isolated with way too much time on my hands without her. Alex is sweet, but he's still not doing much more than eating and sleeping. He stayed up for a whopping 3 hours the other day. He hasn't been able to keep his eyes open for more than 2 hours since then...I don't count when he's eating because sometimes he's half asleep.
I made some friends that have a little girl who is almost the same age as Emma. She turns 4 in October. I can't remember if I mentioned her earlier. Anyway, her parents are awesome. We all like the same types of board games and RPGs, both like Star Wars, Renfest, Dragon*con, AWA. We've made a few play dates with them. It's cool to have someone to talk to about video games again. For my friends who may one day settle into a "family" lifestyle-the ones like us will still wear utili-kilts, Firefly shirts, anime pins, non-traditional clothing or put Star Wars shirts on the kids :).
Life has otherwise been good. I've felt really old lately with Emma going to school. It's just weird. I feel like motherhood has hit me like a ton of bricks...and harder and faster than when I had Emma. We have to do the whole "getting ready before bed stuff" with packing lunch, bookbag, picking out an outfit for the next day. Then there's the earlier bedtime, coupled with the waking up at 6.30 in the morning to get her at the bus stop just after 7am! I'm so scared of turning into a helicopter parent. I have to wait with her at the bus stop in the morning and I have to be there when she comes home too. It makes since since she's only 4, but I just think back to when I was 5 and starting kindergarten. I know my mom didn't sit with me until the bus came.
Family fun stuff lately has been incredibly nerdy. The weekend entertainment has been Mariokart Wii and multi-player Mario Party on the DS. Today Emma and I saw the Clone Wars movie with Mari, Aeri and Danhiel (the family we met recently). I know the reviews say it sucks, but if you want to see a nerdy CGI film, go see it. It's definitely for little kids, but they have good slicing up of the combat troops. I really do feel that this was something made for the Star Wars parents to feel comfortable sharing with their children. I took Alex with me (it was a matinee showing) and he slept straight through it. Also, Moby wraps rule. See the movie. Google "Moby wrap" to see what I'm talking about.
That's a long enough entry for now. Is it better for my friends if I just make a weekly novel, or would it be an easier read if I break it up into daily bites? So much stuff happens, so it's hard to find time to condense it to keep up. Nevermind that I still do email, mommy board, online RPG, TV shows, Facebook and even MySpace to keep up with everything. The kids only sleep so many hours of the day, and I join them for the night stretch!