Taking the moment:
I'm outside watching Alex play and I decided while I was out here to write in our blog while I have a moment.
It's a little cold today. (Compared to yesterday when we were opening the windows because it was nice and warm outside.) I put him in his sweater to come outside, we didn't need them yesterday. Actually he was a very good boy today. After he came home from preschool and had lunch, and I came home too, we put him down for a nap. Daddy mostly works from home on Tuesdays, but not always. Today he is though. I told Alex that if he took a little nap that he could go out and play afterward. And he did. He napped. So Mommy has to follow through with what I said and he did his part so I'm doing mine. We are outside playing. Yay. He's digging in the sand turtle right now.
This morning after putting him on the bus, and taking a shower, I went out to run a few little errunds. Actually they were more like things I wanted to do rather than actual things I had to do. I bought a few supplies at the store for Alex's preschool because they ask for donations and because I figure that when I was taking him to the other preschool in the neighborhood, I was paying $90 (which was actually reasonable from some of the other ones I knew were going on in the neighborhood), now I don't have to pay a thing! So I can spare $20 worth of snacks and paper supplies, like plates and cups. They are already saving me a bundle of money. Since I usually don't come to his preschool because the bus picks him up, I came in and said (when they saw me and had those questioning looks on their faces) "I come bearing gifts!" I've always wanted to say that! I know, I'm silly.
I actually like to just check in and see how he in particular is doing. I kinda miss not having that in the mornings because I don't drop him off anymore. I don't have a direct line to his teachers, so I don't call. The only correspondence that I usually have is the teacher sends home a general note of the activities going on that week. I needed to come anyhow and find out the rest of the days he is out of school and when the last day is. I also need to let them know when the c-section is and what will Alex be doing that week while I'm in the hospital. So we got to work all of that out.
They are having a Valentine's Party tomorrow and I asked one of the aids if parents could come just to help out and stuff and she said "Sure, parents are always invited." Which is true, we always are, but I don't like to come because Alex usually does better when I'm not there. When I leave him at Primary at Church on Sunday it is the same thing. He gets all upset when I leave him, 5 minutes later he is being good sitting in his chair and participating. But not when momma is there. When I am there, he gets out of his seat and does things he isn't supposed to do. At least that is what the teacher tells me. So he is one of those kids that is good when Mommy and Daddy aren't there. And I'm good with that.
But I'm going to his party tomorrow. I won't keep him from riding the bus though, I know how much he likes that. But I'll show up for the party. I'm sure he'll like that, as long as I don't interrupt the bus ride. eheheh He loves the bus SO much.
When we get off we usually turn around and wave goodbye as it leaves. They usually honk for him. They say he is usually very cheerful all the time. That is one of my favorite things about my son, is that he is a generally a HAPPY child and a joy to be with.
So the rest of the day... I had lunch for myself after I put him in his room on his bed to nap. Then I felt tired and laid down on the couch to nap myself after it got quiet in Alex's room. Daddy was working on the computer in the office still. So he was having his space so he could work.
I napped, Alex napped, we all woke up around the same time. I took a phone call and then we were out the door.
I washed down the patio furniture yesterday. It was warmer and everything dried pretty good yesterday. This evening we will probably grill something. We woke up with clouds this morning but by the late morning we had sunshine, it just didn't get really warm today. Now there isn't a cloud in the sky. Maybe tomorrow will be like yesterday?
It's a little cold today. (Compared to yesterday when we were opening the windows because it was nice and warm outside.) I put him in his sweater to come outside, we didn't need them yesterday. Actually he was a very good boy today. After he came home from preschool and had lunch, and I came home too, we put him down for a nap. Daddy mostly works from home on Tuesdays, but not always. Today he is though. I told Alex that if he took a little nap that he could go out and play afterward. And he did. He napped. So Mommy has to follow through with what I said and he did his part so I'm doing mine. We are outside playing. Yay. He's digging in the sand turtle right now.
This morning after putting him on the bus, and taking a shower, I went out to run a few little errunds. Actually they were more like things I wanted to do rather than actual things I had to do. I bought a few supplies at the store for Alex's preschool because they ask for donations and because I figure that when I was taking him to the other preschool in the neighborhood, I was paying $90 (which was actually reasonable from some of the other ones I knew were going on in the neighborhood), now I don't have to pay a thing! So I can spare $20 worth of snacks and paper supplies, like plates and cups. They are already saving me a bundle of money. Since I usually don't come to his preschool because the bus picks him up, I came in and said (when they saw me and had those questioning looks on their faces) "I come bearing gifts!" I've always wanted to say that! I know, I'm silly.
I actually like to just check in and see how he in particular is doing. I kinda miss not having that in the mornings because I don't drop him off anymore. I don't have a direct line to his teachers, so I don't call. The only correspondence that I usually have is the teacher sends home a general note of the activities going on that week. I needed to come anyhow and find out the rest of the days he is out of school and when the last day is. I also need to let them know when the c-section is and what will Alex be doing that week while I'm in the hospital. So we got to work all of that out.
They are having a Valentine's Party tomorrow and I asked one of the aids if parents could come just to help out and stuff and she said "Sure, parents are always invited." Which is true, we always are, but I don't like to come because Alex usually does better when I'm not there. When I leave him at Primary at Church on Sunday it is the same thing. He gets all upset when I leave him, 5 minutes later he is being good sitting in his chair and participating. But not when momma is there. When I am there, he gets out of his seat and does things he isn't supposed to do. At least that is what the teacher tells me. So he is one of those kids that is good when Mommy and Daddy aren't there. And I'm good with that.
But I'm going to his party tomorrow. I won't keep him from riding the bus though, I know how much he likes that. But I'll show up for the party. I'm sure he'll like that, as long as I don't interrupt the bus ride. eheheh He loves the bus SO much.
When we get off we usually turn around and wave goodbye as it leaves. They usually honk for him. They say he is usually very cheerful all the time. That is one of my favorite things about my son, is that he is a generally a HAPPY child and a joy to be with.
So the rest of the day... I had lunch for myself after I put him in his room on his bed to nap. Then I felt tired and laid down on the couch to nap myself after it got quiet in Alex's room. Daddy was working on the computer in the office still. So he was having his space so he could work.
I napped, Alex napped, we all woke up around the same time. I took a phone call and then we were out the door.
I washed down the patio furniture yesterday. It was warmer and everything dried pretty good yesterday. This evening we will probably grill something. We woke up with clouds this morning but by the late morning we had sunshine, it just didn't get really warm today. Now there isn't a cloud in the sky. Maybe tomorrow will be like yesterday?