So the beginning of kindergarten is nearly upon us and I was wondering if any of my friends had any good ideas for special things to do to mark the event, and/or perhaps traditions to start that go on as "first day of school" each year?

Le bebe is home today. He was utterly bushed, beyond the normal level I'd expect for a late night last night, and since he's sick I decided to let him sleep and either swing home and bring him to school after my dentist appointment, have my mom bring him in or just let him stay home. Turns out he's staying home - his knees are really hurting. This ( Read more... )

Super awesome kid time tonight. We read his story with Papa's big flashlight under the blanket, then I tried foot massages to calm him down, which worked a little. Spent more time than I should have let him get away with just laying there and talking to each other. At one point he ended up asking me if I thought maybe the world wasn't true, and he ( Read more... )

Humbugy with a side order of bah. But I hope the other mothers of my aquaintance are squishing their babies happily today. :)

So for those not of the facebook nation, we went to the pediatrician's office Friday. Evan doesn't have JRA, but he does have JA... caused by Lyme. We have an appointment with the pediatric infectious disease doctor at Children's Hospital on Tuesay morning ( Read more... )

So. Le bebe is home today with a fantastically red eye. He woke up yesterday and the inner bit of his eye was a bit pinker than normal, but that's not that abnormal for him, what with allergies and tear duct issues, etc. etc. I generally have to clean his eyes every morning for him, so I'm pretty observant about any changes. I sent him to school, ( Read more... )

If you don't want to read about our potty adventures, you'll skip this one. Nothing TMI-full, just possibly not of interest to anyone well, you know, not interested. :)

( Potty Talk! )

Snippets of conversation from the wee one this morning so far:

dababybean: Read it to me! So I can hear the words of Big Tootle!
dababybean: I found the words! Say the words to me!

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dababybean: Mommy, mommy! I please have you to open this little box? Because there's somefing in it for me!

rdhdsnippet: ...blah blah blah something something Mama something something...
dababybean *perks up* Mama's mart and boooiful!
*beat*
dababybean: Papas doiyk!
rdhdsnippet: *trying desperately not to laugh* Papa is very funny!
dababybean: Papas doiyk!
rdhdsnippet: *trying even more desperately not to laugh* Papa is very funny! Can you say that?
dababybean: Papas vey funny...
rdhdsnippet: *breathes a slight sigh of relief*
dababybean: and hes ( Read more... )