We Survived

Well we have survived our first week of being back to the real world. I'm back at work, Avaree is in school, and Jace is in daycare. Avaree is doing great in Kindergarten, she loves it! She says "Kindergarten rocks!" I hope she continues to feel that way.

It's good to be back at work, although I'd much rather be at home with my baby boy. It is so hard to drop him off every morning. I don't like it at all, it has gotten a little easier, but it's still really hard. The first day was the worst, I didn't think I'd ever stop crying! What's so hard for me is that I only really get to see him for about an hour and a half every day, which is in the evenings. He usually falls asleep on the way home and sleeps for a little bit. Then he wakes up and is ready for a bath and bottle. Then it's bedtime. He usually go to bed around 7:30-8:00.  I don't want to keep him up later to spend time with him because he sleeps all night long and I still have to wake him in the mornings!

Jace seems to be doing okay at daycare, all his teachers keep saying what a good baby he is and how sweet he is. He makes me proud! The only problem really is that he's not taking good naps. At home, he'll have at least a 2 hour nap in the morning and about a 3 hour nap in the afternoon, along with a few short catnaps in between. At daycare though, he only has about four 30 minute naps, so he's a sleepy baby when I pick him up and he gets a little ill in the evenings.

Jace worn out after his first day of daycare

Maybe one day I'll be able to stay home, or at least work part time so I can have more time with my kiddos.

Excited to see his sister after being away from her all day!

Avaree goes to daycare when she gets out of school. Some days, they will let her go to Jace's class so she can see him for a little while. One day though, she and her friend Paige snuck down the hall to Jace's room. They both got in trouble, but the poor girl just wanted to see her baby brother!

1st day of Kindergarten

Today was my baby girl's first day of Kindergarten. I can't believe she is in big girl school already. She was a little nervous (Mama was too, especially since she's been home all summer) when we walked into the classroom but she did great! I am so proud of her. She has to be there at 7:45 and the first and last days of school are always half days so she got out at 11:00 (1:45 on a regular day).

As soon as I picked her up, she said, "My day was awesome!!" That made me happy because I was a little worried about her all day. I didn't think they would eat lunch at school since they got out so early, but they did--at 9:00! She said she had "a healthy salad, tater tots with ketchup, hamburger, and grape juice." I asked her what her favorite part of the day was and of course she said the lunchroom! My baby likes to eat! I hope tomorrow and the rest of the year go just as well!

Outside of her classroom when I dropped her off.

And in her classroom.

Kindergarten!

Last Friday, Avaree and I went to the Primary School and got her registered for Kindergarten! It was a fun morning with LOTS of other parents and kids going into Kindergarten. We started out in the cafeteria where Avaree got to go through the lunch line for a little snack, she chose apple juice and string cheese. We had a meeting and then we went on a tour of the school. We got to check out a kindergarten classroom, the library, playground, and the computer lab. We also got to go on a school bus ride! Avaree loved that (although she will not be riding the bus). School buses sure have come a long way since I rode the bus back in middle school. They now have air conditioning and seat belts! Here's Avaree on the bus:
Right now, Avaree is really excited about going to big school. She said she wishes she already went there. I hope she doesn't change her mind in the next few months! It's hard to believe that my baby girl will be in kindergarten soon. Her first day is August 23rd, so she'll still be 4 for a few days when she starts. I'm sure she'll do fine. The only thing I'm worried about is her spending too much money at lunch everyday. They usually have two main entree choices and I can see her trying to get some of everything and using her money for the week in just a couple of days!!