Preschooler's Comments

Yesterday while picking up Kiana from preschool, as we were walking away I overheard three boys wondering why I used a cane.  One boy said it was because I was old.  Another boy said it because I was injured.  And another said it was because I was too skinny, which I heard him say several times, as if he knew the answer.   Kiana didn't seem to hear, or if she did it didn't seem to phase her, but I wonder at what point she is going to wonder why I'm different, or if her classmates ask her  Another day I had a boy ask me why I only used the cane on the sidewalk but not on the grass.  Three and four year old children are so observant. 

Carseat

I need to figure out a way to get Scott in and out of the car on my own.

Preschool

Kiana is now in preschool and loves it. 

I volunteered to take home the Practical Life dishes and trays every Friday to wash and bring back Monday (1 dishwasher  load). Tim picks up Kiana after school and Mondays he has off, so I figured he could pick up and return the box of dishes for me.  Well, last Friday I had forgotten that Monday was a holiday and that I would have to return the dishes myself on Tuesday when I dropped off Kiana.  Once I realized that, I started to get anxiety over how I was going to do that, and actually lost sleep worrying about it Friday night.  But then I came up with an idea, I would put all of the clean dishes into a suitcase and roll it to the classroom from the parking lot (the class room is set back a little way from the parking lot).  As I was taking the dishes out of the dish washer Kiana saw me and offered to help and told me what  they were used for.  She didn't want me to take the glass dishes out of the dishwasher because she said that I might break them, that she would do it carefully.  :)  After they were loaded she wanted to wheel the suitcase down the hall, so I asked her if she could wheel it to her classroom.  So Tuesday, I took the suitcase out of the car and she pulled it along the sidewalk and up the path to her class.  I carried her lunchbox and followed behind. She was so cute, up ahead of me, with her backpack on and pulling a big suitcase.  It was no problem for her.  I was so proud of her, thankful for her, and amazed with her willingness to help and her independence.  She walked up to the teacher at the gate and said, "here's the dishes."  I explained that the suitcase was the easiest way for me and that Tim would pick up the suitcase at the end of the day.  I also volunteered to wash the place mats and wash cloths every evening for the month of September. Kiana carries the laundry basket to her class every morning. 

8 months - Crawling

Scott started crawling this week.  Time for me to pull out the knee pads so I can crawl after him. 

Walker

I love having Scott's booster seat on the walker.  Now I can wheel him all over the house.  It makes things a lot easier for me.  He likes it too.  (And so does his sister.)

Diaper changes, etc. at 4 months

Kiana didn't believe me the other day when I told her that I was going to change Scott's diaper when she asked why I had a diaper.  She also wondered how I got Scott from his play mat on the floor to the couch.  She wondered these things because she has always seen other people do these for me.  But now that Scott is more sturdy I am able to care for him on my own for short periods of time.  It is especially helpful when Kiana is around because he loves to watch her and is easily entertained by her.  I am able to carry Scott from the couch after nursing him to his play mat, or visa versa, while on my knees.  I can change his diaper on his play mat, and am able to hold him up in a seated position if he gets tired of laying down.  We are just confined to one room which makes it difficult after too long.  Scott is also a very "chill" baby, very calm, content, and quiet, which makes caring for him so much easier. 

Adjusting

I am sure several years from now I will look back on all of this and wonder why I ever worried.

My dad had to go home last week after being here for 4 months.  My husband also started a new job last week.  It has been a week of adjustment. 

My good friend offered to help me with Scott during the week.  I found someone, or at least I had thought, to help me on Saturdays.  But this morning I found myself scrambling to find help for this coming weekend.  I was in tears.  I have asked friends to help this weekend, giving me more time to find someone for the weekend.  Being without someone to help makes me panic, and brings me right back to what I went through with Kiana several times when she was Scott's age.

Kiana asked me yesterday morning, "who is coming to help you with Scott today?"  aawww.  She liked the lady who helped us on Saturday.  Thankfully I was able to tell her that daddy would be home.  Hopefully my husband's schedule will change (once again) soon and he will no longer be working on the weekends, and we won't have all these different people and friends coming and going.