Well the first full week of school is officially under our belts! Here are a few things I learned this week...
1. As much as my daughter has always LOVED school - I think that the 5-day-a-week routine proved to be too much for my little girl!
2. I too am not a fan of the 5-day-a-week routine! For almost 6 years we have had our own routine:sleep when we want, go where we want- whenever, eat whenever, pretty much take the day as it comes.....well not any more hunny!
3. Laundry has never been a time issue. Now Mardi needs her clothes ready for each day - unlike preschool and kindergarten we don't have a day between classes to figure out what she is wearing!
4. As much as I enjoy the one on one time with Jack this week has shown me that because he enjoys it so much too it makes it harder for him and his sister to be in the same room after being apart for 5 days!
5. My daughter now enjoys us attending stuff at her school. Last year she barely could squeeze out a smile and a wave when we would show up for presentations (mainly because she saw us way too often), this week she couldn't wait until we came to the flag raising ceremony on Friday morning. Ahhh I think she may miss me!
7. I am thoroughly enjoying the new sleep schedule. The kids are in bed by 7:30pm and not up until 6:15am! I love having the evenings to myself (as their father is on their schedule too!)!
8. I have to admit I am apprehensive when it comes to staying home..because I have to. I am used to picking up and going places at a moments notice and especially when my hubby has 6 days off in a row every 2 weeks. This will be a learning curve for both of us!
9. I never realized how ready my son is for school too! Last year he never thought about it, but this year he wants to go...apparently I am not as stimulating for him! I will be happy for him to go too - he needs to play and fight with other kids, and he needs to have his "own thing".
10. And finally I have learned this week that my kids are growing up too fast. Yes I love the fact that we are diaper free and we all sleep through the night now but with that comes these new experiences that I find myself not quite ready for. These two sweet children are my babies and I am finding it hard to let go. I have always said that my favorite stage in their lives was the "newborn" stage - I absolutely loved that they were totally dependant on me for everything. Now they are growing up and needing less of me and deep down that sucks. What I have worked so hard doing for the last 6 years is walking out the door to catch the school bus and although I am so proud of them and how they have grown into such great kids, I kind of want those years back. Treasure every moment because the bus will be arriving at your house before you're ready too.
1. As much as my daughter has always LOVED school - I think that the 5-day-a-week routine proved to be too much for my little girl!
2. I too am not a fan of the 5-day-a-week routine! For almost 6 years we have had our own routine:sleep when we want, go where we want- whenever, eat whenever, pretty much take the day as it comes.....well not any more hunny!
3. Laundry has never been a time issue. Now Mardi needs her clothes ready for each day - unlike preschool and kindergarten we don't have a day between classes to figure out what she is wearing!
4. As much as I enjoy the one on one time with Jack this week has shown me that because he enjoys it so much too it makes it harder for him and his sister to be in the same room after being apart for 5 days!
5. My daughter now enjoys us attending stuff at her school. Last year she barely could squeeze out a smile and a wave when we would show up for presentations (mainly because she saw us way too often), this week she couldn't wait until we came to the flag raising ceremony on Friday morning. Ahhh I think she may miss me!
6. She is way more independent! This year we are sending her to school on the bus, unlike last year when it was all I could do to convince her dad to let her ride the cheese wagon home!
7. I am thoroughly enjoying the new sleep schedule. The kids are in bed by 7:30pm and not up until 6:15am! I love having the evenings to myself (as their father is on their schedule too!)!
8. I have to admit I am apprehensive when it comes to staying home..because I have to. I am used to picking up and going places at a moments notice and especially when my hubby has 6 days off in a row every 2 weeks. This will be a learning curve for both of us!
9. I never realized how ready my son is for school too! Last year he never thought about it, but this year he wants to go...apparently I am not as stimulating for him! I will be happy for him to go too - he needs to play and fight with other kids, and he needs to have his "own thing".
10. And finally I have learned this week that my kids are growing up too fast. Yes I love the fact that we are diaper free and we all sleep through the night now but with that comes these new experiences that I find myself not quite ready for. These two sweet children are my babies and I am finding it hard to let go. I have always said that my favorite stage in their lives was the "newborn" stage - I absolutely loved that they were totally dependant on me for everything. Now they are growing up and needing less of me and deep down that sucks. What I have worked so hard doing for the last 6 years is walking out the door to catch the school bus and although I am so proud of them and how they have grown into such great kids, I kind of want those years back. Treasure every moment because the bus will be arriving at your house before you're ready too.
Making stew!
