Whew! The past 2 weeks have been an absolute whirlwind! Kristen and I started back to school, and it's been a crazy, exhausting time around our house. I am so beyond thankful for Will, who has seriously stepped up in doing my chores and his, so that we've had clean clothes to wear, food to eat, and a house that's at least halfway picked up. Also, I'm pretty sure he's been waking both Kristen and I up every morning (and I'm usually the morning person in our house!) Several people have asked for updates about how Kristen and I are both faring with school back in session, so here's your update!
Kristen: What a beautiful transition she has made! We were a bit concerned. She doesn't handle transition very well typically, and the Sunday before school started, they had to come get us out of church twice to deal with issues from her (we've never had our "number" called before!) So we had some concerns about school starting that Tuesday. She is currently in 2nd grade- in a 1st/2nd grade split class. She does some 1st and some 2nd grade work. Her teacher, Mr. Murphy, is very firm with discipline, which is why we chose him for her this year. We've had 1 or 2 rougher days, but for the most part, she has been fantastic! If our biggest issues right now are that directions have to be repeated a couple of times for her, we'll take it! She's always excited when she has a "green" day- and we make a big, HUGE deal out of that (she got McDonald's-her pick- for dinner the 1st time she was on green.) Overall, I'm really proud of my girl. I don't expect every day to be perfect (they haven't been so far) but the tantrums aren't as big as they were, and they are coming fewer and farther between... and the good days are coming more and more frequently.
Me: I have an AMAZING class this year! I moved to 3rd grade this year, and I have a lot of the kiddos that I had 2 years ago when they were in 1st grade. I loved that class, and I love them again. :) They're really sweet, and it's made this year a joy- behavior wise.
Honestly though, the past 2 weeks have been rough for me physically. The 1st day of school, I was actually timing contractions (at 29 weeks) to see if I needed to call my dr. Since then, I've learned I need to do more sitting to teach (again...soooo thankful for my good class so I can do that!) and drink a lot more water. Contractions have calmed down, but are still a lot more frequent than they were. (Don't worry- they're Braxton Hicks, and there's no pattern to them. I'm keeping a close eye on them!) I'm also exhausted. I mean exhausted. I'm usually tired this time of year, but this is insanity! In addition to being pregnant, and not being able to sleep longer than about 2 hours at a time (before I've got to go to the bathroom, or my leg falls asleep, or my hips hurt, or Sam gets kicking...) I'm sure it also has to do with having a child at the beginning of the school year for the 1st time ever. Again, I'm thankful for Will who's been coming home from work early, getting dinner together, putting Kristen in bed, giving me a foot massage, and then putting me to bed. What a wonderful man I'm married to! (PS- my mom was right! Girls, you need to marry the nice guy!)
So that's what's been up with us! We are praying that a long Labor Day Weekend brings some much needed rest, and that our bodies start adjusting to our new schedule soon. :)
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