Ok - those of you that told me I was insane to teach full time & have my family at the same time, well, you weren't completely wrong!!
I have 27 students & it seems that many of them are working below grade level. That's frustrating. Especially since we're assessing all the kids right now to figure out where they are & what they need! Oh the craziness! I've had to turn into the Wicked Witch of the West at school as they apprently have forgotten how to follow directions & listen! That makes me crazy! Today they lost their entire afternoon recess & have a start on tomorrow morning's recess as well. I suppose after missing recess several times they might catch on that I'm serious!!
We will be blessing Caleb Sunday Sept. 7th. Sacrament starts at 1:00 & our church is just a few blocks south of our house. We'd love to have you & we're having lunch at our place after the blessing. So, let me know if you can make it! Sorry I didn't get paper invites out to everyone but as I'm sure you can guess I do well to sleep 5 hours a night!
Speaking of which, I'd better get busy!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Reunions, Lost Teeth & School
My brother came home to visit 2 weekends ago. He moved to Magna in July & came home to see his new nephew. My kids LOVE their Uncle Zack & were super excited to have him home for a day or two.
This last weekend we went down to Manti for the Bown family reunion. Caleb is a good little camper & even went on his first 4 wheeler ride. We've taken all our kids on the 4 wheeler since they were just tiny & they all love it (I love it b/c it knocks them out pretty quick!!)
Samantha & Nash caught fish with their dad & were quite proud of themselves.
It wouldn't have been a trip with the Bown's if we hadn't had at least a little bit of rain (downpour on Sat. night). We made flip flop photo albums (I'll take a pic of mine as soon as it's finished & post it). These are way fun & super easy. I think I might do some for Christmas presents.
We got home Sunday night about 9:30 pm (that's way early for us!) & I told Samantha I thought if she wiggled her tooth a little it would just pop right out. Of course she had trauma over this & told me no way. The next night as we were getting ready to leave, she says to me, "Mom! My tooth just fell out!" I knew that sucker was ready to come out! The toothfairy stopped by last night & left her a $1. She was pretty excited this morning & really likes showing off the new hole in her mouth!
I went down to West Haven today to meet with the other 3rd grade teachers. We finally have our occupancy permit so we can finally start putting our rooms together. I have one set of cupboards as you can see from the picture & just one 2 shelf bookshelf. I will need to be recruiting more bookshelves for my classroom b/c my class library is enormous & only getting bigger! We still don't have books in our school library, the part of the student desks that holds all their "stuff", our student textbooks, computers....pretty much a lot! All our work room has in it is a laminator that isn't hooked up & a big paper cutter!! I'm really hoping we have everything in place by the 25th, otherwise it could be an interesting start to the school year!
This last weekend we went down to Manti for the Bown family reunion. Caleb is a good little camper & even went on his first 4 wheeler ride. We've taken all our kids on the 4 wheeler since they were just tiny & they all love it (I love it b/c it knocks them out pretty quick!!)
Samantha & Nash caught fish with their dad & were quite proud of themselves.
It wouldn't have been a trip with the Bown's if we hadn't had at least a little bit of rain (downpour on Sat. night). We made flip flop photo albums (I'll take a pic of mine as soon as it's finished & post it). These are way fun & super easy. I think I might do some for Christmas presents.
We got home Sunday night about 9:30 pm (that's way early for us!) & I told Samantha I thought if she wiggled her tooth a little it would just pop right out. Of course she had trauma over this & told me no way. The next night as we were getting ready to leave, she says to me, "Mom! My tooth just fell out!" I knew that sucker was ready to come out! The toothfairy stopped by last night & left her a $1. She was pretty excited this morning & really likes showing off the new hole in her mouth!
I went down to West Haven today to meet with the other 3rd grade teachers. We finally have our occupancy permit so we can finally start putting our rooms together. I have one set of cupboards as you can see from the picture & just one 2 shelf bookshelf. I will need to be recruiting more bookshelves for my classroom b/c my class library is enormous & only getting bigger! We still don't have books in our school library, the part of the student desks that holds all their "stuff", our student textbooks, computers....pretty much a lot! All our work room has in it is a laminator that isn't hooked up & a big paper cutter!! I'm really hoping we have everything in place by the 25th, otherwise it could be an interesting start to the school year!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
1st bathtub experience
I put Caleb into the bathtub today for his first actual bath. I had him in the water all of 30 seconds when he pooped in the water! Nash sure got a kick out of it! Once I got the water changed he really liked his bath. It's much warmer than on the counter right next to the air vent with the air conditioning blowing out. I guess after 3 years you forget how quickly babies can change your plans!! I know I need to get quicker at changing his diaper or I'm going to get peed on one of these days!
Friday, August 1, 2008
2 Week Well Check
Caleb is 2 weeks old today! We took him to the dr. for his well check & he is now 8 lbs 6 oz. That means he gained 13 oz in 12 days (he had dropped to 7 lbs 9 oz the Monday after he was born). My pediatrician said that you normally want babies to gain 1/2 to 1 oz per day. Since he's gained 13 oz in 12 days, that means he's gained a little more than an oz a day. I knew he was a little piggie! That boy loves his lunch!! I took Samantha with me to the pediatrician & left Nash with my mom. I knew they were going to do his 2nd pku test & didn't want Nash to freak out when they stuck him. Samantha was really good help at the dr.'s office though. And, much to my amazement, Nash has been an awesome helper at home. He loves to give Caleb his bottle & at the first little whimper Nash is grabbing a binki or a bottle & running to the rescue. It's so much fun to watch. I think those 2 boys will be inseparable when Caleb gets a little bigger!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
New Pix
Dad's version of babysitting:
I thought that by baby number 3 he'd have a different version of babysitting. Boy was that the wrong assumption!
8 days old:
Yes, he's screaming here!
10 days old:
Caleb's reflux is doing a little better. He's had a bad bellyache for the last two days though. I thought last night was going to be a rough night but he did really well. Of course, this morning he picked up right where he left off last night!
I was able to put him in the snugli today & he actually fell asleep in it. We tried it out a few days ago & he just screamed the whole time he was in it! I hope he likes it as much as the other two did b/c he'll be spending a lot of time in it during the first two weeks I'm at school! I need both hands to write!!
Samantha & Nash still love him to pieces. On Sunday I went to get Nash between classes to go to the bathroom. Brother Ashton (one of the nursery teachers) offered to hold Caleb while I took Nash. Brother Ashton said something about trading. Nash about fell to pieces! He thought I was giving his brother away!! It was pretty cute! At least I know he won't let anyone pick on his little brother!!
The only thing I wish I could get figured out is how to get Caleb to sleep in his bassinet during the night! He'll sleep in it or the crib or his bouncy chair during the day. At night though, he thinks he needs to be in my arms or on my chest! That's what I did for a long time with Samantha, but with school starting soon, I'm going to need my sleep!
Caleb pulls lots of faces in his sleep & it's actually quite entertaining to watch. Samantha really gets a kick out of watching him. He laughs in his sleep too. Right now he laughs like his dad so we'll see if that stays the same or if it goes away as he gets older. We still can't tell what color his eyes are going to be. They are so much darker than either of the other two kids. I think they're going to be green & Trav has said he thinks they'll be brown. Guess we'll have to wait & see but they are definately not blue (at least not right now!).
One last thing, I promise! Last night we were at my mom & dad's house. I was in the bathroom pumping (I can't get him to latch back on since I gave him a bottle to help ease his reflux but I'm still trying). I had just changed Caleb & gave him to my mom to feed. Well I guess while he was eating, he pooped his pants, a lot. So, my mom laid him down to change him (this was only her second time changing him). Samantha of course had to be in on all the action (she can't miss anything!). Suddenly, Samantha comes marching into the bathroom. She stops & puts her hands on her hips & looks at me with a completely disgusted look on her face & says, "Mom! My baby brother just peed all over me!" I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I finally managed to tell her, "Well, that's what they do!" I guess he got my mom, himself, Samantha & his blanket all pretty soaked. I don't think Samantha will be too in his face at changing time anymore!
I thought that by baby number 3 he'd have a different version of babysitting. Boy was that the wrong assumption!
8 days old:
Yes, he's screaming here!
10 days old:
Caleb's reflux is doing a little better. He's had a bad bellyache for the last two days though. I thought last night was going to be a rough night but he did really well. Of course, this morning he picked up right where he left off last night!
I was able to put him in the snugli today & he actually fell asleep in it. We tried it out a few days ago & he just screamed the whole time he was in it! I hope he likes it as much as the other two did b/c he'll be spending a lot of time in it during the first two weeks I'm at school! I need both hands to write!!
Samantha & Nash still love him to pieces. On Sunday I went to get Nash between classes to go to the bathroom. Brother Ashton (one of the nursery teachers) offered to hold Caleb while I took Nash. Brother Ashton said something about trading. Nash about fell to pieces! He thought I was giving his brother away!! It was pretty cute! At least I know he won't let anyone pick on his little brother!!
The only thing I wish I could get figured out is how to get Caleb to sleep in his bassinet during the night! He'll sleep in it or the crib or his bouncy chair during the day. At night though, he thinks he needs to be in my arms or on my chest! That's what I did for a long time with Samantha, but with school starting soon, I'm going to need my sleep!
Caleb pulls lots of faces in his sleep & it's actually quite entertaining to watch. Samantha really gets a kick out of watching him. He laughs in his sleep too. Right now he laughs like his dad so we'll see if that stays the same or if it goes away as he gets older. We still can't tell what color his eyes are going to be. They are so much darker than either of the other two kids. I think they're going to be green & Trav has said he thinks they'll be brown. Guess we'll have to wait & see but they are definately not blue (at least not right now!).
One last thing, I promise! Last night we were at my mom & dad's house. I was in the bathroom pumping (I can't get him to latch back on since I gave him a bottle to help ease his reflux but I'm still trying). I had just changed Caleb & gave him to my mom to feed. Well I guess while he was eating, he pooped his pants, a lot. So, my mom laid him down to change him (this was only her second time changing him). Samantha of course had to be in on all the action (she can't miss anything!). Suddenly, Samantha comes marching into the bathroom. She stops & puts her hands on her hips & looks at me with a completely disgusted look on her face & says, "Mom! My baby brother just peed all over me!" I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I finally managed to tell her, "Well, that's what they do!" I guess he got my mom, himself, Samantha & his blanket all pretty soaked. I don't think Samantha will be too in his face at changing time anymore!
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