One Ahead of Schedule and One Behind

Well, you all voted that pulling up to a stand was the biggest milestone. Lucy is doing that already! She is WAY ahead of schedule (at least for my kids) and actually running on the young side of the averages in general. I have very little hope that she will avoid walking before a year. I am desperately trying to keep her from it before 10 months though.

Maybe if I put weights in her shoes it will slow her down.....

Zane on the other hand has yet to decide that he wants to be a big boy and be potty trained. He insists that he wants to be a little boy or a baby. One day he will determine that he wants to be a big boy and wear underwear.

It may be the day before kindergarten. But it will happen none the less!

Soccer Superstars

This weekend Andrew had another soccer practice/game. He is having a lot of fun and his team won yet again! Andrew scored another goal and was very proud of himself. It is so cute to watch them play. Just a huge mob around the ball all the time. There is no strategy and you end up cheering the whole time regardless of who seems in control of the ball. Super cute!

Oh, and I brought snacks this week but did not bring orange slices. According to Teresa I only reach soccer mom status when I bring those :)

Practice Time

Become a Follower in a Good Way!

I have added the followers gadget to my blog. This just allows those who choose to stand up and be counted for this crazy blog. Declare yourself today!

Oh No She Didn't!

Lucy has been getting her feet under her for a few days now. This morning was the first time I have been able to get it on "film." Sad how fast they grow isn't it?

Kindergartener at Last

Today was Andrew's very first day of kindergarten. Andrew woke up this morning excited to get on the bus and go to school. I was a bit nervous and unsure. 8:20 came around and out we headed for the bus stop. Our bus stop is right down the street so there is no worry about having to cross the street in the morning. All too soon the bus arrived and on it went Andrew. I managed to not freak out and wave him away with a smile.

After Andrew got on the bus Zane flipped out. He wanted to get on the bus too. Eric and I informed him that he had to be potty trained first. Anything to get that kid to use the bathroom!

Andrew made it home this afternoon just fine. I knew he would but it still felt like forever until he was back home. He had lots of information to share, including that when you want to talk you have to raise your hand. I guess the basics never change! Now I just have to get up and repeat this scenario tomorrow and the next day and so on until he is all grown up. Sigh..... I wish the baby years wouldn't go by quite so fast!

The End of an Era

Today was my last day with all preschool age children. Tomorrow Andrew will start kindergarten and I am really excited for him and a little bit sad for me. I will put my baby on the bus for school and then get to stew for 3 hours until he is home again with me. I know he will have a great time but I anticipate a morning filled with pins and needles for me. Tomorrow will also begin the era of the alarm clock for me. Until this point I have been happily sleeping until my little people wake me up each morning. No longer the case. I will be on a schedule just like when I was working. I suppose I should have been doing the alarm clock thing all along. I certainly would have been getting more done in the morning. Just chilling in the morning was so much easier though! Anyway, so long! farewell! to my days of little ones only. Let the school years begin!

Rah! Rah! Sis Boom Bah!

Lucy has been sitting like a cheerleader for almost a month now. She seems to think it is the easiest and most comfortable position to be in once she pushes back from a crawl. I think it is super cute and the closest that she will be to a cheerleader if her daddy has anything to say about it. The skirts are just too short for his taste. Plus when I told him how expensive cheer was he looked at Lucy and said NO WAY SISTER!

Lucy is now everywhere with the crawling. We have yet to get the gates up but Lucy has yet to try the stairs either. I am guessing within a week or so we will have to go full force with the baby proofing. The gates are a pain to deal with though so I like to postpone it as long as possible. Right now she seems content to just crawl where we are and doesn't go to explore. This will be soon changing I know and then I will really have to watch her like a hawk!