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What REALLY happened:
No need to comment....feel free to laugh your a$$ of, if you'd like....I know that Amie and I did!
And, we shall speak of this no more.
Thank you, and have a nice day.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
This Post Will Be Short 'N Sweet
What Pinterest 'said' would happen:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Munchkin's Last Day of School
Ok, so I know that I've made a huge deal out of KP being in 'school' (it's actually the MDO program at our church, but hey....we call it school because they do school stuff there).
I was thinking back on her first day....I was an absolute and total wreck. Hubby and I took her into the classroom, they took her from my arms, and shooed me out of the door. Bye-bye! Get out! Don't linger! See ya' at 1PM, sucka!
I was proud of the fact that I waited long enough to get outside and to the sidewalk before I started crying. Then, Amie came out after MP was dropped off. We stood together, hugging and crying, as Matt looked on.....our babies were with other people and we were having a hard time dealing with that. Would they care for them as we would? Would they ask them if they were hungry or thirsty? Would they hold and cuddle them if they needed comfort? Would they replace us?
I'm certain that these are all questions that moms (and dads) have, at one time or another, asked themselves when leaving their little ones in the care of someone else for the first time. We're weren't the first, and I'm certain that we won't be the last ones to do so. But, we left them with Ms. Sandy (who is an amazing woman) and we lived through that first day....there were tears and Taco Bell involved, and I think that we showed up back at school an hour early to pick them up, but we made it. They lived, and so did we.
And now, it's their last day. I look back at their pictures from the beginning of the year, and then look at them now.....my, my, my....how our babies have grown! My Katie-Pie has enough hair for barrettes now. She's almost a 3T, she's given up paci, she runs, jumps, sings, glues, colors, and loves school. So much so, that she sometimes gets upset when it's time to go home. And I'm ok with that. I'm ok with that because I know that when she's there, they are loving on her in exactly the way that she needs. I know that she loves them, and her teachers, who happen to be an AMAZING group of women, take excellent care of her. They know her, and she knows them....that's important. I'm so happy that she's learned that she can trust others; that others care about her and care for her, that there are people in this world that she can turn to. It's a good thing....and easier to accept than I thought it would be.
And I look back at me. The first time mommy, scared to entrust the care of her sweet baby to ANYONE else. The standing-on-the-sidewalk-sobbing-until-she-can't-breathe-going-to-pass-out-bring-me-back-my-baby-completely-irrational-what-am-I-going-to-do-for-the-next-four-hours mommy....yeah, that was me. And I've grown.... figuratively and literally. Now, I'm the "TAG!! You're it!! See, ya after music, Baby, Mommy loves you." After some time, and adjustment, I turned into the: I-must-get-to-the-grocery-store-make-it-to-four-other-stores-to-return-items-get-to-Sam's-start-dinner-in-the-crockpot-put-all-of-the-groceries-away-start-some-laundry-fold-some-laundry-get-the-oil-changed-and-pee-by-myself Mommy. Not that I don't still miss my baby when she's away, but I have seen with my own eyes how much we have both blossomed since she has been in school. She'll do summer school at our church, and in the fall, she'll return. Also, this summer she has activities everyday: swimming, summer school, Little Gym, Children's Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo, and Story Time at the library. Our summer is going to be loads of fun, as JellyBean is due to arrive in mid-July (we hope s/he waits that long). I really can hardly wait...I mean, I can...but you get it.
So, I'm now off to pick my sweet girl up from her last day at school. It's going to be hard for both of us when there's no school tomorrow, but we'll manage. Swimming starts soon...then summer school....then all of the other stuff that we've planned....and we're going to have an insane amount of fun!
I was thinking back on her first day....I was an absolute and total wreck. Hubby and I took her into the classroom, they took her from my arms, and shooed me out of the door. Bye-bye! Get out! Don't linger! See ya' at 1PM, sucka!
I was proud of the fact that I waited long enough to get outside and to the sidewalk before I started crying. Then, Amie came out after MP was dropped off. We stood together, hugging and crying, as Matt looked on.....our babies were with other people and we were having a hard time dealing with that. Would they care for them as we would? Would they ask them if they were hungry or thirsty? Would they hold and cuddle them if they needed comfort? Would they replace us?
I'm certain that these are all questions that moms (and dads) have, at one time or another, asked themselves when leaving their little ones in the care of someone else for the first time. We're weren't the first, and I'm certain that we won't be the last ones to do so. But, we left them with Ms. Sandy (who is an amazing woman) and we lived through that first day....there were tears and Taco Bell involved, and I think that we showed up back at school an hour early to pick them up, but we made it. They lived, and so did we.
And now, it's their last day. I look back at their pictures from the beginning of the year, and then look at them now.....my, my, my....how our babies have grown! My Katie-Pie has enough hair for barrettes now. She's almost a 3T, she's given up paci, she runs, jumps, sings, glues, colors, and loves school. So much so, that she sometimes gets upset when it's time to go home. And I'm ok with that. I'm ok with that because I know that when she's there, they are loving on her in exactly the way that she needs. I know that she loves them, and her teachers, who happen to be an AMAZING group of women, take excellent care of her. They know her, and she knows them....that's important. I'm so happy that she's learned that she can trust others; that others care about her and care for her, that there are people in this world that she can turn to. It's a good thing....and easier to accept than I thought it would be.
And I look back at me. The first time mommy, scared to entrust the care of her sweet baby to ANYONE else. The standing-on-the-sidewalk-sobbing-until-she-can't-breathe-going-to-pass-out-bring-me-back-my-baby-completely-irrational-what-am-I-going-to-do-for-the-next-four-hours mommy....yeah, that was me. And I've grown.... figuratively and literally. Now, I'm the "TAG!! You're it!! See, ya after music, Baby, Mommy loves you." After some time, and adjustment, I turned into the: I-must-get-to-the-grocery-store-make-it-to-four-other-stores-to-return-items-get-to-Sam's-start-dinner-in-the-crockpot-put-all-of-the-groceries-away-start-some-laundry-fold-some-laundry-get-the-oil-changed-and-pee-by-myself Mommy. Not that I don't still miss my baby when she's away, but I have seen with my own eyes how much we have both blossomed since she has been in school. She'll do summer school at our church, and in the fall, she'll return. Also, this summer she has activities everyday: swimming, summer school, Little Gym, Children's Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo, and Story Time at the library. Our summer is going to be loads of fun, as JellyBean is due to arrive in mid-July (we hope s/he waits that long). I really can hardly wait...I mean, I can...but you get it.
So, I'm now off to pick my sweet girl up from her last day at school. It's going to be hard for both of us when there's no school tomorrow, but we'll manage. Swimming starts soon...then summer school....then all of the other stuff that we've planned....and we're going to have an insane amount of fun!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
OMG!!! What happened to the past few weeks?!?!
That's the question that I've been asking myself...a lot.....probably more than necessary.......
Let's see, I've had lots of appointments with my doctors, drank lots of water, had lots of BHCs, baked (quite a few) cakes, cookies and cupcakes for customers, had a little freak-out because my beloved mixer has started making funny noises, took baby girl to the ER and managed to finish a cake all in the same night, enjoyed my little girl's performance at her school's Spring Sing, and the poor baby was diagnosed with a sinus infection. So yeah, we've been a little busy lately. She also finally has enough hair to wear itty-bitty barrettes! I've waited a little over two years for this! I'm stoked, and she LOVES her hair bows!!
Here are some pictures
(have I mentioned that she's super-duper, insanely adorable?!)
We also took her to the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the first time. She was cool with the dinosaurs (from above) but was a little wary of them when we walked into the Paleontology Hall. We checked out the Faberge exhibit and had a great time. I had originally planned on taking her to the zoo, as I was having to drag her to an appointment with my doctor. Hubby decided to come with us (he had just come home from working the crazy shift), and then, it started raining, so the zoo was out and that's how the museum came in.
Then, here are some of the cakes that I've done over the past few weeks
Oohhh...and I missed some adorable Easter cuteness!!
Then, Mother's Day came and went, and I will say that I'm majorly bummed that I didn't get to take a picture with my baby girl on Sunday. KP and hubby did give me flowers and a couple of cookbooks (which we've already used for dinners this week). Cookbooks are always a good choice for me!
Let's see, I've had lots of appointments with my doctors, drank lots of water, had lots of BHCs, baked (quite a few) cakes, cookies and cupcakes for customers, had a little freak-out because my beloved mixer has started making funny noises, took baby girl to the ER and managed to finish a cake all in the same night, enjoyed my little girl's performance at her school's Spring Sing, and the poor baby was diagnosed with a sinus infection. So yeah, we've been a little busy lately. She also finally has enough hair to wear itty-bitty barrettes! I've waited a little over two years for this! I'm stoked, and she LOVES her hair bows!!
Here are some pictures
We also took her to the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the first time. She was cool with the dinosaurs (from above) but was a little wary of them when we walked into the Paleontology Hall. We checked out the Faberge exhibit and had a great time. I had originally planned on taking her to the zoo, as I was having to drag her to an appointment with my doctor. Hubby decided to come with us (he had just come home from working the crazy shift), and then, it started raining, so the zoo was out and that's how the museum came in.
Then, here are some of the cakes that I've done over the past few weeks
Oohhh...and I missed some adorable Easter cuteness!!
Now, I'm waiting for a Hello Kitty cake to bake, and working on my donation to a local Mom's Group. I'll get that cake baked, the dishwasher is already running, a doctor's appointment in the morning, taking KP to get her ears pierced tomorrow and finishing up 14 dozen cupcakes and decorating the HK cake for Saturday. My mom is here to toddler wrangle, but I've noticed that the BHCs are picking up again. I keep telling JB that s/he's still got ATLEAST 6 more weeks to bake and that there's no need to rush....we'll see what s/he thinks as this evening progresses. I'll say that I anticipate some anxious times tomorrow for the simple fact that tomorrow is Friday, and everything seems to happen on Friday!
And that's the latest update. Now, off to check on my HK cake!
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