Today was Gabby's last day of school. Over the last week or two, it has struck me several times...."Wow! School is almost out. Gabby is going to be a first grader." Where does the time go? We hear that question time and time again and yet, no one has an answer. It's always followed by, "I don't know." "We are always so busy, there's never time to do ANYTHING!" Rush, rush, rush! I just told Brad the other day that I really need to start saying "No" to more things because if I don't, my life will never slow down and I'll miss out on these precious times with my kids.
So anyway...on with my story. I got up this morning with the kids and tried to make it a happy day with the kids. We had breakfast, I folded and put away some laundry and then I sat down with them for 45 minutes and played games. I then rushed out the door when Brad got home at 10a.m. so I could go clean one of my houses and rush home so he could go into the office this afternoon. I never stopped to think to myself that it was a milestone day, I just went to work. As I was cleaning, I got a text from a good friend of mine saying, "Are you teary eyed today?" My response to her was, "Nope, too busy working. Why, are you?" She responded that she didn't think so. Hmm...I thought to myself. This is the same person that was excited for school to get out last week when we talked and knew it would give her more freedom because of a loosened schedule.
It wasn't long and I got a call from Brad telling me that Gabby had a breakdown and was silently crying when they pulled into the drop off line at school today. She was teary eyed because it was the last day of school. She had not let on to us that she was at all sad but I think it was all coming to a head with all the fun stuff they had done over the last week there. I felt bad that I wasn't there for her but then thought it may have been just as well.
A few minutes after I hung up the phone with Brad, another text from my friend came through. It was a picture of her son, dressed for his last day of kindergarten and the text said, "Didn't think I would tear up :("
In that moment, it stopped me in my tracks as I realized this was Gabby's first, LAST day of school. I have 12 more summers with Gabby home, if God blesses me with that many! I wanna make the most of it because I look at her in amazement at how much she has grown up already!
So....I got done cleaning and got Brad sent off to the office. I was able to enjoy a half hour of quiet time while Carson slept and then it was time to go pick up my not so little girl. As we pulled away from the school, I found myself a little teary eyed too, and I smiled knowing that I had just joined an unknown number of moms that felt the same way.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Long Week
It's been a long week.............for me! At some point, last week or the very beginning of this (it's all running together at this point) Carson decided he no longer needed to 1. Have a nap and 2. Go to sleep before 11 p.m. As his mother, I couldn't disagree with him more, both for his good, and mine! It has totally thrown him off of his schedule and I'm so confused as to whether I should be napping him to get him back "on" his schedule or to take him off napping so he will go to bed earlier.
I tried both this week but to no avail. The other part of this equation is that he has not been sleeping in any later so at 7:15 every morning, he's been in our bedroom, ready to start the day! Ugh, where is the espresso? I think I'll just start injecting it!
Because he's been off schedule, it usually affects pretty much everything we do outside the home! He's moody, clingy, tired and then add his mama feeling the same way and you have a recipe for disaster.
So....T.G.I.F. We don't have a lot planned this weekend, I have a meeting with a friend on Saturday morning to get some MOPS things organized and then I'm home the rest of the day. On Sunday, we're going to head to the lake with some new friends of ours to enjoy the sun! Here's to hoping it goes well................Cheers!
I tried both this week but to no avail. The other part of this equation is that he has not been sleeping in any later so at 7:15 every morning, he's been in our bedroom, ready to start the day! Ugh, where is the espresso? I think I'll just start injecting it!
Because he's been off schedule, it usually affects pretty much everything we do outside the home! He's moody, clingy, tired and then add his mama feeling the same way and you have a recipe for disaster.
So....T.G.I.F. We don't have a lot planned this weekend, I have a meeting with a friend on Saturday morning to get some MOPS things organized and then I'm home the rest of the day. On Sunday, we're going to head to the lake with some new friends of ours to enjoy the sun! Here's to hoping it goes well................Cheers!
New Blog
Hey Everyone!
While I plan to keep this blog up and running with "fun" stories of the kids and anything else that's going on, I wanted to let you know that Brad also started a new blog that pertains to what we're going through with Carson, as well as how it affects each of us at times. it's meant to be informative, educational and helpful to anyone that may be wondering if there is something going on with their child but also to help keep you informed on what we're up to with him too. Please see the address below...
www.thecuriouscar.wordpress.com
Enjoy!
While I plan to keep this blog up and running with "fun" stories of the kids and anything else that's going on, I wanted to let you know that Brad also started a new blog that pertains to what we're going through with Carson, as well as how it affects each of us at times. it's meant to be informative, educational and helpful to anyone that may be wondering if there is something going on with their child but also to help keep you informed on what we're up to with him too. Please see the address below...
www.thecuriouscar.wordpress.com
Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
All Under Control
Just had to share this hysterically cute story....
This past Sunday, we had gone to church and then been home the rest of the day, just hanging out as a family. It was finally nice out again so Brad was doing a few things around the yard in the afternoon and the kids and I were inside. I was starting to prepare dinner and realized I didn't have any eggs for the corn casserole (the only one Carson will eat) so I asked Gabby if she could please babysit for Carson while I ran to the store real quick. She happily agreed so I left. I arrived back home 15 minutes later to find that not only did Gabby give her brother a snack of yogurt, she "rinsed" the bowl and spoon and placed them back into their respective places. Pretty impressive, if you take out the sanitation part of it all! It wasn't long and Brad pulled me aside to share this conversation that they had while I was gone.
Brad was opening the door to come in and check on the kids when Gabby met him, AT THE DOOR and said,
"Dad, you just go ahead and close that door! I've got everything under control in here."
How do ya like that for some responsible babysitting?! Later I found out that they had decided to play "Max and Ruby" while I was gone. Let's just say, I didn't need to see it, I'm sure she had her part nailed down to a T!
This past Sunday, we had gone to church and then been home the rest of the day, just hanging out as a family. It was finally nice out again so Brad was doing a few things around the yard in the afternoon and the kids and I were inside. I was starting to prepare dinner and realized I didn't have any eggs for the corn casserole (the only one Carson will eat) so I asked Gabby if she could please babysit for Carson while I ran to the store real quick. She happily agreed so I left. I arrived back home 15 minutes later to find that not only did Gabby give her brother a snack of yogurt, she "rinsed" the bowl and spoon and placed them back into their respective places. Pretty impressive, if you take out the sanitation part of it all! It wasn't long and Brad pulled me aside to share this conversation that they had while I was gone.
Brad was opening the door to come in and check on the kids when Gabby met him, AT THE DOOR and said,
"Dad, you just go ahead and close that door! I've got everything under control in here."
How do ya like that for some responsible babysitting?! Later I found out that they had decided to play "Max and Ruby" while I was gone. Let's just say, I didn't need to see it, I'm sure she had her part nailed down to a T!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Schedules, schedules, schedules...
Ever since I became a mom, I have felt there is great importance to having a "schedule." Not only does it give the whole family predictability and stability, it helps us all function better! I'm not so stuck on schedules that I can't ever break away from it though. I think it's necessary to give it a break to go do something fun or for family gatherings. You can't just stay home so your kids can be in their routine. Life doesn't work that way so it's nice to teach flexibility.
As Gabby grew, she was always good about being in the groove but could miss a nap here and there or be put to bed a little late from time to time and the next day, life would resume as normal. It was so nice, I have great memories of taking off and doing fun stuff or staying outside and playing on nice afternoons and not worrying so much about naps.
Well........................Carson just does not and cannot seem to work that way. It's a tough thing for me. For example, last weekend was Mother's Day weekend. It's just not possible to NOT do anything on this weekend so on Saturday, we left in the afternoon, just in time for his nap, thinking he would nap on the way to mom and dad's. He did nap on the way for around 45 minutes. He was fine while we were there and then we got home and he was in bed about 30 minutes later than he normally is. The next morning, he was up earlier than usual and we all know this is not a good sign. After my breakfast in bed, (I'll blog about this later) we all got up and ready and left to head down to Alexandria to see Brad's mom. This is another 1 hour and 15 minute drive which isn't bad for us. We got down there and he of course did not get a nap, which is my fault as I just spaced it! We had a great day but to make a long story short, he did not sleep through the night again until Tuesday night. Three mornings in a row, I found him laying on the floor by my bedside, sleeping. He also fought naps on Monday and Tuesday.
Tuesday and Wednesday night, he slept all night and things were clicking again. By Thursday, I had to take him to speech in the afternoon and he fought a nap afterwards, again did not sleep well on Thursday night. And the story continues....
I just don't know what to do. I get so frustrated because when he's off schedule, he fights sleep at night and I'm putting him back in bed up to 3 or 4 times before he actually goes to sleep and then back up earlier than usual. Tonight it was almost 11:00 before he went to sleep and he napped from 2 to 3. I feel like I can't get a break and when his sleep is off, we see other signs that he's off too. More spinning, definitely more fussy and clingy, yadda, yadda, yadda.....
I can't just sit in this house and not go anywhere until he's older, life has to go on...so it does and I catch a nap when I can!
As Gabby grew, she was always good about being in the groove but could miss a nap here and there or be put to bed a little late from time to time and the next day, life would resume as normal. It was so nice, I have great memories of taking off and doing fun stuff or staying outside and playing on nice afternoons and not worrying so much about naps.
Well........................Carson just does not and cannot seem to work that way. It's a tough thing for me. For example, last weekend was Mother's Day weekend. It's just not possible to NOT do anything on this weekend so on Saturday, we left in the afternoon, just in time for his nap, thinking he would nap on the way to mom and dad's. He did nap on the way for around 45 minutes. He was fine while we were there and then we got home and he was in bed about 30 minutes later than he normally is. The next morning, he was up earlier than usual and we all know this is not a good sign. After my breakfast in bed, (I'll blog about this later) we all got up and ready and left to head down to Alexandria to see Brad's mom. This is another 1 hour and 15 minute drive which isn't bad for us. We got down there and he of course did not get a nap, which is my fault as I just spaced it! We had a great day but to make a long story short, he did not sleep through the night again until Tuesday night. Three mornings in a row, I found him laying on the floor by my bedside, sleeping. He also fought naps on Monday and Tuesday.
Tuesday and Wednesday night, he slept all night and things were clicking again. By Thursday, I had to take him to speech in the afternoon and he fought a nap afterwards, again did not sleep well on Thursday night. And the story continues....
I just don't know what to do. I get so frustrated because when he's off schedule, he fights sleep at night and I'm putting him back in bed up to 3 or 4 times before he actually goes to sleep and then back up earlier than usual. Tonight it was almost 11:00 before he went to sleep and he napped from 2 to 3. I feel like I can't get a break and when his sleep is off, we see other signs that he's off too. More spinning, definitely more fussy and clingy, yadda, yadda, yadda.....
I can't just sit in this house and not go anywhere until he's older, life has to go on...so it does and I catch a nap when I can!
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