Baby school

I worked in a daycare for over a year, before that I was a babysitter almost everyday and now I have children of my own. If there is one thing I'm passionate about its early education.

Some parents and children get along fine without structure, some prefer a schedule and routine. There is nothing wrong with either of those ideas. I personally need a routine (this stems from the daycare). So I have decided that now that Sophia is 16 months old (holy moley how did that happen?) she would be starting to become familiarized with her numbers, letters, and colors. Since neither of my kids are going to daycare I'm going to step back into my roll as an early ed teacher! It will be trial and error but I can't wait.

On another note, poor Sam isn't going to remember a time when mommy wasn't teaching him.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 30

I am thankful for the stars.

This includes the sun. Without the sun we wouldn’t actually be able to live on this planet. The stars are also amazing. We use our imagination and pain pictures using them. We use them to look beyond our self centered world into the world of wonder. You help but wonder about things when you look up into the sky at night.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 29

I’m thankful for my memory.

With my memory I can remember the first day I met my husband, or the way I felt the first time I held my children. Memories keep people who have passed alive, or never let people live down something silly they did. Memories are windows into the past and help remind us where we come from.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 28

I’m thankful for hope.

Hope that tomorrow will be better than tomorrow, hope that your children won’t have to experience some of the terrible things in the world. Hope can help people who are sick or those who have fallen on hard times. Hope makes the world a whole lot brighter than if you take it for what it is and the idea that things will never get any better.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 27

I’m thankful for food.
I’m thankful for the fact I have the ability to by the food I need. Another thing I love is food itself. People come together over food, sometimes the only time you see people you love is at the dinner table. Also if you ask me there are some foods that just taste awesome.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 26

I’m thankful for sleep.
I love sleep, which probably makes me lazy. I love to lay down at night and dream. I also love when my children sleep. I am so lucky to have two wonderful sleepers. The fact that they go to sleep at 7pm allows me some much needed time: whether it’s to just relax or clean. Or sometimes I use that time to go to sleep myself.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 25

I am thankful for my body.
It may not be perfect but it does some pretty amazing things. It has created and carried two beautiful and amazing children. It allows me to enjoy the world around me. And for all of its flaws just the fact that I’m alive is pretty darn awesome.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 24

I am thankful for my family.
I was blessed with a family and the ability to build onto my family. I am thankful for the time I spend with them every day. I love my children and my husband for everything they have done for me and helped me realize in my life.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 23

I am thankful for today.
I am thankful for the fact I woke up this morning and held my son. I am thankful I get to play with my daughter and kiss my husband. I am thankful for the fact that I am here today.

The big girl bed.

Sophia was starting to really get stuck in her crib (like wedging herself between the slats) and it was starting to get very dangerous. So Carl and I made the decision, it's time for a big girl bed. It's nothing special. Just a twin sized mattress thrown on the floor in her room.

Just a bed... for my baby 

I can honestly say she was ready for the transition but I was not. No sooner had I laid her down did the tears start flowing. My baby is losing her baby-ness. There are no more bottles or jumperoos. She can walk and talk. Now suddenly we were saying good bye to the crib? It was hard on me. Her on the other hand, not so much.

She looks so tiny in that bed.

She did very well on her first night, tonight is night two.