Published on
11/11/2011.
Tags: Lily.
Lily finally lost her second top front tooth this week. This was the second tooth that she lost naturally (two bottom teeth pulled by dentist…something I don’t think I would do over again) and they both were quite the ordeal. I had no idea that losing baby teeth would cause us more grief than getting them.
Both kids teethed pretty much constantly from 5 months to 1 year and both celebrated their first birthdays with nearly a full set of teeth. Teething was pretty much their normal state so I don’t recall them being extraordinarily cranky about the business.
Losing teeth, on the other hand, has been a different story. Lily’s loose teeth stay put for weeks after they are only hanging by threads. After a couple of weeks she won’t let me wiggle them any more since she’s so tired of me pestering her. Luckily, the kids were messing around on Lily’s bed the other night and Cameron pushed Lily’s hand into her face and knocked her tooth out! She was totally surprised but thrilled…even said it was the best day of her life!
Halloween was actually a lot of fun this year! The kids were bold enough to go up to knock on doors while we stood back on the sidewalk. They used manners and thanked everyone for their treats (unlike many of the kids who visited our house) and they had a blast handing out candy to trick-or-treaters.
I think the best moment of Halloween was when Cameron spotted a Darth Vader (another 4 year old boy) at a house down the block. He immediately ran back to me to trade his candy bag for his light saber and then he took off down the sidewalk with his Obi Wan cape billowing behind him. Soon, Darth Vader spotted Obi Wan approaching and they locked eyes and began to call out to each other. “Darth Vader! I’m coming!” “I’ll get you Obi Wan!” The two boys stopped about 6 feet apart and had a mock light saber battle complete with sound effects. Funniest thing ever!
1. Forgot to remove my liquids before going through airport security causing my carryon to be checked.
2. Couldn’t figure out how to insert the ticket for the train. Seriously, two people had to help me and it took about six tries.
3. Left for dinner with my sweater on inside-out.
4. Almost helped a woman shoplift by being kind an holding open the door for her since she was pushing a baby in a stroller. I thought it was strange that she didn’t thank me until I realized that a security guard had blocked her exit through the second door and was guiding her back into the store. Meanwhile, I’m standing in the middle of all of this holding open two doors and hoping that they implicate me as an accessory to shoplifting.
5. Asked a stranger from the internet to meet me at my hotel and go for a pre-dawn run down by the river. Just picture the headlines! Actually, this isn’t nearly as dingy as it sounds. I took a Running Tour of the Chicago River and Navy Pier. The company gets great reviews so I was certain that it was completely safe. Although my dreams were crazy the night before as my mind was considering the possibility that meeting a stranger for a run by the river just might not be the most cautious thing I’ve ever done. But, like I said, it was 100% safe and it was amazing! My tour guide was so passionate and knowledgable about the city and it’s history. I got in a great workout and got to experience Chicago in a totally unique way. I definitely plan to look for these running tours again in the future!
I mentioned earlier that we had to find a new preschool for Cameron over the summer. GAH! What a miserable process. Especially when it was hard to imagine him in a big preschool environment with people he doesn’t know! In fact, I could hardly talk with the people giving us preschool tours without getting choked up. It also didn’t help that of the 7 preschools we visited or called, only 1 had an opening. Although, on one hand I suppose that made our decision a bit easier.
We started him at the new preschool on August 16th and pulled him from that school on August 18th. I’m certain that he wasn’t in any danger or anything but we just weren’t happy with some of the things we were seeing…mostly about staffing issues/concerns.
Luckily, we had managed to visit and be very happy with another preschool we hadn’t really considered before. We were set to enroll him there the next day when friends of ours worked a miracle and were able to get Cam enrolled at our first choice preschool…the same school that his best buddy J is also attending! Best. News. Ever!
We have been nothing but thrilled with our experiences at this new school and Cameron is doing great! He is making new friends and is completely jazzed about learning letter sounds and spelling. I visited last week during afternoon group and it was so great to see him eagerly raising his hand to answer every question the teacher asked (even when he didn’t know the answer).
One of my favorite moments with the new preschool was actually on Cameron’s first day there. He and I were visiting the school for a couple of hours one morning to help transition him gradually. He joined the class for morning group and the teacher asked if anyone want to sing a song. The first child chose Ba Ba Black Sheep. Next child chose Row Row Row Your Boat. Teacher said there was time for one more song. Cameron raised his hand and she asked him what he would like to sing. He said, excitedly, “I would like to hear Rock and Roll All Night!”
That is when I knew that he would be fantastic in this new adventure.
Published on
10/9/2011.
Tags: Lily.
Lily was very excited to show me the comic she mad a school the other day!
One day two turtles were moving to Hawaii.
They stopped by the water to get a drink.
They got very hungry so they went to the forest.
At last they made it to their new home.
Cameron: *pouring over the Halloween costume catalog we got in the mail a few weeks ago*
Me: Cam, it’s time for bed.
Cam: NO, MOMMY! I have to pick my costume *through tears*
Me: Buddy, you don’t have to choose tonight. Why don’t you sleep on it and try to decide in the morning?
Cam: *tearfully* OK
A few minutes later upstairs…
Cam: *desperately* Mommy, can you go get that costume book for me?
Me: No, buddy, it’s not time to look at the book. It’s time to get in bed.
Cam: But, Mommy, I need to sleep on it so I can pick out what costume I want.
Me: *light bulb* Ah, you mean like sleep on it under your pillow?
Cam: Yeah…*OBVS*
