This is my first attempt at a "not me" monday so bear with me. . .
I certainly would not have laughed when Sophie got backed into the corner by the dog while trying to peacefully lick the beater of icing clean. I mean that would be cruel. I should have been saving her and the precious icing from being taken away.
Because I am such a health nut I would never feed my children McDonald's twice over the past 4 days. That would be totally disgusting and certainly not on my diet plan either. They also do not have every one of the current happy meal toys in their toy box. That would mean way too many trips to McDonald's over the past month. I rationalize to myself that it is okay because I always order the apple dippers and chicken with hot sauce is one of the only things that Brie will eat.
Brie did not want to go for a ride today. She wanted to ride in our new wagon instead. So we were off to the park for some fun on the swings and slides.
Yesterday we spent the morning looking a preschools for Brie. We had three to visit. The morning started out at the local Catholic church. We had heard some mixed reviews of their program so we were not sure what to think. Well we were instantly impressed. There were 5 kids, 4 boys and a girl in the preschool class. We got there just before 9 am. The kids were playing with the toys and independently. At 9 they started circle time where the kids all sat down and the went over the month and the day. They then discussed the number and letter of the week. This week was M and 6. All of the kids got to identify the letter and number and then they sat down at the table to learn to write them. From there they got to color their pictures and then they got out the scissors to learn to cut. From that point on we were sold. Marcus didn't even want to look at any other schools. The day is pretty much structured with activities, free play, snacks and even field trips. It is a 5 day program with most of the structure in the am and free play in the afternoon. It is the only one of the three that runs year round because they are also a daycare facility so we can enroll her now.
After looking at the other two, which were certainly inferior, we have decided to enroll her in the first school. She will start in about 2 weeks after she gets her 3 year check up. Of course the one we picked is 3 x the cost of the others, but we feel Brie needs the socialization. It is about 2 blocks from our house so it is convenient and she seemed to get along well with the teacher and other children. We know she will likely come home with every illness under the sun, but she is much stronger now and is extremely shy around other children. At first we are going to send her 2 mornings a week and may increase it later if needed. She will be the youngest in the class, but she seems to do better with kids that are a little older. She is excited to go to "school" so I think that she will do well.
Over the course of her three years Brie has had her bangs trimmed. First by Nanna and mommy and a few times at the hairdressers.
Brie was a bit shy in the beginning and would not talk to Michelle the hairdresser, but when it was finished she was happy to comb her own hair and was all smiles.
Over the past few weeks we have had alot of firsts for Brie
- She had her first swimming lession on Saturday
- Trip to see Elmo live on Saturday
- Official haircut on Thursday (pictures to follow)
- And today her first ear infection.
She was up every 20 minutes last night screaming, but didn't or couldn't tell us what was wrong. She finally asked for Tylenol at about 4:30 am and then slept until almost 9. When she woke up she seemed fine, but again asked Jenna for "medicine." Finally she told Jenna this afternoon that her ear hurt. Sure enough she has an infection in her right ear. So at 8 pm tonight I was calling in some amoxicillin and we are now waiting for Aunt Shelley to pick it up in hopes of a better night. She is actually sleeping right now and I hate to wake her up to give her the medicine, but it will get her to start feeling better sooner.
