A Rough Transition

So we're back at school this week after being out all last week. Yesterday was no good- they called me at noon to come get him because he was inconsolable. Today, he cried a whole bunch. His teacher said it was a rough day, but he pulled it all together near the end and was doing great when I picked him up. We'll see what tomorrow brings....

Deep breaths, deep breaths, deep breaths.

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Playgroup

One of the little ones in our playgroup turned 2 yesterday. We actually got them all together for a picture.....we had to be in it because there was no way that we could keep this group still that long!



Glasses were a favorite for them all at the birthday party.....right after they finished the chocolate cupcakes. Whew.....it was loud in that house!

Wee Walker

So we had our orthopedist appointment today. It's apparently a difficult thing to read a toddler xray...their bones are still a lot of cartilage. Anyway, they let us know the fracture is not bad (in fact they are disagreeing about where it is!) and let us get a walker instead of a cast! Wahoo.....it comes off at bath and bed and as soon as he can walk easily with shoes on again, he can stop wearing it. He's already a pro at walking in it and strutted around playgroup today as we celebrated a 2 year birthday for one of his friends.

Oops

Thomas fell while playing yesterday. We thought it was just a sprain, because he was still limping around today while he was barefoot....but then he couldn't walk when he had shoes on because it hurt. The pediatrician wanted us to go to the ER just to be sure. Turns out it's broken . He's in a fiberglass splint right now and we have to go see an orthopedist as soon as we can get an appointment. He's not allowed to walk until we get the cast. Bah!

23 months old

Pretty cute, even for someone who woke me up at 5:50 AM!

Lunchbox

Thomas loves his lunchbox and sometimes just carries it around!

Quick update

So, despite our preparation, Thomas did fine last night. We ready again tonight just in case!

Thomas couldn't go to school today - entirely too much snot flying around from all the sneezing and they really frown on that (imagine!). Hopefully he can go tomorrow.

His mood is great even though he can't really breathe! It's amazing.

Come on now, Really?

So, things have been improving. Thomas is napping better, he is feeling more independent and we were gearing up for a really good week at preschool starting again tomorrow. And then....BLAM! The cold from...well, let's keep this family friendly.

His nap today was taken propped up in my arms so he could breathe - he was soooo miserable when laying down - coughing and choking and just couldn't breathe.

He lasted asleep about an hour tonight before the same thing happened. We suctioned out his nose, wiped his face, put some Vick's on his chest and back in the crib he went.

We've set up the guest bed with all the necessary supplies ready to take turns in a night of "sleeping" holding a little boy upright.

Be ready for bleary eyed posts coming soon.

Worth way more than a dime!

Last weekend we were at a toy store and they had an old fashioned ride - put a dime in and instant kid fun!

Ahhh......a successful day.

Thomas was very happy to go to school today. He carried his lunchbox to the car and was happily chatting away about school. He waved to everyone as we walked to the building and then we entered the door to school. The tears began. After putting on his socks (they don't wear shoes in the classroom), I handed him off to one of his teachers, still crying. When I picked him up, they let me know that he stopped crying soon after I left and did GREAT all day long. When I picked him up, all the kids were noticeably happier. We do a goodbye circle and song everyday at pick up. That was much more fun today!

We're a much more relaxed family tonight!

2nd day of school

Thomas was a sad, crying, slobbering mess the whole time he was there.

We try again tomorrow.

Maybe.

1st day of school

Today was Thomas' first day of preschool. He was very excited to go and he carried his lunchbox to the classroom....very cute! He had a good morning, a rougher afternoon (more tears and wanting mommy) and...oops fell off his chair at snack and busted his bottom lip. He's an expert at sticking it out to show you his boo-boo. At his school there is a good bye circle every afternoon. All the parents come in and hold our kids and we all sing a short little goodbye song. It's a nice way to end his day there. His teachers seem nice and so far we are happy with what we see. They are great about all this separation anxiety and have some good advice for us all....apparently they are surprised when it doesn't happen at this stage in toddlerhood!

His sleep is going a little better. Still pretty short naps, but at least there's not been any more screaming the last few days. He's gone down much more easily and overall his sleep is better. We'll see what happens over the next week or so.

Good grief!

A mixed bag - Thomas was up at 5:40 this morning, but stayed in his crib until 6:40 when he started crying for "Daddymama". He did better at both naptime and bedtime - little bits of crying, but no hysterics. He fell asleep quickly both times because he's exhausted. Short naps continue....he's going to have permanent dark circles under his sad little eyes. He still won't let us out of his sight -

On a happy note, we were at a store today that had a horse ride - the old fashioned kind that you put a dime in and let the kid ride. He loved it! We had to do it twice while he grinned.....too cute!

It'll pass....it'll pass.....it'll pass

Another day of screaming when we put him in the crib for a nap. "Daddymama Daddymama, up up up, please". He first fell asleep sitting up, but that only lasted about 5 minutes. He finally settled down after 45 minutes of this when I went in and rubbed his back for a second and told him to take a nap. Of course, true to form, he only slept for 45 minutes.

He won't let us out of his sight for a minute. If we leave the room, here he comes right after us or he stays put yelling for us. "Daddy, Daddy, Mommy-me, Mommy-me" (he can't always get mommy consistently....sometimes mommy, sometimes mama-me, and sometimes mommy-me)

At bedtime tonight, he started crying we we started to put on his pajamas. He wanted to hug his bear Bentley, so we brought him over, we all told Bentley good night and then we put him to bed on the table where he sleeps. Thomas then went into his crib fine and fell asleep with no tears. Who knows if one has anything to do with the other?

Though he's totally sleep deprived, has terrible dark circles under his eyes and we are confused by all this, he's completely darling and charming much of the time. He saw a football balloon in Kroger today and yelled, "Football!!" much to the delight of the man standing behind us!

Toddler Sale begins soon

Awake at 2:25 AM for a while
Awake for the day at 6:25 AM

Clearance Sale begins soon.

We're trying to watch football....

Ahhh.... the strong willed toddler. He was determined at bedtime tonight that we wouldn't leave him. Crying, mad, temper tantrum, etc. when we told him good night and left his room. That fun lasted about 10 or 15 minutes and then he decided that he wasn't going to cry, but he wasn't going to sleep. He sat up in the middle of his crib and refused to lay down. He has no idea we watch all of this on the video monitor....he just knows he's mad. It's now 1 hour and 25 minutes later and he's still sitting there. Every once in a while he starts to topple over because he's falling asleep. But, no.....he shakes his head and sits back up.

Did I mention we're trying to watch a football game?

More Sleep Drama

Are you kidding me? So after the sleep debacle the other night, we were eager to see what was happening next. Thomas took a great nap yesterday, though he had dark circles under his eyes all day. We had his preschool parent meeting last night so he had a babysitter. He apparently only cried for us once. After the babysitter left, he got in the tub and had the beginning of what turned out to be a stupendous meltdown that lasted all the way through his bath and pajamas. We finally got him calmed down and through a book. The little boys was so exhausted he was just over it all. Into the crib he went and was asleep in 15 minutes - a new record! He then proceeded to sleep 11 solid hours! Beautiful.

Today had been fun, played with some friends at the Playroom then home for lunch and toys before nap. No problems - changed clothes, read some books, into the crib he went. I went to get the monitor so I could take it with me in the office while I worked.......and the crying began. I had to go in every few minutes so he wouldn't throw up, he was hitting himself, he was hysterical. Finally I stood at his crib and he fell asleep. 42 very short minutes later he's crying again. I went back, stood at the crib for almost 20 minutes and he went back to sleep. He just wanted me there. Hopefully this is a one time thing....I'm not going back to the days where we help him get to sleep....I gotta work!

Who knows what adventures this night brings?

It's been a while

We are soooooooo tired today! Thomas took a terrible nap yesterday so he went to bed a little early. No problem! Well, when we checked on him as we were going to bed, he sat straight up and looked at us. Oops. He went back to sleep in a few minutes. At 2:45 am he was hysterically crying and calling for me. So, I went in, rocked him for a minute or two, calmed him down and he went back in the crib. Took forever, but finally went back to sleep. No problem (except of course I am wide awake)! At 6:00 am we had a repeat performance, but this time he just came to bed with us. Not all that comfortable, but we all slept a few more minutes before the day had to get started.

I'm hoping for a better day and I may need to sleep when he naps.


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