First Week of School

First of all, I want to thank my hubby for taking his vacation during the first week of school.  He was available to help out in every way I needed him.  I wish he didn't have to go back to work!


Ava's first week back was great!  She woke up on her own the first two days.  The rest of the week she was in good spirits right from the beginning.  I've had reports from her teacher that she is very well-behaved in class and works hard.  She gives compliments to her classmates freely.  What a sweetie!  She is still bringing her imaginary horses everywhere we go, and I am often asked to tie one up or walk it to the car.  She talks about them incessantly.  Her teacher gamely plays along, thank goodness.  Oh, and she finally lost one of her teeth at school on Wednesday.  What a relief for her, since it was really bothering her.


Roman did very well at daycare.  He was in a good mood all day, but when I picked him up, he would say, "ome" to go home.  One day, he was there a really long time, but he was still a jolly little guy when I picked him up.  I think he enjoys the other children and the routine (although I did keep a pretty good routine this summer for a change).  Also, Gianni dressed him in a shirt and shorts most of the week, and we didn't have any reports of "penis problems."  At home, he will hold himself if given the chance, but he only did it once at school at naptime.  Thank goodness!


As for me, I am cautiously optimistic that this year will be a good one.  The students are really sweet and respectful.  The last two years' classes presented some challenges, so I am certainly ready for a break from some of that.


You may notice some redundancy between my blog and my Facebook page.  This blog is a chronicle of happenings in our family and will be around for my kids to read in the future.  Facebook, as you know, is not conducive to this purpose.  However, I post more frequently on Facebook because I can say my piece with less effort there.  Either way, I apologize if you don't appreciate reading the same information twice!

Back to School

Well, if you think my posting is erratic when I'm not working, get ready!  School starts on Monday, August 23rd.  I will most likely be MIA unless something big happens!

For second grade, Ava will be in my good friend Jody's class, and I have high hopes that she will have a great year.  Jody already loves Ava, and Ava already likes Jody.  Fingers crossed!

Roman will be going back to daycare on the same day that Ava and I go back to school.  I think he will enjoy getting to play with all of the "new" toys and be around the other children.  Hopefully, he will start talking more with some same-age models around him.

We had a really, really nice summer.  I am looking forward to work, but I truly enjoyed my summer routine with the kiddos.  I am almost to the point where I think I could be a stay-at-home mom!  If Gianni ever makes a certain yearly income, I will retire.  He is actually okay with that.  Of course, neither of us thinks this is going to happen anytime soon.  Sigh. 

Hi ho, hi ho...

X-Rated

If you are easily offended, you may want to skip this post.

Roman has become very, very interested in his penis.  If he has on shorts or just a diaper, his hands are "down there."  He has taken to pulling his penis out of the top of his diaper and walking around that way.  It is actually pretty funny. 

One day, he woke up from his nap.  Ava went in ahead of me to play with him while he was still in his crib.  Suddenly, I heard a scream and Ava came running to me.  She said that Roman was peeing out of his crib.  I went to see what was going on, and he had pulled his penis out of his diaper and peed on the floor.

Now I have to dress Roman in what I call "cock-blocker outfits."  These are those one-piece rompers that snap at the bottom.  He hasn't figured out how to unsnap them so that he can get to the goods.  I'm worried about sending him to daycare, because we don't have an unlimited supply of those outfits!  I would die if he walked around daycare all day with his hands down his pants.

Gianni assures me this is normal boy behavior, and we are not reprimanding him. I just make sure to dress him in his special clothes.

We have a picture that Ava took, by the way, but I think it would be inappropriate to post online.  I will be happy to embarass Roman in the future with it, though.

Beach Fun!

During the last weekend of July, we took the kids to visit their Southeast Texas grandparents.  My dad and I took Roman and Ava to the beach, since Ava has been begging since last summer to go back.

Roman LOVED it!  He loved playing in the waves the most, I think, but he also enjoyed playing in the sand.

For the first time, Ava really enjoyed swimming instead of building sand castles. 

A great time was had by all!