We survived the first week of school!
It was a tiring week as we attempted to get three kids to bed earlier and up and out the door by 7:40 every morning. Adding that third child has really made it harder to get everyone fed and dressed! Owen is in 2nd grade at a local, public elementary school where he has attended the past two years. Hudson returned to the Methodist church pre-K program on Tuesdays and Thursdays which he also went to last year. Arden didn't get a spot at the Methodist church where Hudson attends due to their lengthy waiting list, so she began part-time childcare at Faith Baptist Preschool on Tuesday and Thursdays. It's a lot of work dropping kids of at three different schools, but luckily they are all within a mile of each other and all near our house. I returned to my part-time job as an adjunct instructor of composition at a local college this week as well, so I simply swapped my busy schedule of having all the kids home during the summer for 100 college students!
Owen loves his class! It helps that his best friend from first grade also got the same second grade teacher (there are 4 classes of second grade at his school). His teacher Mrs. Arnold is a seasoned 27 year teaching veteran with lots of creative ideas. Owen likes her introduction of "Arnoldville" where the kids get weekly "jobs" and earn salary in "Arnoldbucks." Then, they get to use math skills to redeem their money at the local "Arnold-Mart." Owen said they get their first job assignment tomorrow along with their new wallets! That almost makes me want to be in second grade!
Hudson also has veteran 13 year experienced pre-K teacher at the Methodist church. They have a strong curriculum with weekly themes, centers, chapel, P.E., computer, and music class. He would love to attend every day, if we could afford the tuition! However, I am still enjoying having him home with me for one last year before he goes to kindergarten every day next year. It's also good for him to have more time to play with Arden the rest of the week since he will miss that next year. So far, Hudson has made an easy transition to a new teacher and loves his school! The only issue we had during this last week is that Hudson began to break out in hives on Tuesday (first day of school) and has had them off and on ever since. We are now on day 6 of hives! We are giving him Benadryl every 6 hours of so, and that erradicates them until they reappear. Our pediatrician said it looks like an allergy due to something being ingested, but we are having a hard time pinpointing the trigger, since he hasn't had anything new that we know of. His new breakouts have each been occurring after different foods, so it's very confusing. Pray that we can solve this puzzle!
Arden is in a great, loving childcare environment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I was a bit hesitant at first, since this is my first time to leave here anywhere. I only began putting her in our church nursery on Sunday mornings in the last month! The facility is brand new, and it's a new program. She has a wonderful teacher, and the best part is that there are routinely only 2-3 babies in her room at a time! She is frequently the only baby for several hours during the time she's there. She gets lots of one-on-one love for those two days each week, and she is always happy and content when I pick her up in the afternoon. She now has six teeth, is sitting up well, can roll all around the room, waves bye-bye on occasion, and says "mamamama." It's hard to believe that she only has about 4 more months of being a "baby" before she becomes a walking toddler!
The kids are already excited to return to school for the second week, so it's been a good start so far!
It was a tiring week as we attempted to get three kids to bed earlier and up and out the door by 7:40 every morning. Adding that third child has really made it harder to get everyone fed and dressed! Owen is in 2nd grade at a local, public elementary school where he has attended the past two years. Hudson returned to the Methodist church pre-K program on Tuesdays and Thursdays which he also went to last year. Arden didn't get a spot at the Methodist church where Hudson attends due to their lengthy waiting list, so she began part-time childcare at Faith Baptist Preschool on Tuesday and Thursdays. It's a lot of work dropping kids of at three different schools, but luckily they are all within a mile of each other and all near our house. I returned to my part-time job as an adjunct instructor of composition at a local college this week as well, so I simply swapped my busy schedule of having all the kids home during the summer for 100 college students!
Owen loves his class! It helps that his best friend from first grade also got the same second grade teacher (there are 4 classes of second grade at his school). His teacher Mrs. Arnold is a seasoned 27 year teaching veteran with lots of creative ideas. Owen likes her introduction of "Arnoldville" where the kids get weekly "jobs" and earn salary in "Arnoldbucks." Then, they get to use math skills to redeem their money at the local "Arnold-Mart." Owen said they get their first job assignment tomorrow along with their new wallets! That almost makes me want to be in second grade!
Hudson also has veteran 13 year experienced pre-K teacher at the Methodist church. They have a strong curriculum with weekly themes, centers, chapel, P.E., computer, and music class. He would love to attend every day, if we could afford the tuition! However, I am still enjoying having him home with me for one last year before he goes to kindergarten every day next year. It's also good for him to have more time to play with Arden the rest of the week since he will miss that next year. So far, Hudson has made an easy transition to a new teacher and loves his school! The only issue we had during this last week is that Hudson began to break out in hives on Tuesday (first day of school) and has had them off and on ever since. We are now on day 6 of hives! We are giving him Benadryl every 6 hours of so, and that erradicates them until they reappear. Our pediatrician said it looks like an allergy due to something being ingested, but we are having a hard time pinpointing the trigger, since he hasn't had anything new that we know of. His new breakouts have each been occurring after different foods, so it's very confusing. Pray that we can solve this puzzle!
Arden is in a great, loving childcare environment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I was a bit hesitant at first, since this is my first time to leave here anywhere. I only began putting her in our church nursery on Sunday mornings in the last month! The facility is brand new, and it's a new program. She has a wonderful teacher, and the best part is that there are routinely only 2-3 babies in her room at a time! She is frequently the only baby for several hours during the time she's there. She gets lots of one-on-one love for those two days each week, and she is always happy and content when I pick her up in the afternoon. She now has six teeth, is sitting up well, can roll all around the room, waves bye-bye on occasion, and says "mamamama." It's hard to believe that she only has about 4 more months of being a "baby" before she becomes a walking toddler!
The kids are already excited to return to school for the second week, so it's been a good start so far!
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Owen looks excited! I am glad to have the kids back in school. Can you believe Natalie is in the 6th grade! You came by right after I had her. Life goes so fast.
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