Marley's mood improved considerably once he realized that dressing up in strange costumes would result in lots of candy!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Unhappy Halloween
Marley's mood improved considerably once he realized that dressing up in strange costumes would result in lots of candy!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Adventures in Michigan (finally)
Feeding the animals with Aunt Cyndi at Apple Charlie's
More Apple Charlie's. We had fun drinking cider, eating donuts, feeding the animals, and of course, buying APPLES!
Playing frisbee with Uncle Pat at the cool wooden playground.
Watching the backhoe work next door to Patrick and Cyndi's house.
Carving pumpkins with Matt and Alicia.
More to Come...
Playing with the old school toys.
Learning how to make our favorite childhood snack: Ants on a Log!
More Apple Charlie's. We had fun drinking cider, eating donuts, feeding the animals, and of course, buying APPLES!
Playing frisbee with Uncle Pat at the cool wooden playground.
Watching the backhoe work next door to Patrick and Cyndi's house.
Carving pumpkins with Matt and Alicia.
More to Come...
Playing with the old school toys.
Learning how to make our favorite childhood snack: Ants on a Log!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
The Incredible Naptime Trick
School is going great for Marley. He is going five days a week now, and totally loves it. One of the hardest things for me to imagine has been how naptime goes there. It's hard enough for me to get my one child to sleep at home. I can't imagine trying to get ten of them to nap at once. Yet, the Amazing Jena does it, and has shared this video as proof. Just in case you can't tell, Mars is the 6th kid lying face down with his arm draped over his bear:)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Being Sick Stinks!
Well, Marley went to school today, but I stayed home. I started feeling terrible yesterday and it just got worse and worse. Mars, on the other hand, was totally fine yesterday. Besides having a stuffy nose, I'm feeling much better now. I'm planning on going to school tomorrow as long as no one is puking tonight. Keep your fingers crossed.
Here's the Beetle Daily Note for today:
Naps-
Reid- 1:05- 3:30
Marley- 1:10-3:30
Finn- 1:00-3:30
Grace- 1:20-3:15 (woke at 2 but fell back to sleep)
Layla 1:30-3:30
* We woke all the boys up so they could eat snack! They must be tired from busy weekends!
Today we sang lots of new songs during circle time and the Beetles are starting to remember the fingerplays that go along with them. They really enjoy "The Firetruck Song" and especially like the handshake at the end. They also like the "Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands Song" and laugh when we clap our hands slowly and then quickly. For our classtime we painted our body tracings with watercolor brushes and paint dobbers.
During outside time, we played in the sandbox; building sand castles and then smashing them down. We counted together "One, two, three" as we poured each shovel of sand into the bucket. We also set up the tunnels and tents in the yard and enjoyed climbing in and out and peeking our heads up out of the hole on top. After lunch we headed upstairs to the living room and rode the cars around to get all of our energy out before naptime.
Jena
Here's the Beetle Daily Note for today:
Naps-
Reid- 1:05- 3:30
Marley- 1:10-3:30
Finn- 1:00-3:30
Grace- 1:20-3:15 (woke at 2 but fell back to sleep)
Layla 1:30-3:30
* We woke all the boys up so they could eat snack! They must be tired from busy weekends!
Today we sang lots of new songs during circle time and the Beetles are starting to remember the fingerplays that go along with them. They really enjoy "The Firetruck Song" and especially like the handshake at the end. They also like the "Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands Song" and laugh when we clap our hands slowly and then quickly. For our classtime we painted our body tracings with watercolor brushes and paint dobbers.
During outside time, we played in the sandbox; building sand castles and then smashing them down. We counted together "One, two, three" as we poured each shovel of sand into the bucket. We also set up the tunnels and tents in the yard and enjoyed climbing in and out and peeking our heads up out of the hole on top. After lunch we headed upstairs to the living room and rode the cars around to get all of our energy out before naptime.
Jena
Sunday, September 20, 2009
And the Puke Goes On
So Thursday night was a long one. Marley continued to throw up on and off until about 3:30 am. His tummy was pretty empty after the first couple of times, so it was mostly dry heaving. Poor baby. Jeff was already planning on staying home with him on Friday (as he will every Friday), but I still had to go to work on, like, 3 hours of sleep.
Friday and Saturday he seemed totally fine. Then, it started again. Saturday night was like a repeat of Thursday. This time it was about 11:00 pm when he woke up puking. *Sigh* I don't know what's going on, but we suspect that we just rushed him back to his normal diet when we should have taken things a lot slower. He just seemed to be so much better. We'll see how he does on Sunday, but we may decide to keep him home from school on Monday. 'Tis the season, eh?
Friday and Saturday he seemed totally fine. Then, it started again. Saturday night was like a repeat of Thursday. This time it was about 11:00 pm when he woke up puking. *Sigh* I don't know what's going on, but we suspect that we just rushed him back to his normal diet when we should have taken things a lot slower. He just seemed to be so much better. We'll see how he does on Sunday, but we may decide to keep him home from school on Monday. 'Tis the season, eh?
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Joy of Puke
Marley's sick. I knew it would happen now that he's a daycare kid, but it's only day three! Okay, so he probably didn't get it from the daycare. In fact, since he didn't have a fever, I'm sort of thinking it could be something he ate.
He woke up crying at 10:00 tonight, and when I went up to check on him I smelled it. Uh-oh. He threw up in the worst possible spot: right between the beds. He managed to get it all over both his sheets and ours, two pillows, two bears, and two blankets. It ran down the sides of the mattresses and got into the bed frames and on the carpet. It was also all over the wall next to the headboard. Not to mention on Marley's jammies and in his hair.
Jeff was at a soccer game, so I grabbed Mars, stripped him down, and we jumped into the shower together. I managed to get him freshly diapered and in clean jammies just in time for him to puke everywhere again. At least we were in the bathroom that time. After that I got smart and skipped the jammies altogether.
We were able to get him back to sleep on the couch pretty easily after Jeff got home (he was SO tired). And then the cleaning began. Now I'm just waiting for the first load of laundry to finish so I can put in the second (yes, he puked on TWO laundry loads worth of stuff). Then, I'll just hope that he stays asleep for the rest of the night.
He woke up crying at 10:00 tonight, and when I went up to check on him I smelled it. Uh-oh. He threw up in the worst possible spot: right between the beds. He managed to get it all over both his sheets and ours, two pillows, two bears, and two blankets. It ran down the sides of the mattresses and got into the bed frames and on the carpet. It was also all over the wall next to the headboard. Not to mention on Marley's jammies and in his hair.
Jeff was at a soccer game, so I grabbed Mars, stripped him down, and we jumped into the shower together. I managed to get him freshly diapered and in clean jammies just in time for him to puke everywhere again. At least we were in the bathroom that time. After that I got smart and skipped the jammies altogether.
We were able to get him back to sleep on the couch pretty easily after Jeff got home (he was SO tired). And then the cleaning began. Now I'm just waiting for the first load of laundry to finish so I can put in the second (yes, he puked on TWO laundry loads worth of stuff). Then, I'll just hope that he stays asleep for the rest of the night.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Whoopsie
Can you tell school has started? Yikes! I'm really behind in my updates. School is in full swing for me - and for Marley. That's right! Mars started "school" on Tuesday. I will update with pictures (I have to take some first). Marley didn't cry when we dropped him off on either day. He simply waved and said, "Bye!" I think it was because we had been looking at photos of all the kids (and learning their names), the teachers, and the classroom beforehand. Jena was quite amused when, on the first day, Marley began saying the names of all the other kids:) His teachers, Jena and Carrie, send parents an email update every day on his group, the Beetles (1-2 year olds). The Centipedes are the 2.5-4 year olds. Here's what she said about Marley's first two days.
Day 1: Tuesday, September 15
Naps:
Marley went home to nap
Eli 1:15-3:30
Layla 11-1pm
Today we welcomed a new friend, Marley Franklin, and his parents, Dawn and Jeff. We had a small group today. Grace had a stay home day with her mom. Finn is out visiting with his grandparents. Marley, Eli, and Layla were exited to get out for a neighborhood walk in the buggy. We stopped and played at the pocket park, visited a construction site, and walked through Thriftway to see the sights and share a bagel. Upon our return we played in the yard in the sensory tables (still filled with birdseed) and practiced blowing bubbles. We came in and sat for a short circle time and learned some new songs. Marley was still really interested in the new environment so we had some more free play before lunch. Eli and Marley chased each other around the climber and underneath it, colored with markers, and drove cars down the ramp with Carrie.
We will really be focusing on self-help skills over these next few weeks. Specifically we are taking extra time for training in hand washing, fastening and unfastening shoes and coats, and cleaning up our toys and dishes.
Day 2: Wednesday, September 16
Naps:
Marley 1:05-3:00
Reid 1:10-3:30
Layla 12:45-4:00
Grace 1:10-2:35
We have temporarily altered our daily schedule a bit so that the Beetles and Centipedes are not using the classroom for circle time together, which is a bit too distracting for my group right now. Until both groups get acquainted with class time we will be taking our walk first from 10-11 and then having our class time before lunch from 11-12 while the older kids are on their walk.
We headed out for a walk to the Lincoln Park Pea Patch this morning. Reid, Marley, Grace, and Layla really enjoyed running up and down the paths and hiding from each other in the tall plants. A nice man playing tennis nearby gave each child a tennis ball to play with. We found a potato bug and took turns holding it and watching it crawl around on our hands.
For circle time we sang our hello songs again and then turned some music on for dancing w/ scarves. We practiced jumping, clapping and stomping. After lunch the group read stories with Carrie and then all went off to sleep. It was Marley's first time sleeping on a mat and he had no issues, hugged his bear and was the first one asleep.
Day 1: Tuesday, September 15
Naps:
Marley went home to nap
Eli 1:15-3:30
Layla 11-1pm
Today we welcomed a new friend, Marley Franklin, and his parents, Dawn and Jeff. We had a small group today. Grace had a stay home day with her mom. Finn is out visiting with his grandparents. Marley, Eli, and Layla were exited to get out for a neighborhood walk in the buggy. We stopped and played at the pocket park, visited a construction site, and walked through Thriftway to see the sights and share a bagel. Upon our return we played in the yard in the sensory tables (still filled with birdseed) and practiced blowing bubbles. We came in and sat for a short circle time and learned some new songs. Marley was still really interested in the new environment so we had some more free play before lunch. Eli and Marley chased each other around the climber and underneath it, colored with markers, and drove cars down the ramp with Carrie.
We will really be focusing on self-help skills over these next few weeks. Specifically we are taking extra time for training in hand washing, fastening and unfastening shoes and coats, and cleaning up our toys and dishes.
Day 2: Wednesday, September 16
Naps:
Marley 1:05-3:00
Reid 1:10-3:30
Layla 12:45-4:00
Grace 1:10-2:35
We have temporarily altered our daily schedule a bit so that the Beetles and Centipedes are not using the classroom for circle time together, which is a bit too distracting for my group right now. Until both groups get acquainted with class time we will be taking our walk first from 10-11 and then having our class time before lunch from 11-12 while the older kids are on their walk.
We headed out for a walk to the Lincoln Park Pea Patch this morning. Reid, Marley, Grace, and Layla really enjoyed running up and down the paths and hiding from each other in the tall plants. A nice man playing tennis nearby gave each child a tennis ball to play with. We found a potato bug and took turns holding it and watching it crawl around on our hands.
For circle time we sang our hello songs again and then turned some music on for dancing w/ scarves. We practiced jumping, clapping and stomping. After lunch the group read stories with Carrie and then all went off to sleep. It was Marley's first time sleeping on a mat and he had no issues, hugged his bear and was the first one asleep.
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