This weekend, the girls got to see all their grandparents, and lots of friends. My parents were here on Friday, and Saturday we went to Barnum. Apparently, two nights of being put to bed by Grandma (first my mom, then Trav's) was enough to throw off her ability to put herself to sleep. I didn't think that was too much spoiling, but the past two nights she's had a rough time. Or maybe she's overtired? She's sure not under-tired!! We've all been run ragged by the weekend, and we all slept well last night. I'm hoping another good night tonight will help me get my feet back under me again. And then tomorrow, off to work.
Once again, my work schedule has changed, this time to working Tuesdays and Thursdays, still 10-hour days. I'm getting more frustrated by things at work. You know how the biggest complaint of stay-at-home-moms is that their work is not appreciated by those who benefit? I feel MUCH more appreciated at home than I do at work, which really tells you something. Half of the things I do are necessary as a part of my job responsibilities but are never viewed by anybody else (worthless by definition), another 25% are necessary and should be viewed by anybody else (worthless by other people's inadequacy), and the other 25% is something that I think is necessary but the few people who think it's worthwhile can't reward me for it. I'm suspicious that someone is planning to take some of this latter category and present it as his own work at a conference coming up in a few weeks, but I have yet to confirm that. It's pretty discouraging. It would all seem more tolerable if I were truly happy with my daycare, instead of just okay with it.
I went to the garage sale for the end of Amanda's daycare, and I picked up lots of good stuff. Not just toys - several curriculum books and a book of songplay ideas, a plastic kiddie pool, and a really awesome wall calendar. I got a couple of things for Baby Johannsen, and, okay, some toys too! Emily was so happy to see Emma and Brady, and they were so sweet to her. I know there are some nice kids who could be good friends for Emily at Janet's, but it's so sad to say goodbye to such a good situation.
Audrey is on the verge of crawling, finally able to get her little bottom up in the air and rock a little. She mostly goes backwards, though, and I had to rescue her three times today after getting her legs stuck under the coffee table or couch. Her 9-month pictures last week went really well, and we got some good pictures. She's getting to be pretty persnickety about things, like she really has a preference for one thing or another. And she's getting more and more expressive, which is absolutely beautiful. She's really enjoyed the "new" pool, which is pretty funny considering she always hated it at Amanda's!
We went to the state fair last week, and our whole family had a great time. Emily really enjoyed the experience, even though she's still afraid of cows. She saw tractors, ate a bunch of junk food, and went down the giant slide twice! I'm wishing I could think of some of the charming things she's been saying lately. She's so mature; it's funny to see in such a little person. She's very polite, saying "thank you" easily, like it's just what she does. My mom was marveling at the things she does like her preschoolers would do, like cutting out shapes with scissors, drawing closed shapes, copying letters, and standing on one foot. It was kind of neat to realize just how amazing that all is ... and then to realize that she's not even 3 yet and it's totally normal for her to be loopy and incapable of rationally communicating with me when she's tired, or for whatever reason she chooses.
It's bedtime here. I'll try to blog sometime when I'm in more of a glowing mood, because there are tons of great things to report about my kids but I'm a bit beaten down by the day to relay them all. Look at the updated pictures - they're beautiful!
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