We found out about a week ago that one of Louis’ teachers was promoted and will be moving to a new location. We are very excited for Miss Nicole, but of course, sad that she won’t be there every day for Louis.
Louis adapted very well to his new sister back in September, and I do believe that is because Louis had Miss Nicole at school. He has talked about her daily since her second week there. There were many nights that Louis was angry about going to bed and instead of calling out for Papa or Mommy he would call out for Miss Nicole. Louis loves both his teachers, but he formed a great bond with Miss Nicole on the “babyside” during those months when his house with crazy with his new sister.
There are many days that I have felt guilty that I choose to continue with my career rather staying home with the children, but when I see how much Louis loves his teachers and his friends at school and how much he (and Mabel) learn each day, it makes me feel at peace with the decision. I know that Louis and mommy will both miss having Miss Nicole at school each day but I know Louis will adapt. In fact it is great that he will miss her; it means that we are very lucky to have such great teachers who are taking care of our children each day, teachers who love my children, and that whom my children love in return. If I am not the one with them every day, this is how I want it to be.
We don't remember days, we remember moments.
Friday, April 24, 2009
But we like it busy...right?
It has been awhile since my last post. Things have been very busy in the Budde household and I haven’t had much time to stop and collect my thoughts. This post will be more about getting caught up! The last four weekends have been filled with family activities from professional basketball games (3 of them), trips to the zoo, trips to library, get togethers with friends, Easter, confirmations, etc. These activities usually leave both kids like this…
Louis seems to be adding 10 words to his vocabulary a day. He is still learning sentence structure, so it can cause confusion when he says, “No want milk” or “no it’s yellow” actually means “I don’t want milk” and “It’s not yellow”. He also likes to make choices, but then isn’t always happy with the choice he made, needless to say both Louis, mommy and papa are learning each day. Brad does a great job keeping Louis engaged in various activities and making them fun, such as the library and the grocery store, and now with it finally getting nice out, I am sure they will be outdoors all the time. Lately, it seems like Play-do is the favorite activity for both of them.
Mabel is just a wonderfully sweet baby right now. She is babbling all the time and starting to use her consonants. The “ba, ba, ba” comes out a lot and she still loves to sing. She started sitting around the middle of March (of course, a week after her 6 month pictures) and is spending more and more time on her tummy, but mostly because she forgot how to roll over. It amazes how they get so excited about learning something new, that they can forget the old things. She has been eating baby food for awhile and made the official move from the bouncy seat to the high chair. She is very fond of arrowroot cookies and fruit! I love every stage of baby-hood, but it like something really comes alive around the 6-7 month mark. She has really started interacting with Louis a lot and vice versa. Hopefully this is only a sign of good things to come!
Louis seems to be adding 10 words to his vocabulary a day. He is still learning sentence structure, so it can cause confusion when he says, “No want milk” or “no it’s yellow” actually means “I don’t want milk” and “It’s not yellow”. He also likes to make choices, but then isn’t always happy with the choice he made, needless to say both Louis, mommy and papa are learning each day. Brad does a great job keeping Louis engaged in various activities and making them fun, such as the library and the grocery store, and now with it finally getting nice out, I am sure they will be outdoors all the time. Lately, it seems like Play-do is the favorite activity for both of them.
Mabel is just a wonderfully sweet baby right now. She is babbling all the time and starting to use her consonants. The “ba, ba, ba” comes out a lot and she still loves to sing. She started sitting around the middle of March (of course, a week after her 6 month pictures) and is spending more and more time on her tummy, but mostly because she forgot how to roll over. It amazes how they get so excited about learning something new, that they can forget the old things. She has been eating baby food for awhile and made the official move from the bouncy seat to the high chair. She is very fond of arrowroot cookies and fruit! I love every stage of baby-hood, but it like something really comes alive around the 6-7 month mark. She has really started interacting with Louis a lot and vice versa. Hopefully this is only a sign of good things to come!
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