The girls started at a new daycare/preschool a week ago and both have been adapting well to the new routine. They've possibly been adapting to it better than I have been. I'm a bit of a stress case in the mornings because I somehow decided that going back to work full-time (up from 2/3 time) was a good idea. The only thing that keeps my head screwed on straight is a daily checklist of everything that has to get done before we leave.
Our wedding anniversary was also last week - four years wedded and most of them have been sleepless. We went on a date to the botanic gardens in Denver and then stopped by Home Depot to buy a small air conditioner for Iris's room. Our house has no air conditioning and we are boiling by the time nighttime rolls around. We do have an attic fan but it doesn't always do the trick, especially in Iris's room, which seems to be the hottest of the bedrooms.
As we were checking out at Home Depot, Evan had to intervene with a very disgruntled customer who was cursing at the young checkout clerk. The guy seemed to think that the computer was doing the math wrong and having an entirely overblown response. She thanked us when the guy had finally gone to some other place to air his grievance. As we left I mentioned that I wanted us to get in our car before the guy came out to see which car we got in. Ugh.
With Iris starting at her new school we knew we'd run into new germs. She came down with a fever last night and clearly seems to have a case of hand, foot, and mouth disease, which was caught by one of her classmates. So far, not the end of the world. She has discovered popsicles since her mouth hurts and I'm happy to let her have as many as she can handle.
Unfortunately, the illness comes at the same time as Evan begins his transition to a new job. This week was supposed to be time for recuperation for him and instead we've all been in the house making it less peaceful. Also, Iris was supposed to get her MRI (the one we've rescheduled 4 times or so) and so we're having to push it back another month. Because she has to be put under general anesthesia she has to have been illness-free for 3 full weeks. That is hard to come by at this age, though I should have pushed harder to get the MRI scheduled before they started at their new school.
Sibyl is doing well. She has started doing the happy baby pose, which is something Iris never really did. She clearly loves to smile and laugh and wiggle and blow raspberries. Since their new school is on the university campus where I work I can walk over to check in on them any time and even stop in to nurse Sibyl if I want to.
Even so, it's still really hard to leave them for big chunks of the day.
Our wedding anniversary was also last week - four years wedded and most of them have been sleepless. We went on a date to the botanic gardens in Denver and then stopped by Home Depot to buy a small air conditioner for Iris's room. Our house has no air conditioning and we are boiling by the time nighttime rolls around. We do have an attic fan but it doesn't always do the trick, especially in Iris's room, which seems to be the hottest of the bedrooms.
As we were checking out at Home Depot, Evan had to intervene with a very disgruntled customer who was cursing at the young checkout clerk. The guy seemed to think that the computer was doing the math wrong and having an entirely overblown response. She thanked us when the guy had finally gone to some other place to air his grievance. As we left I mentioned that I wanted us to get in our car before the guy came out to see which car we got in. Ugh.
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Unfortunately, the illness comes at the same time as Evan begins his transition to a new job. This week was supposed to be time for recuperation for him and instead we've all been in the house making it less peaceful. Also, Iris was supposed to get her MRI (the one we've rescheduled 4 times or so) and so we're having to push it back another month. Because she has to be put under general anesthesia she has to have been illness-free for 3 full weeks. That is hard to come by at this age, though I should have pushed harder to get the MRI scheduled before they started at their new school.
Sibyl is doing well. She has started doing the happy baby pose, which is something Iris never really did. She clearly loves to smile and laugh and wiggle and blow raspberries. Since their new school is on the university campus where I work I can walk over to check in on them any time and even stop in to nurse Sibyl if I want to.
Even so, it's still really hard to leave them for big chunks of the day.
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