Keira has been a great little buddy for the past few months. When baby Eden first arrived, Keira acted pretty hyper and loud but she has mellowed out since then. She has picked up the art of the compliment, saying things like, "Mama, your hair so beautiful" or "Mama, your shirt is so beautiful." She also says to me, "Mama, I'm going to miss you" before we leave each other (for school, or whatever). It melts my heart! I like to think that she picked it up from me, but she probably picked it up from school or from the "aunties."
She has an exhausting schedule right now and I feel sort of bad about it. Her main preschool, St. Vincent's, had promised us a full time spot but when I asked to start that schedule after the baby was born, they had already given her spot away! So she continues her original 2 day/week schedule at St. Vincents. I enrolled her 3 afternoons/week at the montessori school near my mom so that I would have extra time with the baby. The truth is that Keira is very energetic and loves to be around her friends -- Although she says that she hates school, if she stays home with me she constantly asks me to arrange play dates. So, I think she is better off in school, especially while I have a newborn. I also enrolled her in swim lessons at the club in Scripps Ranch, since I will be driving up there anyway. So, 3 days per week she does a swim lesson AND school, and then heads to my mom's house; On the other 2 days she is at St. Vincent's from 9-3. It is exhausting for both of us! A big part of it is the driving back and forth to Scripps Ranch -- It makes everything extra tiring. Luckily for me baby Eden is super mellow and doesn't complain about the schedule. I do feel guilty about carting Keira around so much, and I know this schedule isn't sustainable! I will need her to be occupied though, because in a few weeks I will start working again.
Keira loves ninja turtles right now (to my dismay) and the movie "Frozen." Our whole family has the Frozen sound track pretty much memorized! "Let it Go, Let it GOOO!" We love it! It's funny to me that Keira is so into it, because she has never experienced snow or ice!
She has an exhausting schedule right now and I feel sort of bad about it. Her main preschool, St. Vincent's, had promised us a full time spot but when I asked to start that schedule after the baby was born, they had already given her spot away! So she continues her original 2 day/week schedule at St. Vincents. I enrolled her 3 afternoons/week at the montessori school near my mom so that I would have extra time with the baby. The truth is that Keira is very energetic and loves to be around her friends -- Although she says that she hates school, if she stays home with me she constantly asks me to arrange play dates. So, I think she is better off in school, especially while I have a newborn. I also enrolled her in swim lessons at the club in Scripps Ranch, since I will be driving up there anyway. So, 3 days per week she does a swim lesson AND school, and then heads to my mom's house; On the other 2 days she is at St. Vincent's from 9-3. It is exhausting for both of us! A big part of it is the driving back and forth to Scripps Ranch -- It makes everything extra tiring. Luckily for me baby Eden is super mellow and doesn't complain about the schedule. I do feel guilty about carting Keira around so much, and I know this schedule isn't sustainable! I will need her to be occupied though, because in a few weeks I will start working again.
Keira loves ninja turtles right now (to my dismay) and the movie "Frozen." Our whole family has the Frozen sound track pretty much memorized! "Let it Go, Let it GOOO!" We love it! It's funny to me that Keira is so into it, because she has never experienced snow or ice!
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| Keira eating her after school snack. What an expressive girl -- we have so much fun! |
Catching up on your blog, so glad you are keeping it up. Love the pony tails on Keira, she does have fun in life, so expressive!
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