Happy Halloween

We made it through Maddy's first Halloween. She wasn't real impressed with her costume - I think it was either supposed to be Winnie the Pooh or a Hunny Pot. Either way it was cute and best of all - FREE. A mom at school gave it to me. She bought it on clearance last year at the Disney Store.

After Maddy's nap which, by the way, was cut short by a little kid screaming into the house "TRICK OR TREAT!", we took her over to my parent's for pictures with Nate and his green frog costume. He was cute and considerably happier than Maddy. She wanted out of that costume fast. She just sat there, grumpy. And when she tried to move, she didn't get very far. Everyone had their fun watching her in her misery and then I took her out of her Hunny pot so she could play. Too bad we had to put it back on her when it was time to go because we didn't bring any other coat for the ride home.

Love My Weekends

It is so difficult for me to go back to work on Monday mornings. I miss Maddy so much after spending all weekend with her. I just cherish that time. For the past month and a half we've been going to swim class on Saturday mornings. Our last class is next Saturday which is nice because now that the days are cooler, I want to just stay in our cozy little house with her on Sat. mornings and just snuggle up.

This weekend we went Christmas shopping for the first time as parents. Maddy came with us, of course, but I kept telling her to close her eyes. We bought her a wagon, an infant sled that you pull, a Fisher Price doll house (girl stuff, yay!), and some Duplos (one of her birthday presents). We also bought Nate a truck and the Fisher Price farm set. That was also our first time shopping at Farm and Fleet, but they had all their toys on sale so I couldn't resist. I'm still looking for a doll, an xylophone and a Leap Frog toy.

Today we took Maddy to Swan's Pumpkin Farm. I really just wanted to go for the photo opp. We sat her in the middle of a pumpkin patch and I snapped away while Steve recorded the event on film. New parents over here! Maddy had a good time taking in all the sights. We picked two pumpkins - one for Maddy and one for Daddy. Steve's was 35 pounds. Carving night should be interesting.

Alas, the weekend is over. We're getting ready for bed, and I find myself looking forward to the morning when Maddy wakes up and smiles at me when I go into her room to get her. That hour that I get to spend with her at the beginning of our day really does get me through to the evening.

I Miss Kindergarten

I am definitely not a second grade teacher. I am definitely not a third grade teacher. I miss kindergarten. I miss zippers and shoelaces and buttons. I miss it even more after visiting another school that has adopted the Reggio Amelia philosophy in their early childhood program. I love Reggio, and wish I were teaching a K grade so I could really get into it. Someday.

Maddy's Crawling

I barely have time to check my e-mail these days let alone blog, but I needed to record that Maddy has started to crawl. She did it last Thursday night (Sept. 30th) on her bedroom rug. When Steve came home she crawled over to him while he knelt down in her doorway. I almost cried. Then by the weekend she already had the hang of it on the slippery hardwood floors. Her crawl is so cute. Her body switches from side to side as she slaps each little hand down on the floor. She still seems so tiny. A whole new world has opened up for her, and now a new level of worries for me. Although, Jack usually keeps our floors free of any tiny debris that might seem attractive to our babe.