I am so sad it is almost the end of June. I think most of the people I work with just realized this because everyone was in a state of mourning this week. Where has the time gone? When you work in higher education, your time is marked by when the students are and aren't on campus, in large numbers that is. We all breathed a huge sigh of relief the first week of May when all of our students were gone. Now it is the "Holy $&*!", they will be here in another 8 weeks!!!
I am also sad because our weather in good old Pittsburgh has been anything but summer like. The whole month of May and most of June saw rain. I mean, we had enough toad stools in our backyard to accommodate lots and lots of toads. I was about ready to give up on growing anything but cranberries in my garden.
We have managed to have some fun though. We have had two playdates with friends at our house; we had a teacher, who is also a friend from Lucas' old daycare over for dinner; we went to Buffalo for the weekend; we had the Bright cousins over for homemade pizza and to break in our new sprinkler.
But I look ahead at all the other things I have planned for the weekends and we are now into August!!!!!! We are headed to Columbus for July 4th; we are scheduled to go to see a friend's farm outside of Wheeling; I am supposed to meet up with friends; another playdate is being planned-and I had thought about surprising my dad by going to Buffalo for his birthday weekend. What is going to happen when Lucas is old enough to actually be scheduled in HIS actvities?
I am tired just writing about this . . . .
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Dealing with independence and expectations
We had been having a hard time having Lucas hold our hands when we were out-especially in parking lots. He just fought and fought us on it. I normally ended up having to pick him up and pray I made it to the car without dropping either him or whatever else I was carrying.
On Sunday we needed to run some errands. I planned it so we could get everything we needed in one shopping plaza-that way I didn't need to run all over town and we could walk to the stores. Lucas was great about holding my hand. It was really windy out so I told him to hold onto me so Mommy didn't fly away. He thought that was funny. At our last stop-a craft store, he spied a sand pail and shovel set. Of course I caved and bought him one. As we left and were headed back to the car, he struggled holding both the shovel and pail and then my hand. Every couple of feet, he would drop my hand, pick up the shovel from the pail, hold it for a few seconds, then put it back in the pail and hold my hand again. He clearly wanted to just hold that pail and shovel. He didn't fight me on holding my hand and I didn't fight him on wanting to get his shovel fix. It was fine-I wasn't in a rush to get him back to the car and he was happy.
On Sunday we needed to run some errands. I planned it so we could get everything we needed in one shopping plaza-that way I didn't need to run all over town and we could walk to the stores. Lucas was great about holding my hand. It was really windy out so I told him to hold onto me so Mommy didn't fly away. He thought that was funny. At our last stop-a craft store, he spied a sand pail and shovel set. Of course I caved and bought him one. As we left and were headed back to the car, he struggled holding both the shovel and pail and then my hand. Every couple of feet, he would drop my hand, pick up the shovel from the pail, hold it for a few seconds, then put it back in the pail and hold my hand again. He clearly wanted to just hold that pail and shovel. He didn't fight me on holding my hand and I didn't fight him on wanting to get his shovel fix. It was fine-I wasn't in a rush to get him back to the car and he was happy.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Fun with the little man
Bedtime
I have been able to put Lucas to bed the past few nights. The last few weeks saw me busy with other things or too tired to do it so I have missed out. But oh how happy I get the time with him again. For all his running around, Lucas is still a cuddler. Every night before I put him in the crib, we cuddle in his rocking chair for a little bit. He is so sweet. Sometimes he points to his crib, other times I just put him in. He looks at me and says, "Mommy sit down." So I sit back down and sometimes we talk, sometimes he just holds his hand out through the slates and I hold it. When Marc puts him to bed, the talk is normally around what Lucas ate that day. But we don't always need to talk. One night when I thought Lucas wanted to just be quiet, he told me, "Mommy talk".
Playing with the sun
Last night Marc was going to work late so Lucas and I were on our own. We went to Target to get some things and were headed home about 7:15pm. We were driving west, right into the sun as it started to set. Lucas told me he sees the sun. I said, "Yes, the sun is in front of us." But as I crested one of the many hills on our way home, the sun disappeared behind some trees. Lucas was all concerned and asked me where it went. I told him it was playing hide and seek with him, but if he kept looking out the windows, he would see it again. Sure enough, we started down the hill again and he shouted, "I see it! I see it." The rest of the way home, that silly sun would hide on him. He was so excited to look for it. He told me he was going to tell his friends that he played hide and seek with the sun when he got to school.
I have been able to put Lucas to bed the past few nights. The last few weeks saw me busy with other things or too tired to do it so I have missed out. But oh how happy I get the time with him again. For all his running around, Lucas is still a cuddler. Every night before I put him in the crib, we cuddle in his rocking chair for a little bit. He is so sweet. Sometimes he points to his crib, other times I just put him in. He looks at me and says, "Mommy sit down." So I sit back down and sometimes we talk, sometimes he just holds his hand out through the slates and I hold it. When Marc puts him to bed, the talk is normally around what Lucas ate that day. But we don't always need to talk. One night when I thought Lucas wanted to just be quiet, he told me, "Mommy talk".
Playing with the sun
Last night Marc was going to work late so Lucas and I were on our own. We went to Target to get some things and were headed home about 7:15pm. We were driving west, right into the sun as it started to set. Lucas told me he sees the sun. I said, "Yes, the sun is in front of us." But as I crested one of the many hills on our way home, the sun disappeared behind some trees. Lucas was all concerned and asked me where it went. I told him it was playing hide and seek with him, but if he kept looking out the windows, he would see it again. Sure enough, we started down the hill again and he shouted, "I see it! I see it." The rest of the way home, that silly sun would hide on him. He was so excited to look for it. He told me he was going to tell his friends that he played hide and seek with the sun when he got to school.
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