LIfe is good!!! Nate started his new job on Monday and is loving it. He feels there is a lot of potential and enjoys working with the team he is on! It's nice to see him get up in the morning with enthusiasm about the day ahead of him ... I know he loved being with little D all day, but he was definitely excited to be back in the workforce! The timing couldn't be better as I received my last teaching paycheck today ... and he gets his first one tomorrow!
Danika and I have been busy busy busy! Being the hermit crab that I am, Ive really had to step outside my comfort zone to meet other mommies and keep myself in the adult world. As our friend, Ashley, says - its like dating all over again! The palms and pit are sweaty as I walk into a new meetup group, heart pounding, insecurities rising! I have to remind myself to take things sloooooow as to not scare away the new mommy friend! HA! I thought I was done with all that. Oh no, it's just the beginning!
My buddies are getting their classrooms ready for the new year! I am slightly jealous as I kinda miss the excitement over a 15 cent bottle of glue, 10 cent folders I buy in bulk to organize my classroom. The anticipation of meeting your new class, and the dread of watching "that" student walk into your classroom, knowing full well he/she is going to do everything possible to make your life miserable. Let's talk about what I wont miss. I will not miss having someone telling me how to do my job when they have no idea what my kids need, i will not miss the exhaustion of the first months of school as you work day and night to get things rolling, I will not miss the parents who cannot and will not take responsibility for their lack of parenting or disciplining of their children, I will not miss watching other teachers sit at their desks and play on the computers while their students color. I will not miss the ridiculous unpractical staff meetings that are held "just because we can." I will miss my thirty smiling faces, eager to learn and laugh and discover their world. Isn't that what teaching is supposed to be about?
Little Danika is 9 months old tomorrow! WHere has the time gone?! My little goobar has her appointment ttoday, so we'll see just exactly how fat she has gotten! SHe's a big one! She's wearing a lot of 12-18 month clothes now, with her big ol' belly filling up most of them! She's a proficient crawler and cruiser. I took her to a gymboree class yesterday and she had a blast! I had no idea she could scurry up ramps and crawl up stairs- amazing! She had so much fun, but also slept really, really well last night.
I went to my first birth and it was an awesome experience! The mom and dad did wonderfully, and it was a great learning experience for me. My next step is to get my lactation counselor certificate, then onto pre/postnatal fitness and nutrition! Now if only I could get a paying customer :) Here are a few pictures of the last few weeks :)
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how wonderful!
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