SCHOOL

This week was a really big week! After getting back from Seattle on Tuesday night, Kiana had her first day of daycare on Wednesday! And then Aidan had his first day of pre-K on Thursday! At the same time, we also have gotten rid of a box-spring that was taking up space, and have moved Kiana onto sleeping on a mattress on the floor in me and Alex's room (not in our bed anymore). Aidan continues to be totally fine sleeping on his top bunk bed. And on Saturday, Kiana's 8th tooth finally - FINALLY - cut through! (I feel like this one has taken 6 months to get through!) So, there's a lot happening.


Kiana is starting up at a daycare called Sunshine Playhouse, just north of Bennett Park, which is about two blocks from our house and in between our house and Aidan's playschool. (Nana's wasn't accepting below age 2 when we were looking, so we had to find somewhere else.) It's a place where we know three other kids who have gone there and loved it, including Aidan's friend Eme, who is now at his playschool. Kiana had a hard time on the first couple of days, especially since she knew from Kiddie Corp last week what it meant to say goodbye and go to "school." That made for some increased stress for everyone, and an extremely late (midnight!) overstimulated night on Wednesday for her. However, by Friday, Gladys (the lady in charge at Kiana's daycare) said that Kiana was doing much better, and even napped while she was there! So, things are changing for the better.


Aidan started pre-K at the "big kids school" - PS 187, which is right next door to our house (we can see into his classroom window from our living room). It is going to be a part day program, and he is in the afternoon slot which will generally run 12:20-2:50PM. So, he will be continuing to attend Nana's Blessings daycare in the morning (8/9-12PM), and then our babysitter Laurie will be picking up him and his friend Eme there and taking them to PS 187 for the afternoon. However, the first two days were "half days" at PS 187, which meant Aidan went with half of the kids (9 of 18) for half the time (1:40-2:45PM) - quite a short "day"!!! He was totally fine with being dropped off, and likes his new teachers (Miss Dorothy and Miss Narcissa). His first day he came home with a paper where he had written his own name himself. And his second day he said he did a self portrait: a picture of himself in his favorite color: a yellow picture on yellow construction paper!!! He has been more tired and grumpy in the afternoon, but change is tough, and he is doing really well.


This weekend, we drove up to the Catskills to see Grandma and Grandpa Ruane (Gma and Gpa). Daddy was thrilled to come because he hasn't really been here all summer, and Gma and Gpa are thrilled to see the kids. I'm happy because I'm going to have a chance to put together a job packet - or at least as much as possible! And, of course, the very belated blog. :p