What sort of emails you will get from Carrie's teacher on a daily basis....here's today's:
FYI
Your daughter is the mom and Joshua is the daddy and they have one kitty, Lauren but no kids! :) they have been holding hands all day today! :) it is so cute!
Oh dear lord. I thought I had a few years before this!!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
so tired....
And amazingly it's not because Anna's on a sleep strike. She has actually been sleeping quite well this past week (cue the reversion back to no sleep). I was terrified she was going to not sleep on Tuesday night. As it turned out Jerry and I both were scheduled to be out of town at the same time, so Lizzy was a rock star and stayed with the girls. I was a complete and utter wreck. Not because I wasn't confident in Lizzy - that girl can handle my two girls no problem (after being in a room with 16 three year olds even my two kids seem tame I would imagine). I was afraid they were going to act like total freaks while she was there. As it turns out they were both quite well behaved :)
No, I'm just tired and worn out from life in general. I know that sounds whiny. I get that. Work is just incredibly stressful right now. UGA & Georgia Southern are trying to get three new engineering programs....which of course just happen to be the same ones we have at GTS. Everyone's running around totally stressed out and part of my responsibililty here is to try to talk everyone down from the ledge. It's a little exhausting playing psychologist all day then having to do my normal work at other times so I don't fall totally behind.
Then there's the SHRM class. It's definitely something I need to do professionally, but trying to read 200+ pages of material each week and take notes on it and do the practice exams and so forth is a little daunting. There's a reason why I haven't scheduled my SPHR exam yet - and I probably won't tell anyone when I do schedule it so if I don't pass it's not such a public failure :)
I'm just glad it's Friday. Maybe the girls will let me sleep in till 7am tomorrow.....
No, I'm just tired and worn out from life in general. I know that sounds whiny. I get that. Work is just incredibly stressful right now. UGA & Georgia Southern are trying to get three new engineering programs....which of course just happen to be the same ones we have at GTS. Everyone's running around totally stressed out and part of my responsibililty here is to try to talk everyone down from the ledge. It's a little exhausting playing psychologist all day then having to do my normal work at other times so I don't fall totally behind.
Then there's the SHRM class. It's definitely something I need to do professionally, but trying to read 200+ pages of material each week and take notes on it and do the practice exams and so forth is a little daunting. There's a reason why I haven't scheduled my SPHR exam yet - and I probably won't tell anyone when I do schedule it so if I don't pass it's not such a public failure :)
I'm just glad it's Friday. Maybe the girls will let me sleep in till 7am tomorrow.....
Friday, October 15, 2010
Busy busy
Things are hoppin' in the Reeves house, as usual. Jerry's travel seems to be out of control (and by that I mean he's gone at the most inopportune times which conflict with my schedule). My travel is about to ramp up; I'm going to be heading to Atlanta once a week through the first week in December for a test prep class for my SPHR certification (that's Senior Professional in Human Resources for you non-HR people). I passed the PHR test in 2008 so it's about time for me to go ahead and get the next level. And besides, as one of my friends said jokingly, I need to add a few more letters after my name. I suppose credentials can't hurt in an economy like this! It will mean more study time for me, which starts this weekend. Not only do I just want to get it done to be done, but I also don't want to have to pay the $375 fee for the exam more than once!!
Anna seems to be sleeping better, thank goodness. Of course now that I've said that I've jinxed myself. We've been trying to put her down a little earlier and she's responding to it for now, so we're going with it. She does have her two molars on the top coming in, so I'm sure that won't be without some fuss. She's finally started saying "Mommy!" too!!! It's so cute, and nice to hear after months of nothing but "Daddy daddy daddy..." (no offense, Jerry!)
Carrie's just being Carrie these days...I just got an email from her teacher that had me crying from laughing so hard in my office. Here it is....
Kristy,
I just wanted to give you a heads up about Carrie today at lunch. She refused to eat any of her lunch. She told me she didn’t like soup or grapes. I was like well you had them yesterday and you ate them all up. It was so cute. I felt bad and told her only this once would I make her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She was so excited and ate all of it and was very proud of herself for doing so. She wanted me to write you an email to tell you that she doesn’t want soup and grapes anymore. But then again it might change by Monday! :) I hope you have a great weekend!
I truly have zero doubt that my child actually said to her teacher "Miss Stephanie, will you send my mommy an email telling her I don't want soup and grapes for lunch anymore?" What a goober!
Anna seems to be sleeping better, thank goodness. Of course now that I've said that I've jinxed myself. We've been trying to put her down a little earlier and she's responding to it for now, so we're going with it. She does have her two molars on the top coming in, so I'm sure that won't be without some fuss. She's finally started saying "Mommy!" too!!! It's so cute, and nice to hear after months of nothing but "Daddy daddy daddy..." (no offense, Jerry!)
Carrie's just being Carrie these days...I just got an email from her teacher that had me crying from laughing so hard in my office. Here it is....
Kristy,
I just wanted to give you a heads up about Carrie today at lunch. She refused to eat any of her lunch. She told me she didn’t like soup or grapes. I was like well you had them yesterday and you ate them all up. It was so cute. I felt bad and told her only this once would I make her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She was so excited and ate all of it and was very proud of herself for doing so. She wanted me to write you an email to tell you that she doesn’t want soup and grapes anymore. But then again it might change by Monday! :) I hope you have a great weekend!
I truly have zero doubt that my child actually said to her teacher "Miss Stephanie, will you send my mommy an email telling her I don't want soup and grapes for lunch anymore?" What a goober!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Ugh
Okay, so I've obviously been quite remiss in updating my blog. It's been a whirlwind these past few weeks. So much so that I've barely had time to sleep...oh wait, I don't do that anymore because ANNA DOESN'T SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT ANYMORE. I don't know what this is. She started waking up literally 4-5 times a night again right around her first birthday. I was still nursing her at that time. Granted, we backed off of that and are now no longer nursing, which probably didn't help the situation, but DEAR LORD. I cannot operate well on 1.5 hours of sleep, which is what I had last night.
I literally just called the doctor to schedule an appointment for her this afternoon. I was sure that they would laugh their heads off when I told them why I was bringing them in....I believe I said something like "I want to make 100% sure that there's no medical reason why she is acting so crazy. If there isn't, then I honestly don't know what we'll do. Jerry suggested perhaps letting her sleep out on the back porch, which, after last night, isn't sounding like such a bad idea.
On a good note, work's going rather well. I got a new title - Assistant Director, Human Resources & Career Services. I'm a little overwhelmed at everything that I am now responsible for, but hey, it's a little more job security, right?!
I literally just called the doctor to schedule an appointment for her this afternoon. I was sure that they would laugh their heads off when I told them why I was bringing them in....I believe I said something like "I want to make 100% sure that there's no medical reason why she is acting so crazy. If there isn't, then I honestly don't know what we'll do. Jerry suggested perhaps letting her sleep out on the back porch, which, after last night, isn't sounding like such a bad idea.
On a good note, work's going rather well. I got a new title - Assistant Director, Human Resources & Career Services. I'm a little overwhelmed at everything that I am now responsible for, but hey, it's a little more job security, right?!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Big day
Lizzy took Anna to the pool yesterday and she apparently had a very large time:
That's Anna asleep in the wagon on the way home....
Annnnnnd here's the dirty look Lizzy got when they arrived and she woke up:
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Long time no post
I can't believe I haven't posted here in almost a month. Shame on me!!
There's been so much going on in the Reeves household. Anna started walking about two days after she turned 11 months. Granted, it's not like she's sprinting around the room just yet, but she will take 10 or 12 wobbly steps then either do a face plant or plop down on her bottom. Carrie was all "MOMMY! Anna's walking like a big girl!" Yes, yes she is Carrie - and you have ZERO clue about how this is going to totally turn your world upside down once she does get the hang of this walking thing.
We are busy preparing for Anna's first birthday. I just cannot believe it's been almost a year. Sniff. She's growing up too fast people.
Anna has also started drinking whole milk. This is met with mixed emotions for me. I am so very glad that she's drinking it like a champ, especially since I'm heading away this weekend for my girls' weekend. However, on the other hand it makes me sad to think that our nursing relationship is quickly going out the door. I know this is probably my last child (notice I just cannot bring myself to say that Anna's definitely my last child), so I know this will be my last nursing experience. I have to say that I never in a million years thought I would be so committed to this. Before Carrie was born I just kept saying "Lord please let me at least make it to three months!" Being able to make it a year with both girls has truly been a blessing, both emotionally and financially. I do have to admit that never having to buy a single can of formula has been good on the wallet! More than that though I feel like I've been able to provide my girls with a great start, one which will hopefully keep them from getting Crohn's. I know that there's no guarantee that they won't get it just because I breastfed them, but reading several medical journal articles that cited the relationship between nursing and incidence rates of Crohn's was enough for me to commit to it for as long as I could go. It will be oh so nice to get my body back, though, and not have to get up at 5am to pump!!
Carrie just started her new three year old class yesterday and loved it. This transition went WAY better than the transition to the two year old class last year. I think a lot of that had to do with Jerry being gone, me about to give birth to Anna, and just chaos in general. There was so much going on in Carrie's life at that time; it was a lot of change for one little girl. She is truly a little girl now - no more baby. She continues to have meltdowns on pretty much a daily/every other day basis, but we still love her for it ;)
That's about it for us these days. I am heading out of town this Thursday for my girls' weekend. I am looking forward to some bonding time, some drinking time.....and some uninterrupted, sleep as late as you want time!
There's been so much going on in the Reeves household. Anna started walking about two days after she turned 11 months. Granted, it's not like she's sprinting around the room just yet, but she will take 10 or 12 wobbly steps then either do a face plant or plop down on her bottom. Carrie was all "MOMMY! Anna's walking like a big girl!" Yes, yes she is Carrie - and you have ZERO clue about how this is going to totally turn your world upside down once she does get the hang of this walking thing.
We are busy preparing for Anna's first birthday. I just cannot believe it's been almost a year. Sniff. She's growing up too fast people.
Anna has also started drinking whole milk. This is met with mixed emotions for me. I am so very glad that she's drinking it like a champ, especially since I'm heading away this weekend for my girls' weekend. However, on the other hand it makes me sad to think that our nursing relationship is quickly going out the door. I know this is probably my last child (notice I just cannot bring myself to say that Anna's definitely my last child), so I know this will be my last nursing experience. I have to say that I never in a million years thought I would be so committed to this. Before Carrie was born I just kept saying "Lord please let me at least make it to three months!" Being able to make it a year with both girls has truly been a blessing, both emotionally and financially. I do have to admit that never having to buy a single can of formula has been good on the wallet! More than that though I feel like I've been able to provide my girls with a great start, one which will hopefully keep them from getting Crohn's. I know that there's no guarantee that they won't get it just because I breastfed them, but reading several medical journal articles that cited the relationship between nursing and incidence rates of Crohn's was enough for me to commit to it for as long as I could go. It will be oh so nice to get my body back, though, and not have to get up at 5am to pump!!
Carrie just started her new three year old class yesterday and loved it. This transition went WAY better than the transition to the two year old class last year. I think a lot of that had to do with Jerry being gone, me about to give birth to Anna, and just chaos in general. There was so much going on in Carrie's life at that time; it was a lot of change for one little girl. She is truly a little girl now - no more baby. She continues to have meltdowns on pretty much a daily/every other day basis, but we still love her for it ;)
That's about it for us these days. I am heading out of town this Thursday for my girls' weekend. I am looking forward to some bonding time, some drinking time.....and some uninterrupted, sleep as late as you want time!
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