Week in Review ~ 9/4

We were so excited to welcome September this week, although for most of the week we were still waiting for the cooler September temperatures. It was school and babysitter as usual this week. Avery did better with her morning naps and eating for Jennifer. However, eating at home was a different story. The sight of meatloaf one night caused immediate tears, and while I felt that way about meatloaf at one time, Avery usually likes it. Mealtime is a constant guessing game unless you're providing Pasta Pick-Ups, yogurt, bread, or fruit. I could deal with the pickiness if she just wouldn't cry. Evidently she gets something on her mind that she wants to eat and is crushed when it doesn't appear on her tray. She MAY have gotten this from her mother, who will get a food on her mind and isn't happy until it's eaten. We don't always have tears though. If she starts eating something and changes her mind, it's spit from her mouth or tossed to the floor. Dinner is our biggest challenge. Avery's nose continued to run off and on, and there were times she just wasn't herself. Her top left molar finally broke through on Saturday and a bottom tooth is on the horizon. A trip to the doctor may be in order next week if her nose doesn't clear up.

School is rolling right along, and the students are coming Tuesday whether I'm ready or not. We had open house Thursday afternoon, and several students and parents seemed happy to be seeing me again. We unexpectedly had the day off Friday. Avery went to the babysitter so I could do lesson plans, but none actually got done. I did do lots of laundry, paid bills, and got some pictures printed. I'm so behind in printing, and the bill gets higher each time I do it. I did use Pampers points to get free Shutterfly pictures, and I ordered those Friday. I'm eager to see how they turn out. Pictures from my Rebel take too long to upload unless I do the quickest upload possible, and I'm worried that that will decrease quality. I'm partial to the Kodak kiosk. I wonder if I'm the only one who still prints out pictures for albums. I love to have them to look at.

We went to the Mexican restaruant Friday night with Lucas and Kristin. We stayed past Avery's bedtime but she didn't seem to mind. She loves that place and the people who work there. She is unfazed by the fact that they just keep touching her. She continues to enjoy touching them, and Kristin and I got a bit nervous about what Avery might end up touching at one point. We are so excited that we will soon need 2 high chairs when we go out with the Vaughans! I made sure that when we packed Avery's bouncer away that it could be easily accessed so that I can do some babysitting. I am just as eager to see Avery's reaction to me holding a baby.

I had to wake Avery at 7:30 Saturday. I'm always afraid that the longer she sleeps the less she'll nap. She spent the day with Lolli and Poppa while I worked on things for school. She was going to spend the night, but that didn't work out this weekend. Avery took 2 steps towards Lolli when we got her up for her morning nap! No other steps were seen during the day though. Ned dove hunted so I stayed for dinner when I went to get Avery. It felt so great outside that we rode home with the sunroof open and the windows down. Avery promptly fell asleep and went right to sleep when I put her in bed. I was so excited about the cooler temperatures that I pulled out my Pumpkin Pie Yankee Candle. This candle ties with Home for the Holidays as my favorites.

We are looking forward to enjoying the nice weather over the holiday weekend before hopping on the road with the school buses Tuesday morning.