Crazy Kid!

Charlie and I were watching television together one night this week after the boys were in bed. As we got finished watching, Charlie got up to turn the t.v. off and noticed Micah laying on the rug, head facing the television. He was fast asleep. He did not even open his eyes or move when Charlie picked him up and put him in the bed. We had a good laugh about that!

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It is about that time again. I need to post about something, but not sure what to post on. Life has settled down a little bit with school starting back and being in our routine once again. We have almost 50 kids enrolled at the preschool this year, so that has made work interesting, but fun! Micah seems to be enjoying school this year more than he ever has.

We were back at school for all of two days when Micah started crying and pulling at his ear. Last Friday, he was fine one minute and then the next he was crying and saying that his ear hurt. I quickly got him an appointment to see the doctor, because I knew it would be a long weekend if my suspicions were right and he had an ear infections. We had to wait about 2 hours for our appointment. Most of that time he spend laying on the couch crying and saying "doctor, doctor." He was pitiful. He never usually complains about pain, so I usually try my best to investigate and get to the bottom of his complaints. He did have an ear infection. This is his first one since he got tubes when he was 13 months old. I just hope that we don't go through that again this season.

First Day of School

Today was our first day back at school. We have a total of 46 toddlers and preschoolers enrolled for the year. It was a typical first day, but overall everything went great! Here are a some pictures of the boys in their classrooms.

They are Watching Us!

Wednesday, I was getting ready in my bathroom. Noah was with me. That is a good thing, because when I take my eyes off of Noah I better get ready to clean-up a mess. Well, this time Micah took on the role of mess maker. Micah was watching Mickey Mouse while I was getting ready. He usually never gets into anything, so I can leave him to himself for a while without worrying. Not this time! I walked back in the living room to see him painting his toenails on the rug. No only did he paint his toenails, but he also painted my hardwood floors. He has seen me paint my toenails many times and he decided he would try it himself. He actually did a good job with the toenail part.

That same morning, I watched a special on Stephen Curtis Chapman's family. It was very touching and I started crying. Micah came over to me and said, "mama cry, mama sad." I went in the bathroom and washed my face and then gave him a big hug. He is so sympathetic and does not like it when I'm not happy. He will randomly ask me, "mama happy?" I guess he could not get this incident off his mind. A little while later he was watching Mickey Mouse. He went in our bathroom and got that same rag and sat in the same spot where I had been sitting earlier. He came over to me and said, "Micah cry," Micah sad." That was very sweet. It makes me realize how he is watching everything I do.

The Wiggles are Back

Shortly after Micah's first birthday, he became obsessed with The Wiggles! We bought the dvds found the toys at yard sales and went to two live concerts. I thought the phase would never end, and it last for 2 solid years. But then he started to want to watch Mickey Mouse more and more and The Wiggles a little less. We were done with The Wiggles for a few months. Long enough for me to consign some of the toys (thankfully not all). Now Noah loves The Wiggles. It is the only show that he will attend to for more than 5 minutes. Micah acts like he doesn't like them anymore, but as soon as I turn them on, he is joining in on the fun. Wiggles, we are back and I'm sure we will be seeing you in concert again soon!

There's a First Time for Every Thing!!!

I got pulled over today. I was in the CVS parking lot...who would have thought???? The officer said that he noticed I was not wearing my seat belt and wanted to know if I had a reason for not doing so. I politely said, "no, I just forgot." He said that they were trying to crack down on this and that they are pushing for a higher percentage of the city to wear seat belts. He gave me a "seat belt citation." It does not go on my record. He said that it is just there to remind everyone of the importance of wearing their seat belt. It was for $15. I gladly took the ticket and told him that it would definitely serve as a reminder for me in the future. That is the first time I have ever had any kind of right up like that. I am just glad that it does not go against my record. It really will be a good reminder for me to buckle my seat belt every time I get in the car.