I just got back from another swim practice. I've only been 3 times so far :-( I don't want to start with excuses already...but boy it sure was hard to do much else last week besides school & come home and rest. I'm really hoping to get into a groove of going every Monday & Saturday at the least. It feels so good to be in the water...and so bad at the same time. I know my body shouldn't feel so achy and stiff at my age. I guess that's what happens after 4 years of pretty much complete inactivity. Staples, I want my easy button!
Layla is still refusing the bottle. I've all but given up hope. We have decided to have her eat rice cereal all day mixed with breast milk so she's still getting the protein she needs. We're moving on to the sippy cup. She hasn't gotten down the sucking part yet, but at least she puts it in her mouth and keeps it there! That's far more than we can say for the nipple of the bottle! It's amazing...she puts everything she can get her little hands on in her mouth and clamps down. Yet she won't even get the bottle nipple in her mouth! She's one smart cookie.
I'm one week into teaching and I'm enjoying it. It hasn't been too difficult to leave Layla at daycare and my students are quite nice (at least for the time being). I'm still trying to manage my time effectively while I'm there as I can't get there until about 15 minutes before the students arrive and have no desire to stay late because I want to go pick up Layla. Most of my personal plan time is spent pumping (and setting up and getting comfortable). Once the students start turning in work to grade I'm going to have to figure something out so I'm not stuck with piles of ungraded papers that I have to take home. My main goal this year is to not take any work home with me.
Jeremy & I spent all weekend cleaning our carpet. What a chore! When we move, if we decide to get light carpet again I'm going to be much better about taking care of it on a regular basis so it doesn't get to the point of this carpet! I sanitized all of Layla's hard toys and a few of her plush ones. Now all that's left is the rest of our house! If you (or anyone you know) have the gift of organizing & cleaning, I would love to allow you to practice your talents on my house! I'm at a loss of what to do with all our "stuff." I'm sure it can all fit neatly in our limited storage spaces...I just don't have an eye for that kind of thing.
I just ate ice cream & brownies...does that completely nullify my efforts at swim practice tonight???
Layla turns 6 months next week. Where has the time gone?!?! I'm excited to compare her 6-month pictures to her 3-month ones. Just by looking at the 3-month pics and back at her, I don't see much of a change...but I'm sure comparing pictures side-by-side, I'll see tremendous growth. I'm also looking forward to her 6-month appointment to see how much she weighs now. However, I'm not looking forward to another round of shots! I'm thinking about taking the entire day off so I can just spend time with her. We'll see.
Nights are beginning to turn cool (for good?) which is getting me in the mood to fill up our hot tub for the season. I'm very much looking forward to getting in this winter as I missed the entire hot tub season last year because I was pregnant or recovering from my c-section! Ahh, my back is yearning for the heat & bubbles as I type.
It's late (I'm such a fuddy-duddy!) and I need to be getting ready for bed. This getting up early to go to work has been quite hard to get used to after 5.5 months.
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