I'm beginning to feel better about teaching this year. There have been many frustrations over the course of these last 2 months...but I've given it to God and am looking on the positive side of things from here on out! At least that's my goal :-)
I was in and out of my classroom all last week and it feels much better now that it's not just a blank lecture hall. Yes...lecture hall...in middle school! Now all I have to do is plan...and it would really help if I could find my plan book from last year!
This is the first time in 5.5 months that I actually need to look presentable on a daily basis. This poses quite a problem since I still don't fit into any of my old clothes :-( So yesterday and today I went on a shopping spree (with money that we won't have until I get my first paycheck). I'm just going to have to realize that my body may never go back to what it used to be. That doesn't mean I'm giving up hope! I just know that it will take a while and in the mean time I need clothes to wear!
Last week we took Layla into daycare for 3 hours on 2 different days to see how she adjusted. Well...honestly...to see how I adjusted. I didn't do bad at all! Of course I had many things on my mind and to accomplish in those 3 hours, so that helped. But I think it's a good sign of things to come. Although I'm not looking forward to the days when she cries when I leave...there was a dad there both days I went that was dealing with that issue. Heartbreaking!
Layla did just fine, too! She was really busy watching all the toddlers run around! She had tummy time, play time, swing time, and even napped! Next week she'll be in the infant house...I'm hoping this doesn't lead to boredom on her part.
One thing I'm not quite sure what to think of is the fact that they changed her diaper 3 times in that 3 hours!!! I'm not sure if this is because she was the only infant there and they had nothing better to do...or if she was fussy and they tried changing her diaper to see if that would help (which it won't b/c she's not one to fuss with a wet diaper...dirty, sometimes now that she's eating food, but not wet). I told them that if she gets fussy it's probably because she's tired (she's such a good baby!). Really the only other time she fusses is if she's bored. And yes, we may be a bit lax on how often we change her diapers...but a ratio of one an hour?!?!?! Come on! Anyway, I have a feeling if this rate keeps up we're going to have to factor in a huge increase in diaper costs once school begins!
All-in-all, I'm feeling much better about this school year. New clothes, new school, new room, new students...all that's missing is a new house!
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Umm, yeah, be firm about that diaper policy. Once every two hours is more than often enough. And she could probably go up to once every four hours soon. Unless there is MAJOR poopy.....Then you often want to change right away. Diaper costs are as bad as gasoline, don't let that pull you under! Fight the man! :)
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