Update this week

We made it through the first week of school! It was not without complications- after 2 days the "newness" wore off and Julia did NOT want to go back. She cried every time we talked about school and 2 days in a row she had to be pulled away from us when we got there, screaming and hysterical. It was horrible. I did it one day and Matt did it the other. Boy, did it make us feel like bad parents. We talked and talked to her about it to make sure nothing bad was going on at school and came to the conclusion that she loves school and had a blast once she was there but she was having serious separation anxiety. After the weekend and lots of talks about how boring it is at home and assuring her she's not missing out on anything, she seemed to get over it and did great Monday morning, just a few tears but nothing big. Then yesterday and today she was absolutely fine, not at all sad and excited to be there. Thank goodness! She is really enjoying everything they do there and has made some little friends. It is still an adjustment for all of us to get up so early (we are NOT morning people at all) but it is kind of nice to get such an early start. I have started working a few hours here and there with Matt's aunt Jane doing some secretarial work for her business. It is nice to get out of the house and to have something to do. And Jane is super cool and laid back so it is not stressful. AND I can take Alex with me if Matt is not here, which is a huge plus! I can also do some stuff from home. The picture of Alex in the bumbo on the computer desk is him watching me work! Thanks to Angie for letting us borrow the bumbo, he loves it! His favorite position now is sitting straight up.

Speaking of Alex, he has had a great couple of days. He has slept 8-9 hours in a row the last 2 nights and hasn't been nearly as fussy as normal during the day. But we're not holding our breath that the colic is gone yet because every time we think that, all of a sudden we have a horrible few days and it feels like we're back to square one. In fact, as I am writing this he is being really fussy. If anyone knows a teenager who needs some "birth control", let them come hang out with Alex for a couple of days and they'll be making sure they don't get pregnant!!! But he is precious and we adore him. These are some pics of us having fun with him- we put some of Julia's toys and play food in his hands. The pictures probably aren't that funny but we thought it was hilarious to see such a little fellow holding big people stuff. The picture of Julia's drawing is a car she drew that we thought was really good! More updates soon!