Making Progress

This morning Noah fought me getting dressed, which he does often. Then, he was ok. We made it to school and his classroom without any crying or whining. Yea! Evan did fine, like usual.

I went for a 4.6 mile run/walk. I had to walk some. It was really humid out and pretty hilly.

For lunch I met up with the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls at Cypress Grill. From there, I went to pick up the boys. They both had a good day. Let’s hope Noah can keep this up. It sure makes things easier.

When we got home Noah took a nap.

Blanca came at 3:45 and I left to tutor 2 students.

Morry stopped at HEB on his way home and got Honeycrisp apples. He was so excited that they were finally out he texted me a picture from the store.

For diner we had fajitas.

We gave the boys baths and then put them to bed. Both are still awake.

Hello October

Last night was rough. Noah wasn’t feeling well from his shots and was up from 1am-3am. I tried everything to get him to sleep. Even the Motrin didn’t help. Morry eventually had to walk him around until he finally fell asleep. Today Noah has been really cranky too. For his nap I had to rock him for a while to get him to sleep.

This morning we met Melissa and walked around the lake. I brought bread again for Evan to feed the birds and again, he ate a lot of it before we even got to the birds. There weren’t many birds around, but there were some fish and turtles that were happy to get the bread.

For lunch Evan had mac and cheese, dried peas/corn, and wheat thins. We also had some apples and honey. I forgot to do that yesterday. Evan wasn’t sure he wanted the apples with honey, but he finally tried it and of course, liked it. I also cut open a pomegranate. Evan loved that. It’s been a while since he has had pomegranate and he kept telling me he liked it.

Noah hardly napped.

I tutored tonight from 5:30-6:30 and then met Morry, Evan, Noah, and Dad/Lenny/Papa at Matt’s El Rancho for dinner. We didn’t have to wait and got a nice table on the patio. The food was really good. When they brought out the chips and salsa Evan asked for guacamole so we ordered one for Evan and Papa to share. Evan ate a ton and was double-dipping so Papa ended up getting his own. Noah slept pretty much the whole dinner.

School for Evan, HEB, ...

Noah has started reaching his hands up when he wants to be picked up. It’s cute. When you go over to pick him up from the exersaucer or swing he puts his arms up.

Today Evan had school. Evan’s teacher Wendy was not there today because she is sick and right away he asked where she was. He seemed disappointed that she wasn’t there to read the train book to him. He mentioned the train book again before we left the house today.

After I dropped him off Noah and I went to HEB to pick up a few things for playgroup tomorrow. It is our turn to host. We have a little playgroup for kids Evan’s age. We used to meet on Thursday mornings, but now that many of the kids in the group are going to pre-schools on different days we alternate days we meet. One week we’ll meet on a Friday, the next a Thursday. Usually whoever hosts puts out a few snacks for the kids and moms. I’m going to make blueberry muffins, cranberry apple crisp, and a fruit salad.

On our way into HEB we saw Bodar, Marissa’s mom. Marissa is in our playgroup as well as Evan’s class at school. Then inside, we saw Susan and Laurel. Laurel is also in the playgroup, but she goes to school MWF.

Oh, at HEB I was able to buy honeycrisp apples (Morry's favorite). We look forward to this time of year when the honeycrisps come back out. If you haven't had one, you should try it. It's tart and crunchy.

After HEB I went for walk(1mi)/run(1mi) with Noah and Lizzy. I had just enough time get home, shower, and feed Noah lunch. Then, it was time to pick up Evan. Right when I walked in, he came up to me and asked for a muffin. I asked the teacher what that was about, why he wanted a muffin. Natasha said Marissa sat by Evan at lunch and she had a muffin that he wanted. Ms. Aranza (the sub and Spanish teacher) told Evan he should ask his mom if he could have a muffin. So, of course, he remembered and asked me first thing. Anyway, I told Evan we would make muffins tomorrow for playgroup. I asked if Evan was good today and they said he’s always good and listens well. That was good to hear. On the way home in the car Evan asked me where I went today.