So there is no bus in Reading. Have to drop Pip off myself. The upside is I get to see my love a bit longer each day. I get to drop him off and know he is there safely. I get to see some of his friends and talk with moms.
The downside ... the placard system. In its defense, it is a necessity. There are not nearly enough parking spaces at the school. Kids would literally be run over and parents would inevitably spiral into fits of rage without it. But MAN is it slow! Takes a half hour to get Pip. Either I get there a half hour early and grab him first, or 15 minutes early and wait 15 minutes, or a half hour late and get him last when he's nice and dejected.
Megan is also not a fan. Infants don't like to be stuck in the car seat when the car is not moving.
Here we are waiting one day:
http://youtu.be/7ipe4UPvWhA
Solution .. park the car nearby the school and walk. Works like a charm. We'll see what we do when winter kicks in.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Meg cries it out, and the Breakheart Reservation
Needless to say, feeding Meg did not make a difference at all in her sleep. Up all night.
So time to get serious. We let little Meg cry it out last night. I tried not to time it, but I think it was about an hour and a half. I gave her Tylenol to be sure she would not be in teeth pain. Then the crying began. I went in about 3 times in the hour and a half to reassure her I was there. Finally she gave up. I didn't even swaddle her because now she can flip over with one arm out of the swaddle and I didn't want her not to have both arms to life her head. So it was a big change. She woke a couple of hours in to the night and cried about 5 minutes but I didn't have to go to her. Finally woke at 5:30, ate like a champ, and fell asleep again til 7:30.
The next day we decided to take advantage of Labor Day but not to get too crazy. Hit Breakheart. With Pip and Viv's bikes. It was very rough starting. Lots of hills and neither P or V were having it. Plus we turned the wrong way and were about a half mile into the loop when we realized the beach was the other way. I wasn't sure we'd make it. But then we just sort of rallied. Vivie swapped to Phil, I swapped to Pip and some how it worked.
I got Pip to learn how to ride the brakes down the big hills so he could actually enjoy that part ... so soon he was willing to push on up the hard parts to get to race down the hills. Here he is in action (and me behind with Meg in the stroller!)
http://youtu.be/QXq4e14jKqc
Finally we found the beach (well, pond beach!)!
So time to get serious. We let little Meg cry it out last night. I tried not to time it, but I think it was about an hour and a half. I gave her Tylenol to be sure she would not be in teeth pain. Then the crying began. I went in about 3 times in the hour and a half to reassure her I was there. Finally she gave up. I didn't even swaddle her because now she can flip over with one arm out of the swaddle and I didn't want her not to have both arms to life her head. So it was a big change. She woke a couple of hours in to the night and cried about 5 minutes but I didn't have to go to her. Finally woke at 5:30, ate like a champ, and fell asleep again til 7:30.
The next day we decided to take advantage of Labor Day but not to get too crazy. Hit Breakheart. With Pip and Viv's bikes. It was very rough starting. Lots of hills and neither P or V were having it. Plus we turned the wrong way and were about a half mile into the loop when we realized the beach was the other way. I wasn't sure we'd make it. But then we just sort of rallied. Vivie swapped to Phil, I swapped to Pip and some how it worked.
I got Pip to learn how to ride the brakes down the big hills so he could actually enjoy that part ... so soon he was willing to push on up the hard parts to get to race down the hills. Here he is in action (and me behind with Meg in the stroller!)
http://youtu.be/QXq4e14jKqc
Finally we found the beach (well, pond beach!)!
Meg was all smiles in the stroller.
And there was an ice cream truck!
Afterwards we hit the Border Cafe for lunch/dinner. We sat in a noisy corner by the speakers so as not to disturb everyone. Got to video the cowgirl dance. Vivie coined it, and they both love it!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Meg's first food
So the truth is ever since mid-August Meg's nighttime sleep has been deteriorating. Started off gradually, waking a bit here and there. Then we went camping and that was rough. After that we just haven't been able to get back to normal, which was sleeping 11 hours at night no waking at all.
I've tried everything ... tylenol, motrin, feed her, let her cry, swaddle her, unswaddle her, send Phil to her instead of me. Nothing was working. Now she's up nearly every 1-2 hours and has a hard time going down to begin with. UGH!
After lamenting this for a while I decided to try rice cereal. It was a beautiful night on the deck, if you don't count the mosquitos, that are driving all of us nuts. Pip and I even made this roaring fire while Phil and Viv ran to home depot to look for tiki torches (no luck, out of season??)
Anyway, she kinda liked it!
http://youtu.be/0yJIzIc2_w8
I've tried everything ... tylenol, motrin, feed her, let her cry, swaddle her, unswaddle her, send Phil to her instead of me. Nothing was working. Now she's up nearly every 1-2 hours and has a hard time going down to begin with. UGH!
After lamenting this for a while I decided to try rice cereal. It was a beautiful night on the deck, if you don't count the mosquitos, that are driving all of us nuts. Pip and I even made this roaring fire while Phil and Viv ran to home depot to look for tiki torches (no luck, out of season??)
Anyway, she kinda liked it!
http://youtu.be/0yJIzIc2_w8
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Angry Birds
Joined the PTO. Figured it was a good way to meet people. Asked to help out at the Harvest Fair. Before I knew it I was the co-chair. This is a disaster. It's apparently a huge deal. I'm out of my mind doing stuff every day at the present.
Even have Phil executing on my game idea. Angry Birds ... life-size. Check out the "slingshot" he's working on!
http://youtu.be/hnrAEM9cTkU
Even have Phil executing on my game idea. Angry Birds ... life-size. Check out the "slingshot" he's working on!
http://youtu.be/hnrAEM9cTkU
Matthew's birthday party
Pip, Viv, and I went to Matthew's birthday party this weekend. He's a friend from the Y who Pip still loves. I think all those kids will be part of his subconscious, maybe conscious, memory forever. Thought these were cute pics!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Bubble Gum Ice Cream!
Vivie is a pretty solid gum-chewer at only 3 years old. If she discovers a pack somewhere, she'll devour it in no time, chomping away like a valley girl.
So we stopped for ice cream after school one day and she decided to try Bubble Gum Ice cream! It has a fabulous tastse, but there's no escaping that those bits of gum are gross.
Green Eggs and Ham
Vivie picked this book at the library last week. I overheard Phil reading it to them one night and after about 10 minutes I started up the stairs, confused as to why Phil was heatedly berating them for the longest time. Turns out he was just nararrating with gusto and the poor guy was just getting more and more frustrated with Sam I Am.
I guess it inspired Phil. This is what he made for breakfast the next morning:
Pip was not amused. Check out the resemblance!
Vivie was very adventurous, and decided that she does like Green Eggs and Ham!
Here's Pip's full fit in video form. Nasty yell he has right at the outset.
http://youtu.be/FrAQM3mxbiQ
I guess it inspired Phil. This is what he made for breakfast the next morning:
Pip was not amused. Check out the resemblance!
Vivie was very adventurous, and decided that she does like Green Eggs and Ham!
Here's Pip's full fit in video form. Nasty yell he has right at the outset.
http://youtu.be/FrAQM3mxbiQ
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