Busy Week!

Nate is back in school and loving it. Before starting school he had decided that he only wanted his K-3 teacher. I explained that once he got to know his new teacher, Mrs. Mitchell, I thought he'd really like her. When I picked him up on the first day of school his first words were "I really like my new teacher"! Thank goodness! He LOVES lunch time best of all and isn't so crazy about nap time (imagine that), but always takes one! He has 2 new friends ... Brody and "new friend" (has yet to learn the name). And I think he has a crush on a younger woman named Emily (from our church) and his best buddies are still Tracy and Caroline. All in all, it was a fabulous first week!

Zac has decided he is not happy about a new baby and tells me "new baby go away"! Great, it is not even here yet! Some days he says "Zachy love new baby" other times its "Zachy squish new baby"! Should be interesting. He is not too thrilled that new baby will be in his old room (which is pretty bare but still pretty boyish until we know what this little one is going to be). He also decided last week that he did not want in the baby bed any more and "kicked Nate out" of his big boy bed and made him sleep on the trundle . This happened after Zac tried sleeping on the trundle one night.... for 3 hours he rocked in the glider, read books, walked around, set off the alarm clock, unplugged the nightlight etc. (amazingly, Nate slept through most of this)!

So, I ordered bunk beds and we set up them up for the boys on Saturday night and they have done great EXCEPT for the fact that Zac who is not even 2.5 yet decides he doesn't like the bottom bunk but wants the top bunk (of course he wants to do EVERYTHING Nate does and usually can). Last night we put Zac to bed about 30 min. before we put Nate to sleep. We went in to tuck Nate in bed and guess who had silently climbed to the top bunk in the dark and fallen asleep! Yep, Zac! I had even had the monitor on and I didn't hear a peep! Little Monkey! He cried when we moved him to the bottom bunk but he went back to sleep! So far so good.

We are all doing great. Anxious about all of the changes that lie ahead but so excited about meeting this little one that is making me look like a swallowed a couple of watermelons! I'll post pics of the boys in their new beds soon.
Hugs, KMO

Nate's first day of K-4

It's been a busy couple of weeks! We've been trying to cram in last minute trips, swims, canoe trips, etc. before Nate started K-4 (preschool)! Last year we went from Jan-May, 3 mornings a week. This year we are going 4 days a week! There were times this summer when I thought this day might not get here fast enough but we had such a good summer and it went so fast! Zac and I already miss our "bubba"! I was really sad but excited for Nate when I left school this morning. However, Zac keeps me busy and it is nice to have some mommy & Zac time. Nate was excited about school this morning and looked like such a big boy carrying his backpack complete with nap mat and lunch box! Zac kept saying "Zachy wants to go to school"! I'll blog later on how his first day went. Fabulous I'm sure!

I'm going to attach a few pictures from our various adventures over the past two weeks! The ones at Mid-America Museum were with my precious friend Stephanie and her two girls... Caroline (in Nate's class) and Anna Grace and their cousin Zac.

The following was taken while at our friends' lake house. Below is adorable William (William and Mary's little guy)! Nate and Zac loved tubing with their daddy and swimming in the lake and I had fun visiting with Mary & William!

4 weeks until Baby O arrives! I'm getting so excited and nervous. I have a Doctor's appt. tomorrow! I probably won't know anything new other than how much weight I've gained!

Hugs to all, KMO

Two Big Events This Past Week...

First of all, our daddy came home! The boys were so excited to see their daddy. He made it home late, late, late on Monday night; so it was actually Tuesday morning before they got to see him. Luckily he got to take Tuesday off so he could spent the day with the boys. Of course, a portion of Tuesday was spent on the Caddo River! Tim had a great time out West (Utah & Idaho) working 16 hour days fighting wild fires. Only Tim would consider that a "paid vacation" complete with smoke inhalation, long hours, using a drip torch, and swinging a Pulaski! Seriously, despite the hard work he had a good time.



Second, the boys began sharing a room this week. I have agonized and dreaded this for months. I have tried to imagine every terrible scenario possible and tried to come up with any solution possible to keep them from having to share a room (adding on to the house was not an option)! If you've heard me talk about my precious boys' very different sleep habits you know why I have put this off as long as possible. Well, actually they have done GREAT! The first night had some rough spots. Zac banged his head and yelped like a fire engine (this is normal) for nearly an hour and a half and Nate called me in the room several times for various requests during which, every time I entered Zac would pop up and say, "What you doing mama?" ... even at 2 in the morning! However, nights 2 and 3 have gone great. If Nate needs me, he whispers quietly and I hear him on the monitor and go in and remedy the problem and Zac usually sleeps through it all or rolls back over and goes to sleep after 15 minutes of siren noises, during which Nate sleeps or lays quietly. Soooooo ... so far, the experience has gone relatively smooth. Hopefully it will continue to go good. We are still napping in separate rooms after trying joint naps which was a total bust! That's O.K., because Nate will be napping at preschool 4 days a week beginning one week from Monday.

Baby is doing great! Only 5 more weeks to go. In some ways it seems so long but in so many other ways I need every minute of those 5 weeks to complete multiple projects! We are getting so excited about meeting our "baby boy" or "baby girl"!

Hugs to you all. KMO