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| Lunch at the park |
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| You & Annie getting messy! |
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| Another day of lunch at the park! |
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| Sweeping the porch for Mommy! |
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| Playing at the park |
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| Sliding at the park |
Tuesday-April 7-we played in park after school until time
to get ready for gymnastics. We got ice cream at Brusters then when we got to
gymnastics you said your outfit was “itchy” & although you went to join
your gymnastics, you were crying. I was watching you & you came over to me
& we went outside & I held you while you cried. Not sure what was going
on. Maybe sunburn from beach trip? Tired? You were sweet. It made me sad for
you to cry. Your Dad took you home & I went home.
Thursday- April 9-When you woke up you were so excited to
show me your new garden in the back yard! We walked to school with Annie; after
school we went to the park to eat lunch & play with lots of kids. It seemed
as if the “shifts” changed at the park as kids came & left while we stayed.
After we went home you home wrapped in blanket like it was a cape & played
in the back yard with me & the dogs. You walked around singing the “Frozen”
song, played in sandbox & swept the
back porch. You said it would make your mother happy for you to sweet the
porch! You were happy & sweet.
Saturday-Sunday April 11-12. I met you at your friend Wilder’s
birthday party & stayed with you overnight while you parents went to Atlanta.
We went to the Festival in Mt. Laurel where you bravely went down a big bouncy slide
many times & jumped in a Frozen themed “bouncy House” for a long time. You
really enjoyed the festival! I spent the night at your house alone with you for
the first time since your move there and since you’ve been out of your crib. I
tried to sleep in your bed with you but after you went soundly to sleep (about
3 am) I left & went to “my” bed at your house. Sunday we played inside and
watched Caillou & Olivia. One of the Olivia cartoons included a child
pretending to be a ghost in the pretend hotel in their house (it was a snow
storm & several friends from school spent the night at Olivia’s). You
wanted to watch the ghost part over & over even though it scared you a
little. You have since made sure that whenever you watch Olivia it is not “the
ghost one”!
April 14-Your mom told you there was going to be a new
baby. You will be a big sister!!!
April 15-When I dropped you off at school the teachers
said everyone at school knew about the baby! Before we left for school you changed
mind about shoes 3 times! We went to the
park to play; Bella Lee there w/ her mom. I didn’t have lunch so we walked to
Jimbo’s where you had a “crying fit” about wanting sweet cereal to eat. I carried
you out & we ate at home! You made a mess playing in sandbox with mostly
water & rain. Sunday had bath & Lu got cleaned up! You drove your pink “Hello Kitty car” outside
while your Dad went jogging up the mountain. I spent the night at your house.
April 16-You changed mind about clothes 4 times! Very
difficult. New rule from your Dad: even if I have to sit on you to get you
dressed, not changing your mind about what clothes to wear. It was a rainy day.
I listened to children read in your classroom. It is neat to watch you do your
jobs while I’m in the classroom. You inside all afternoon-playing in PJ’s &
watching Caillou & playing upstairs “toy room” a long time. Outside for
walk with dogs after Dad home. Very
sweet!
Tuesday, April 21-you & your mother were sick! I got
lunch from Taziki’s & we played at your house. You gave me a sweet birthday
card with a message written on the envelope which you said read “Happy Birthday
Granny. I love you the most. Always remember that”. What a wonderful message!!
Wednesday, April 22-I came back to your house before your
Dad left for work. You didn’t go to school but we went to Galleria Mall about
10:00 am where you visited Tata, rode the carousel, got cotton candy & a
pretzel, ate lunch & played at the Lego store & rode around in the
stroller. On the way back I stopped for gas and realized it was the first time
I’d ever pumped gas with you with me. I spent the night at your house.
Thursday, April 23- you went back to school. It was very
hard to wake you up & you were very fussy. Your Mother got up to help get
you ready for school because you were being so difficult. When you got to
school Ms. Mary was very sweet to you and happy to see you back at school.
After school we played at the park and walked to Jimbo’s where you were very
sweet & ate grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. We played at your house
until your mother got home & I went home. Because the spring pollen is
causing your mother to having breathing problems & she can’t take one of
her medications because she’s pregnant & the dogs bring the pollen in the
house, Annie & Sunday went home with me for a while. You were not upset
about them leaving, but I’m sure you miss them.
Wednesday, April 29-Whenever it’s been more than a few
days since I’ve seen you I can always see signs that you have grown up more
since I last saw you. more since I last saw you. You were very good getting
ready for school & we took your shoes with us to put on in the car. A great
idea because it made it impossible for you to change your mind about which
shoes to wear! You’ve stopped wanting to walk to school. I think maybe walking
across busy Highway 41 before school was a little scary to you. After school we
went to the part where we stayed until almost 6 pm. It was an overcast day so
it wasn’t hot and amazingly, all afternoon, kids to play with came & went almost
as if they were on a schedule to play with you. It was a great day. I had a lot
of snacks & a homemade grilled cheese sandwich and you were very good and
played very hard! You slept all night long without waking up!
Thursday, April 30 we had a good morning. You did not
want to go anywhere after school although I offered to take you to Chuck E
Cheese or the park or out to eat. We stayed at your house and played with your
toys & puzzles etc. And you rested and watched Caillou. After your Dad got
home we played outside. You had a fall off your bicycle which didn’t seem to
hurt you but did seem to scare you. You ride your new bike amazingly well (with
training wheels) so this may have been your first big fall off your bike. You sat in my lap while we watched a movie
“We bought a zoo” which you liked a lot. I stayed until after supper and then
headed home.
April has been a great month! I'm looking forward to our time together in May!
