It has been a busy week for us around here. Quin had his kindergarten practice last Friday and then his first real day on Tuesday. He was very excited about his practice day. Even though Quin will not be riding the bus each day, he practiced riding the bus just in case last Friday. He was very concerned that we were going to be late, so he insisted that we leave extra early. The bus was suppose to arrive about 8:38 and we got to the bus stop at about 8:10. Unfortunately last Friday was really hot and even that early, the sun was shining, so we just walked up and down the block until some of the other kids got there. The kids were excited and eagerly awaiting the bus and it got to be about 8:45 and no bus, then about 8:50, no bus....9:00 and no bus. One of the parents is calling up to school during this time to figure out what is going on. Of course, at this point, to take him, we would have to walk back home, get Leah in the car and then drive to school, so we were going to be really late. I was holding out for the bus, so at least Quin could blame the bus and not me for being late on the first day! Finally at about 9:10 the bus comes and it is empty...their "real" bus broke down and another bus had to be sent. Luckily the rest of the morning went much better than that. When Quin got off the bus, he immediately said, "Mommy, I had a really fun day!"
On Tuesday for the first real day of the school, Brian dropped Quin off at Kid's Country (the before and after school program) so that he could meet the kids that are there. His kindergarten goes from 9-4 and luckily, some of his neighborhood friends go to Kid's Country too, so there were no issues going. When I picked up Quin at the end of the day, he said that he had a really fun day again. When I asked what he did and his favorite parts, he talked a lot about recess. He also shared his excitement over the fact that he can get breakfast if he wants in the morning and even though he had eaten before leaving, he was "still a little" hungry, so he got a glazed donut. This made me laugh, I told him that I didn't think he would be able to turn down a donut!
Yesterday, he said that it was "even funner than yesterday"...so far, so good. It has also been nice because, we have several neighbors that are in kindergarten this year, as well as a couple of the kids from Quin's preschool and then his t-ball team, so there were familiar faces all around.
Leah is continuing to do well! We didn't have a weigh-in this week, however we have a borrowed baby scale (thanks, Robyn!) and I weighed her yesterday. She was 6 lbs. 11 and 1/2 ounces! We will see how that matches up when we go to the doctor next week, but I am not surprised by 11 ounces of growth in the last week, she has been eating like crazy! She is continuing to stay awake longer, spend time looking around and even crying a little more...I think she is coming into her own.
I took her to the retina specialist yesterday for her follow-up. She had an exam in the hospital that came back that her retinas were immature, which they told us to expect. The pediatrician also warned us that they may come back as immature again since she hasn't quite gotten to her due date. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they are mature and we don't have to return to that doctor. Leah will be 9 weeks old on Monday, very hard to believe.
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