Had my first morning of alone time in 3 years!! After dropping Ella and Coop at school I enjoyed my music in the van and then enjoyed breakfast and coffee with my Mom at her house! Felt so strange actually having a conversation and not being interrupted every 30 seconds!
As my Mom said to me this morning…this is the beginning…

My Babies will always be my babies, but they are students now and have both spread their wings and started to fly!

My poor Cooper….he has an ear infection in his left ear…amoxicillin=10 days. After 2 years of suffering he has been put on Zyrtec for allergies. And while at the doctor he was having problems breathing so he was given a breathing treatment, similar to an inhaler. The oxygen levels in his blood were low so they were hoping this would bring those levels back up. We have a breathing machine that I need to use for the next two days every 4 hours. If he shows signs of difficulty breathing or can’t make it 4 hours without trouble breathing we need to go to the emergency room.
Prayers for my little boy…he’s a strong kid and I know that all the meds will help him, but as his Mommy I don’t like that he isn’t 100%!!
He hasn’t been labeled as a asthmatic…this could all stem from allergies and cold symptoms he’s experiencing.

Tonight while I was cleaning up dinner Josh decided to play hide and seek inside with Ella and Coop. They were the hiders and he was the seeker. They started to search for hiding spots while Josh started to count. I heard Cooper shouting out next number…he counted to 5 by himself without any help! So proud of him!
His hiding spot was the best too…he pulled the little activity table that is in our playroom right in front of Josh and then hid under it. It was as if he wanted to make sure Josh found him before Ella!

My children are cleaning up willingly….what’s going on?

Taking Cooper up to bed tonight he was lagging behind. I noticed that he ran into the play room….instead of jumping on him immediately about not listening I decided to give him a few seconds. Here the boy took a toy that was missed at cleanup time into the playroom and put it away before coming up stairs….seriously..is this the same Cooper??? And if it is, is it possible that one day of preschool made that much of and impact????
I’m not holding my breath, but I do feel proud and hopeful!

Ella and Cooper ready for their first day of school! So happy and both so excited!!!

Ella: 3 Year Old Preschool

Cooper: 2 Year Old Playgroup

Tonight Josh and I are headed to Ella and Cooper’s Preschool Orientation….I can’t believe I now have 2 that are in school!!! My babies are growing so quickly.
I remember this time last year and all the fear and worry I felt about Ella going to school. I am confident in saying that while I am losing my babies to school I do not have that fear or worry this year. I see how much Ella grew in the short year she was there and that come May both Ella and Cooper will have achieved and grown beyond anything I could have done for them here!