Today is Kennedy's 10 month birthday. Crazy how time flies. I want to make sure I record some of my feelings and significant happenings in my kids lives here.
Benjamin started Kindergarten a few weeks ago. On Sunday before his 3rd week, he started coughing and ended up at the Dr. on Monday with pneumonia. He was so pitiful. It was really hard for him to breath. They sent us home with antibiotics, steroids, and a breathing treatment machine. He is much better now -- back at school last Thursday after being out 3 days.
We visited Huntsville for Sophie's 6th birtday party last weekend. Lots of fun with waterslide and pool. Kennedy got in the small pool and was able to walk around a bit. I think some of the other mothers probably looked at me as a bit negligent (not that anyone said anything - I'm just imagining this) because I just let her tumble around a bit since she was able to recover pretty well herself. She would go under and just put her hands down and stand back up. I tend to go with the hands off approach in situations like this. I think part of it is a bit of laziness (just wait until I'm needed and then I'll jump in), a bit of just wanting to make my kids self-sufficient/tough, and a bit of me not being a natural 'nurturing' mom that wants to run to comfort/rescue my kid immediately.
Kennedy began walking at 8 1/2 months -- crazy. Now she is a pro. People are amazed and I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel proud that my kid is so advanced :-). We knew she would be when she was holding her head up on the day she was born!
Benjamin got his first progress report from school yesterday. His teacher, Ms. Donna, said that he was a wonderful student, always trying his best, and that she is proud of him. I read those words to him and told him that I was also proud of him. From the other room he responded that he was proud of himself. It was cute.
More later.
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