Week four

Life is finally starting to feel like normal again this week. While it's not the pre-June 6 normal, and I'm happy for that, we're getting back into our routine. Madelyn, Sawyer, and I have had quite the busy week.

Monday - Grocery shopping in the morning. Playground and fountains in the afternoon. I really want to use the Baby Bjorn more with Sawyer than I did with Madelyn. We successfully grocery shopped with Sawyer in the Bjorn. And, Madelyn got a Lightning McQueen car for being such a good helper.

Tuesday - Play date in our old neighborhood with our friends, Andrea and Rowen (former next door neighbors). It was HOT and fun. Life in Stapleton appears to be good. Our old house looked fine but weird with someone else's furniture on the front porch. But, it was good to return to our new home afterward.

Wednesday - Swimming at the rec center with Honey and Poppie. Poppie and Madelyn swam at both the indoor and outdoor pools while Honey and I watched and Sawyer slept. It was another hot one but, luckily, we got a little relief with some afternoon clouds. Also, had dinner with the Andersons at Grandpa's house.

Thursday - Playgroup and bike parade with the Mom's Club. Still tired from yesterday, Madelyn didn't want to stay too far from my side and that's okay. We had a good time with our new friends and Madelyn marched in the parade since we didn't bring her bike along.

Friday (TBD) - Weight check for Sawyer and story time at the library. A quiet day before the long weekend might not be such a bad idea but we'll see where the day leads us.

Sawyer is still eating a lot but we're settling into a little schedule. He's sleeping between 3-4 hours at night. I'm getting a little more rest as well. I'll never again be fully rested and I'm okay with that. That's why they make under eye concealer. I wouldn't trade my Mdelyn or my Sawyer for anything.

Daycare

Thank you to all for your kind thoughts and words last week as we embarked upon the next stage in our development as a family. To answer your thoughts, daycare (and work) is going well.

Every day the instructors jot down notes on Madelyn's daily sheet to let us know how and what she did. Her daily sheets have all had very nice things to say, including -

"I was a little shy at first but all my new friends & teachers just loved me!" (Day 1 - Last Thursday)

"...I was such a sweet girl." (Day 4 - Yesterday)

"...loved 'talking' and laughing for my teachers!! I loved my naps and ate a lot. I had such a great day!" (Today)

Clearly, she's doing well and we made a great decision in choosing her daycare. She even has a friend named Ethan. He's about four weeks older than Madelyn and helped show her the ropes these last few days. His parents have be-friended us, too, which really makes the daycare seem like an extension of our neighborhood.

The only downside is that she's exhausted in the evenings but she's still sleeping through the night. If that's our only complaint then we really have it pretty good.