Bye to Preschool

I started Cole in preschool 2 mornings a week thinking he would really enjoy it. I was wrong. After 5 weeks of them having to pry him out of my car, I decided that was enough. He kept begging me to let him stay home with Noah and me. He was starting to have nightmares and calling out for me in the night. He was tired all of the time. The staff and his teacher, who are wonderful people, really seemed to think I just needed to give him some more time. After stressing over what to do, I just started to pray for wisdom to make the right decision for him. During a quiet time, I came across the verse Psalm 94:19 . . . "When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul." I talked to Cole and decided to take him out of school. Looking back now, I probably should have done it sooner, as it was such the right decision. I am so thankful to have my sweet, happy, energetic little boy back. A three year old should certainly not be stressed out about school. Noah and I are quite happy to have him home with us every morning again too :)

Playing Around

My Little Walker

For the last couple of weeks, Noah has really started to walk a lot while pushing various things. His legs are getting strong, and he can really cover some ground. I am in awe of how quickly he is developing! He just wants to be right there with Cole, in the middle of whatever is going on; though, I think he enjoyed some extra one on one attention with me today while Cole was in school. He is really social too. Wherever we go, I catch him smiling or laughing at someone walking by who takes notice of him. He sure is a sweet baby!

Cole's 1st Day of School

Today was Cole's first day of preschool! I still can't believe he is three years old! He is only going two mornings a week, but it still was a big milestone for both of us. I tried to get a decent picture of him, but he didn't want to cooperate with a picture on top of everything else (understandably so), so I had to settle for some non-posed pictures. He did really well up until when I had to leave him in the classroom. Then, he started to cry. He does the same thing at church every week, and he always has a good time in his church class, so it didn't bother me all that much. His teacher just picked him up, and Noah and I left. I was doing pretty well until after we left Publix, and them I got a little choked up, especially when I came home and saw all of his tinker toy fans spread out all over the couch. The morning flew by, though, and I enjoyed some quality time with Noah. I picked him up in the line, and he looked so little waiting for me with his big red bag. He was most excited about the Hershey's kiss his teacher gave him for "being good." He said he liked it, but his biggest focus was the fact that I was taking him to Dan's Fan City and Panera. He brought his tinker toy fan to show Mark. We looked at a lot of fans and had a really nice lunch at Panera. I was so happy that he seemed to have a good day at school. I learned more throughout the day about how his day went . . . he went on the potty and pulled up his own pants, they played on the playground but it was wet, they listened to some music and ate crackers, Mrs. Spence read them a book called "The Kissing Hand," he got to pass out the napkins for the snack, and they all walked in a line. I think he is going to like school :)

Cole took a 3 hour nap this afternoon after we got home. We had a nice family evening. After Noah went to bed and Cole got out of the bath, I told him I had a surprise for him. I had set up a blanket on the floor in the living room with pillows and his blankets and my blanket, snacks, and drinks, and then I told him we could watch a little something together. His whole body shook he was so excited and his little face just lit up! He picked Baby Einstein to watch. I think it is so cute how he still likes to watch the movies he's had since he was a baby. He makes all kinds of funny commentary about what's on them. Brian sat on the palette with us too, and Cole was in hog heaven with all the attention. After about 15 minutes, he stood up and said, "That's enough TV; now we can play." Cole commented, "We are having SO much fun!" I couldn't have agreed more. It was a precious time.

Noah got his top two teeth a couple weeks ago and looks so cute with two on top and two on bottom. He is such an active and happy little guy. Cole and I lovingly call him "Destructo Baby" and "Wild Man" because he knocks down anything in his path and already tries to wrestle with Cole. He loves to cuddle too, though, which I always enjoy. He has started to say DaDa and BaBa and some other things . . . such a cute, little voice :) Both boys love to play the piano together. They look adorable sitting next to each other, giggling back and forth. I am so blessed!

School

We went to Cole's school today for an open house to meet his teacher and see his classroom. His teacher seems really nice and is actually a Furman graduate :) I know it will be hard for both of us the first few weeks, but I think if he gives it a chance, he we really love it. I think he will especially like the part where they all get jobs to do, as he loves to be a helper. He starts the day after Labor Day, which is in one week. I can't wait to hear all about his first day!

Zaccheus

Cole climbed his first tree last week and was so proud of himself. He still keeps telling everyone that he climbs trees now. The first thing he said when he climbed the tree was, "Mommy, I'm just like Zaccheus." He is so cute!