Talk'n Turkey

They certainly are brave outside of the month of November. This family of babies has been growing bigger and bigger from only a little over a month ago. They roam around the neighborhood, including our front and backyards. Besides a few stray ones seen many years ago, this is a first for our wild encounters outside our door.

Eliza was happy to be given a turkey feather and felt proud to have stumbled upon their poop!

Mid Monthlies

So here we are...another month and they always have a middle to them. Lets just see about how AWESOME of a mom I've been lately...

The third child is getting to test the limits of just how absorbent those huggies really are. I'll get caught up in all the things that are required in the day dealing with the kids, that I have to pause and think...wait. when were you last changed : /

My 2.5 year old now requests mommy milk....as if never having weaned him at 15 months...he picked it up without any question one day when I was so tired of trying to fight him off while feeding Alden. And even in the long streak of not allowing him...he would try going for them almost every time! What can I say...I think I'll know what kind of "man" he'll be.

I let my 4 year old CIO last night for nearly an hour as she demanded a bed time song after I had already supplied them with a long story. And might I add, this request came right as I was closing the door. The difference between a CIO infant over a preschooler is they can bang the door while wailing like a banshee!

I have had to resist the urge to email Eliza's teacher every day. I only get so much out of my daughter after she gets off the bus as to what she did that day. It is weird to have her in the new world of school and not be in it with her. Like who would name their kid "Galactic"? She swears this is his name and she could not be mistaking it with Sebastian...


Oh...and there is plenty of room on this mountain of awesomeness, so enjoy my fellow friend here

School Dazes

The years have caught up to us and we officially have a child in the public school system. Gone are the days of play dates and naps for our eldest.

HELLO to some ME TIME!

Well...okay...maybe some time with a few more options during nap time.

Wearing our "magic school bus" ticket. Grown ups are too big to get one ;)

In our city, they provide a public pre-k program that also includes busing. Depending on where you live will determine if you have morning or afternoon session. We lucked out and got the afternoon, so at least there is one more year until she'll have to wake up and head on the bus each morning.

Waiting for the bus takes patience

Hard to believe my kid gets a locker! I didn't have one until high school and it was a third of the size of hers.

On her first day, the parents get to join their child for the first hour and then leave to go to an informational parent meeting. This was the only time which there was a little hesitation to let us leave her. Parents are not allowed to ride the bus, so it wasn't like this was the first time on her own. But after an extra hug from daddy, the teacher aids quickly swooped in and redirected her attention.

Matt finds it hard to believe he is old enough to have a child in school.

I find it hard to believe they will only take her for 2.5 hours! I was just as much ready as she was to have her start. She is ready and excited after only the first day while informing me they played a matching game and balloon pop one.

We've had 3 days so far and she is just as excited to get on the bus each time. Then there is much excitement when she see's me getting off in the afternoon. Nolan is still adjusting to the switch, as he has about 1.5 hours time of being on his own before nap time. Eliza though, is a bit upset that she doesn't have her quiet time sans brother when returning home.

"Nolan needs to go in his room now"

Three Months

Oh....there's been a bit of excitement in the Geddes house, which explains some of the lack of blogging around here. More details to come as we continue to transition into some new phases in life. But at least I found some time to get a birth month milestone done on the actual day.

Yes...I am just that awesome.

So what has Alden been up to this last month?

First teething episodes

First overnight trip to Grandma and Grandpa

First trip to IKEA

Holding head and chest up off floor

Sleeping through the night once

Graduating to the crib in the kids bedroom

First State Fair experience

First movie: Minions

Alden continues to be a pretty chill baby, and only fussing when he's hungry or we've reached the witching hour when we know he is ready to knock out for the night. Despite some of the roughness from Nolan, he seems to tolerate it for the most part.

Still wearing 0-6 month clothes.

Starting to play and grab toys that dangle in front of him.