Unforeseen Issues...

yeah, you all thought i'd forgot about you already, didn't you?! well, i didn't. let's just say that the first week of school didn't go as smoothly as i imagined. oh, don't get me wrong! bean LOVES school! LOVES IT! she has made new friends and everything. and it isn't me either. i kinda like having her gone most of the day. (gosh that sounds horrible! akk!) but it is true. it is peaceful, i can get stuff done, and i appreciate her more when she gets home. soooo, what's the problem? one word- sprout.

sprout has NOT enjoyed having his sister at school. he misses her terribly. he moped around all last week. even looked at me at one point and said "i miss 'bean' all day!" :( he used to play on his own ok but not since bean started school. he follows me from room to room if i'm trying to get something done and when i do try to play with him... well, let's just say that mommy doesn't play the right way. i tried doing special things with him, like going to the wetlands to look for birds...

and letting him have some computer time at the library...

and playing at the playground (the eating snacks at the playground was his favorite part!)...

one day he even decided to take a nap!!!! OMG!!!

but none of those things was quite the same without his sister. well, except the nap thing... OMG, he took a NAP people!!!! i'm sorry, i still can't get over that one. ;)

today was a little better. we kept busy with grocery shopping, taking a walk, playing in the bath tub, watching sesame street, and playing with trio blocks. we made these insect like creatures that we called "battle bugs". they would fight each other until one broke, then mommy would pop it back together. he was having a lot of fun...

he laughed a lot. maybe mommy is finally learning how to play like a kid... or maybe a boy? eh, all i know is today it felt like maybe i finally did something right!

it will probably still be a few more days before he settles in to our new routine completely but i think it is starting to work. here's to more days like today, little man! :)