Geoffrey and Grant

Dear Grant and Geoffrey,
I am so excited for you! Today is your first day of preschool! This is the beginning of an exciting adventure for you both! I know some parts might seem scary or unfamiliar, and other parts will be lots of fun - this is another step towards learning more in our big big world! Grant, you are so wonderful to be doing this with Geoffrey, and I am so happy that you and Geoff get to have such an amazing bond. Geoff, you are so lucky to have an amazing daddy, and I hope you have an awesome day. I am so incredibly proud of both of you. You warm my hearts and make me feel beyond lucky to have you in my life. I love you. I can't wait to hear all about your day.
Love,
Bobbi Jo / Mommy

 

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Geoff's first school

We enrolled Geoffrey in a summer "Parent and Me" preschool class - called
"Parenting the Toddler" through the Huntington Beach Adult School.  Last Friday we had the orientation for his class. It was very interesting - It has a very preschool feel, but of course parents are there the whole time and at the age of two, they aren't expecting much from the two year olds. The summer class is four weeks, with class on Wednesday and field trips on Friday. His first class is this week, unfortunately, I won't be able to go because it is my last day of school, so I am looking forward to Grant telling me all about it!

 

11 weeks

201 days to go. ug. Well, I was feeling better, but I have slowly been feeling worse again. The worst symptoms are the constant nausea, the excessive saliva, the funny taste in my mouth, the thirst (but not wantinig to drink anything because everything tastes wrong or funny or gross), and just being so incredibly tired!

I have gained about 5 pounds. I definitely have a little baby belly going on, although I can still mostly fit my jeans. I think I will be busting out the maternity clothes for Vegas. My belly button is already staring to stick out, too.

This week, I have my 2nd dr visit, this time with Dr. Feldman, and an ultrasound.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

See what your baby looks like this week.

 

Geoffrey's Nap Time Reading Habits

Last week we transitioned Geoffrey to a Big Boy Bed (a twin mattress on the floor) and he has made the transition quite well.  I think he enjoys his new found freedom.  I noticed lately, at nap time, that in addition to picking out the books he wanted me to read to him, he was also picking out a separate stack of books and putting them on his bed.  I tried reading him one of these books and he got quite upset, saying "Geoffrey do it".  

I put him down for his nap yesterday and left the door open a crack so I could see what he was doing.  After I left, he immediately got up, sat on the corner of his bed and proceeded to "read" the books out loud that he left on the corner of his bed.  The books he chooses are his favorites (Farmer Grover, The Potty Train, The Schoolhouse, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Marvin K Mooney, etc) and he knows them quite well.  He has them about 95% memorized, so he is not actually reading the words, but he definitely has a good memory.

After he finished reading the books, he tucked himself in to bed and went down for his nap.  What a big boy!

Fingernails! - 10 weeks

10 Weeks!

This week has brought a huge improvement in the way I have been feeling. On Monday, I left a GATE meeting realizing I haven't felt nauseous in about two hours (I further realized that that was the first two hours in about 4 weeks that I hadn't NOT felt nauseous. Just that little break did wonders for me, but really, for the most part, the nausea hasn't come back. Fingers crossed!!! I am still feeling tired, and I have realized that under the nausea I have also had indigestion, so I'm not feeling great, but I am feeling much better. 

Although he's barely the size of a kumquat -- a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom -- and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby now has completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature. If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

Singing

I am going to bed listening to grant and Geoffrey in the bathroom singing "Thomas" together. I love that Geoffrey is starting ti sing a long. My favorite is when he chimes is with me, "feed the birds, tuppence a bag! Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag." so cute!

Now they are singing Mickey mouse club house!

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