The phone call...

Shortly after lunch the phone rang - I had just finished feeding Mady and I was preparing to get her into her crib for an afternoon nap. At first I was going to ignore the call, but looked at the caller id and realized that it was Emily's school calling. Yes, my heart did stop momentarily or at least skipped a couple of beats. I was told by Mrs. Preston that Emily had tripped over some blocks and her teeth went through her lip and that they have given her ice to hold over the lip. Now this is where the nurse in me kicks in - does it look like she should have stitches? any damage to her teeth? Obviously, in this day and age no-one is going to take responsibility for answering questions like that, so I was politely told that I should maybe come in and have a look for myself. Now I am REALLY worried...it must be bad, the rational calm nurse is gone, replaced with frantic mom - she suggested that I may want to bring another shirt for her to put on - how much blood would warrant a new shirt? - I guess I'm spending the afternoon in the ER - Madalyn is only wearing a diaper do I have enough time to dress her - all of these thoughts raced through my brain as I quickly dressed Mady, and got a clean shirt for Emily.
When I arrived at the school - expecting to find Emily sitting in the office bleeding profusely, only to hear that she is outside playing with her classmates. I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief, and off I went to find her.
Sure enough she was quite happily playing on the playground equipment with her friends - happy as can be! :) When she saw me the tears began to flow - not because of the split lip - because she had gotten blood on her Hello Kitty shirt (aka Rock Star shirt - according to Emily this is the type of shirts that rock stars wear??). After a quick trip to the classroom to wash her face, have a drink, reassure her that her shirt would be okay, and a kiss goodbye I was on my way home and Emily was back to playing with her classmates.
WOW - what a day...hopefully this is as serious as the calls are from the school.

The countdown is on...

The big day is Monday October 6th, this is the day that I will return to work. I have an assortment of feelings - sad (to be leaving my babies), excited (about return to work and having a regular paycheck), and nervous! Why nervous? After being away from the hospital for over a year is beginning to feel like starting a new job all over again. I am sure that everything will be fine, I think it will just take me a little while to get my groove back.
On a happier note, my girls are growing and learning more every day - it is such an exciting time to see both of them discover new things. Emily has begun noticing letters on everything - street signs, magazines, and even t-shirts. Her letter recognition is getting better everyday. She has also started rhyming words - after realizing that noodle and poodle rhyme this morning she began laughing hysterically and saying "hear that mom - I made a rhyme all by myself". So exciting :) Madalyn is becoming more confident everyday with her ability to walk. As of yesterday she has decided that she prefers to eat her food on the floor using her fingers or by holding the plate up and licking it :) UGH - thank goodness for the central vac. Two more teeth have made their arrival, hopefully that will be it for a while. The first four teeth didn't seem to bother Mady a bit, but these last two have been more of a challenge. Lots of restless nights and a very sore bum...she slept better last night and the sore bum is better.

Where has the summer gone??

Well, I think summer is officially coming to an end. The rain has arrived along with single digit temperatures some evenings. UGH...This also signals my return to work, my maternity leave is quickly coming to an end. Emily has started junior kindergarten this week and many tears have been shed - mine that is :) My baby is growing up and it seems like yesterday that we would snuggle on the couch for an afternoon nap. Madalyn has taken her first steps of many, we are so proud of her. It is so much fun watching Emily cheer her on and speak with such amazement at the new accomplishments her sister makes. Life is good. I have been busy plotting and planning a way that my dream of staying home with my kids can be possible - don't get me wrong I enjoy being a Registered Nurse but I LOVE being a mom. Someday I am sure this will be possible.
Anyway, the countdown is on...my return to work date is Monday October 6th