It begins...

We had a great, lazy Labor Day weekend. Dave finally went to the Dr. on Saturday. He got three antibiotics. For what? No idea. The Dr. didn't diagnose him with anything, just gave him some prescriptions. They seem to be working, though. Dave worked on the yard for a few hours yesterday morning. He spent most of his time blowing the pine needles. Our street could make a fortune selling pine straw. We went to Don and Jenna's for dinner. We had burgers with mushrooms and onions, curly fries, beans, salad, and the annual Krispy Kreme Donut Bread Pudding. So good.

Lucy had her first swim lesson EVER this morning. I signed her up for swim lessons right down the street, literally a half-mile away. There are three other kids in her class and each lesson is 40 minutes long. She loved it! She learned how to kick in the water as she was being pulled along. The instructor, Mr. Jay, kept telling her to kick under the water with very little splashing, she couldn't quite grasp the concept. Why would you want to kick UNDER the water when you can kick hard on top of the water and make HUGE splashes? I'm with Lucy, it's much more fun to make big splashes. She had a hard time sitting on the step and doing nothing while the instructor was working with the other kids. She was in a pool, so she tried playing mermaid and laying on the step and splashing her arms and legs and blowing bubbles in the water. It's a lot to ask of a three year old to sit still in a big pool of water for nearly 20 minutes and patiently watch other kids take their turns splashing. When we got to the car I asked her if she obeyed. She said, "No I wike moving awound on the steps and spwashing. I do bettuh next time though Mommy." At least she knew. Gus sat in his stroller the entire time drinking his milk and eating fruit snacks. He was perfect!

We came home and I gave the kids a bath and they had lunch. Gus took a nap for 30 minutes and then we went to the Dr. for their check-ups (Gus' 18 month, Lucy's 3 year). I've never had them both looked at in the same appointment slot before. It went surprisingly well. Lucy went with one nurse to get her eyes, ears, and weight checked. She went all by herself, while I got Gus weighed and measured. Lucy really wanted a shot. Weird. She said she wanted a shot to show Gus how brave he should be (literally she's been asking for a shot at the Dr's for a week!). The Dr. said he just got some flu shots in without any preservatives that he could give her. She was thrilled! Very weird. Lucy wanted her shot first, to show Gus how you don't have to cry. She climbed up on the table and laid down. Then she got a bit nervous. The nurse gave her the shot and she didn't cry, not even a yelp! Gus got his two shots, took the long, deep breath before the cry and screamed bloody murder for about 15 seconds and then he was fine. Gus is 32 and 1/2 inches tall (50%), his head crown is 50% as well, and he weighs 22lbs 12oz (10%). At least he's on the charts now, not in the less than fifth percentile category anymore! Lucy weighed a whopping 31 lbs (50%) and she's 37 and 1/4 tall (50%). Organic whole milk is working it's magic in our children! The Dr. finally thinks they are both growing appropriately!

Tomorrow is Lucy's first day of pre-school and then she has her first ever dance class in the afternoon. Gus has his first real play date tomorrow with Emily (she's a few months older than him), Sara (Emily's mom) and I have been trying to get together for months. On Thursday Lucy has swim lessons and on Friday she has school. Me and Gus have a play date with Hannah and Cindy on Friday morning. The fall schedule is in full-swing! It's actually kind of nice to get back into a routine.