He Asked for It

Now that Gusi is going to school every morning our life is starting to find a rhythm. I'm using the mornings to organize the gazillion toys, baby items and toiletry products for all four of us that we brought back from the US into some coherent system--oh, and take care of the baby at the same time. I hope that two weeks from now I'll be able to get out of the house in the mornings as well.

The new development in Gusi's life right now is that since I told him that he would only take a nap if he asked for one, he has begun to ask for it. Rather, he tells me that he's tired when he gets home from school and when I ask him if he would like to sleep after lunch, he agrees and goes to sleep on his own. Actually, I think he's physically and mentally tired from school when he gets home. They do lots of activities including running around the yard so I'm finding the school well-balanced in learning, play and physical activity.

The other thing I like is the fact that he takes a snack to school, so every night after the boys are asleep I pack his lunch bag with a healthy snack. Today he's got halved grapes (had to cut them to get the seeds out), a bag of Annie's cheddar bunnies (he would live off of these things if given the opportunity), a juice box and two gummy bears. I just love the idea of packing him a snack pack, it's like he's really growing up now what with wearing underwear, going to preschool, taking a back pack (stuffed with several changes of clothes in case of an accident) and a snack. From now on he'll be in school for many years to come. I'll be packing lunches in a few years, not just snacks and then there will be the bus and carpool. Wow...and the baby will be at this point in the blink of an eye too. It just blows my mind how fast time flies when children are around to mark it for you.