One Week Back

Well, I have been back to work for the last five days after having been off for three lovely weeks. Our week was busy and hectic at times as we readjusted to our schedules. Sophie started preschool three full days this week, naps included. She has done crazy well adjusting. She's napping on a cot and drinking out of a cup, sans lid. The first two days I picked her up, her first request was for a beverage. One day she said, "I need juice," and on Wednesday, she greeted me with, "I want milk." But today, she seemed well hydrated. Not a bad transition from a sippy cup. Also on the Sophie topic, several people have mentioned that "she must be tall" or "she's so much taller" lately. So last night, I decided to measure her. And, low and behold, that kid has grown two inches in three months! Her height has jumped from the 80th percentile to the 95th. She's catching up with her big sister!

Madeline is happy to be back at school where she is entertained for hours on end. Although, we did have a little mishap today. She and Sophie mixed up their lunch boxes, which Maddie and Daddy thought was funny, that was until lunch time. That's when Madeline figured out that her lunch box didn't have a lunch at all. It only contained Sophie's snack, a banana, something Maddie doesn't even like. (I wonder what Sophie thought of a sandwich and chips for her morning snack?) Anyway the poor kid was so hungry she greeted me in tears when I picked her up from school. Luckily, I left work an hour early today to read to her in the school library and was able to pick her up at three o'clock instead of four. We squeezed in a McDonald's run before picking up Sophie, so all was well with the world again.

Happy long weekend, everyone!