100th Day of Kindergarten

Speaking of the 100th day of Kindergarten. Thank you Natalie for reminding me. On the 100th day of kindergarten, Ian's class had many activities to celebrate. They counted to 100. They had to bring in 100 of something so that the class can see how many 100 items can be. Ian took in the sports shaped pasta that we made for a sample for McDonalds Japan. He also drew his award winning picture!!!

Well, when Ian came home, I asked him how his day was and what he did. He was so super excited. He told me all about the activities he did and that he was done. I did a double take and asked what do you mean you're done? He explained that since he has already had 100 days of kindergarten, he felt that he had enough education and he was done with school. He cried for about three days straight every morning when we told him he had to go to school.

A "Picaso" in the making

On Friday, March 6th, I received a phone call from Ian's former teacher Miss Noble. She called to congratulate Ian. On the 100th day of Kindergarten, they drew and colored a picture of themselves at school. Well, Ian's picture was submitted to the district and he won third place of all of the two-dimensional drawings in the kindergarten division. I am so proud of him and his accomplishments. I have a feeling that this is the first of many recognitions he will be receiving for his artwork!!

Dr. Seuss Birthday school activity

Ian started his new school on Wednesday, March 4th. He was very nervous about going to a new school and not knowing anyone in his class. But of course, he came home already making a new friend named Chace. On Thursday, the school celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by throwing a party. I took Ian over to the school Thursday night to go to the party. He was able to get his face painted, make a hat, he received a free book, and met lots of kids. I think this new school situation will be easier than Ian thought.

Here we go again!!

On Wednesday, March 4th, I started monitoring the contractions I was having. They were coming very consistent at about 1 hour or less apart. While talking to mom on the way home from work, she strongly convinced me to call my doctor and let him know about the contractions. I called the doctor and told them that I have had 12 contractions so far that day (it was about 2:30 pm). They told me to go to the Labor and Delivery center at the hospital to be monitored. I was definitely not ready for this. I spent many long hours, days, weeks..... in Labor and Delivery with Ian. I do not want to do it again with Garrett. Nathan had already left for work. I called him sobbing and he left right away to go with me to the hospital. I called mom and she was ready to get on a plane to come up to Washington. D'Orr called Brother Anderson to come over to give me a blessing. They gave me a blessing before heading off to the hospital. Nancy and D'Orr drove me to the hospital and Nathan arrived at the same time. (I think he was speeding a bit in rush hour traffic. He also took the carpool lane, but I was glad he was there.) I checked into the hospital and the memories came flooding back. They hooked me up to the fetal monitors. Garrett was very active. It was nice to hear him moving and hear his heart beating. They monitored me for about two hours. Then they checked my cervix to make sure it was still closed. They explained that I needed to follow up with Dr. Mitchell, but to continue with the modified bed rest until I saw him. I go in to see Dr. Mitchell on Thursday. He will be doing the fetal fibronectin test every two weeks from here on out. This is going to be an eventful last three months. (if I make it three months!)

"Tag" you're it

Yesterday, I arrived at my in-laws to pick Ian up after work. He was sitting on the chair in the corner without a shirt and his arms folded. I dared to asked what happened...

Apparently, Ian and Tyler found a can of green spray paint. Being a five and six year old boy, they decided to give it a try. They were in the back yard and began tagging. They painted the swing set, the grass, the wall. Ian spelled his name on the back of the shop. They sprayed each other as well. Ian had paint all over his shirt, jeans and shoes. Tyler had a nice green spot on his rear end. The dog, Jackson (a chocolate lab) is now camo dog with green spots all over his coat. Ian knew he was in trouble when the dog was spotted by Grandma...

The next morning, Ian and Nathan had a man-to-man about the incident. Ian told Nathan that he kinda had a little fun, but he knew he was in trouble when he saw the look on grandma's face!