We have 9 days of school left this year. It's hard to believe we made it to the end of our first year of homeschooling already. The time has flown by, we've done so much and it feels like we could just keep on going because in all honesty, it has been a blast!
The upcoming summer "break" is going to be full of more learning experiences where we'll continue learning and developing our relationships in a more active and hopefully relaxed way! I've been busy planning activities and experiences. Reading and math will be continued at a more relaxed pace. Our city sponsors some free learning "camps" (they're really just a couple hours on specific days) that we've signed up for, we got some great deals on summer passes/discounts to the skating rink, bowling alley, movie theater, and local swimming pools. The kids are ready and excited for the summer. :0)
I'm looking forward to picnics at the parks and hoping that it truly is a relaxing summer of fun and not too busy.
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A more bittersweet anticipation of this summer is our baby's first birthday. I'm excited because he is such a doll and I am thoroughly enjoying the little person he is. I'm anxious to get back to eating the same foods as the rest of my family again. I'm saddened that his first year is so quickly passing. He is so much fun, I hardly notice that he's quickly turning into a toddler and his babyhood is ending. When I do notice, I'm so busy I can't spend much time being sad over it.
He and I are testing new foods on a regular basis and passing most of them. The ones he hasn't passed are common allergens anyway, so they may always be a bit of a trouble digestively, we'll see. Right now we are slowly trying the milk "ladder", which is a slow and progressive way of introducing dairy into a non-dairy diet to be as easy as possible on the body.
My health has greatly improved since we passed eggs several months ago. Eggs have such a wealth of nutrients that I needed. There was a point where I was starting to wonder how long I could keep up with the strict diet I was on. My hair had begun to thin and the weight fell off each week with no effort (aside from the diet). I had to consciously eat extra to ensure I was getting the right amount of nutrition. I even had to add extra fat to my diet to get what I needed while still being able to feed my son. I've become pretty good at judging my dietary needs from my energy level mentally and physically. We have made it so far and I am so thankful that we have been able to add so many foods to our diet. My hair is filling in again (I have a fringe of short hairs around my head), and the weight loss has slowed to almost maintaining my weight. I'm about 8-9 pounds more than I was at my wedding. Our baby, he just continues to grow in leaps and bounds. He's big for his age and chunky in all the right places! He is definitely getting all he needs. :0)
Friday, May 19, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
Even stay-home moms need a break once in a while!
It's funny. My childhood dream was to be a stay at home mom so that I could be there for my kids as they grew up. My own mom was able to be home for the majority of my school years and when she did have to return to work, it was noticeable.
In my silly dreams, I would be home with the kids when they were young and then send them off to school and be home for them before and after their school day. The house would be spotless because I'd have all that time to myself, all errands would be accomplished and I'd have plenty of me-time during the school days. Real life...I don't know what a spotless house is, and if mine ever is...it would be such a shock I think I wouldn't feel comfortable until I cluttered it up a little.
Granted, I'm a homeschool mama too. I replaced my career outside the home with a career inside the home. I'm still teaching, I just get paid in hugs, kisses, sassy attitudes and rolling eyes. LOL!
I absolutely love being home with my kids and homeschooling them too. It is not easy and I don't love it every day. There are days and sometimes weeks where I just want to book a hotel room with a Jacuzzi tub and go on a vacation all by myself! Mother's Day is coming and I always thought the moms who wanted a day away from their families were crazy and selfish. But I have to admit, the idea was a little appealing last week. It was one of those weeks that I was running out of steam.
We're in our final month of school. We've pushed hard to finish the year by the end of the month. We started school late, so we haven't taken many days off from school in an effort to make up some time. Truthfully, we could school year-round and we don't need to push so hard to finish this month. But, the kids are accustomed to the public school year and anxious for summer to start in June. That schedule is ingrained in my head too, so we may add in some learning over the summer, but I don't want to be obligated to have school.
Thankfully, my hubby was also feeling the pressure for a break and decided out of the blue to take a 3-day weekend. A 3-day weekend was just what we needed and I feel so much better!
In my silly dreams, I would be home with the kids when they were young and then send them off to school and be home for them before and after their school day. The house would be spotless because I'd have all that time to myself, all errands would be accomplished and I'd have plenty of me-time during the school days. Real life...I don't know what a spotless house is, and if mine ever is...it would be such a shock I think I wouldn't feel comfortable until I cluttered it up a little.
Granted, I'm a homeschool mama too. I replaced my career outside the home with a career inside the home. I'm still teaching, I just get paid in hugs, kisses, sassy attitudes and rolling eyes. LOL!
I absolutely love being home with my kids and homeschooling them too. It is not easy and I don't love it every day. There are days and sometimes weeks where I just want to book a hotel room with a Jacuzzi tub and go on a vacation all by myself! Mother's Day is coming and I always thought the moms who wanted a day away from their families were crazy and selfish. But I have to admit, the idea was a little appealing last week. It was one of those weeks that I was running out of steam.
We're in our final month of school. We've pushed hard to finish the year by the end of the month. We started school late, so we haven't taken many days off from school in an effort to make up some time. Truthfully, we could school year-round and we don't need to push so hard to finish this month. But, the kids are accustomed to the public school year and anxious for summer to start in June. That schedule is ingrained in my head too, so we may add in some learning over the summer, but I don't want to be obligated to have school.
Thankfully, my hubby was also feeling the pressure for a break and decided out of the blue to take a 3-day weekend. A 3-day weekend was just what we needed and I feel so much better!
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