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I haven’t posted in a very long time, and I’m exhausted now, so we shall see how coherent this post is! I’m going to try and condense it as much as possible, so here goes!
Jordan News:
Jordan is now proficient at walking!! She started walking fairly well on her own when I posted those baby in the grass pictures, and she’s gotten better as the days go by. She is also learning so many new things. She knows the signs for so many things now- she can finally do the sign for “duck”, and “bird”, and has begun to attempt the hand motions to the itsy bitsy spider. She also can point to noses (Mommy’s, Jordan’s, Daddy’s, kitty’s, etc), eyes, ears, and mouths. She has learned how to blow kisses, knows where her tummy is (and Mommy’s), and is getting better at kissing when we ask for a kiss. She still comes at us with an open mouth to plant one right on our mouths, but oh well. And when she blows a kiss, it’s usually licking her hand first. Her night time routine has also been turned upside down. She is waking up several times at night, needing snuggles, hugs, rocking, milk, or any combination thereof. This is probably due to the next bit of news…
Mommy has a new job!
I have started working part-time at Gymboree as a teacher! I have 2 classes Tuesday and Wednesday nights, then I work all day Saturday. The training is close to being over, so I’m closer to being a full-fledged teacher! Our new schedule starts next week, and that’s when “my” classes start. I’ll be teaching Levels 2-6, so that should certainly be interesting. I’ve done a level 3 and level 2 all by myself, and parts of level 4, 5, and 6. I seem to be having the most trouble with Levels 5 and 6, as they can talk, and it throws me off a bit. I’m used to kids up to age 2, but have had more experience with the babies up to maybe 18 months. I have to learn how to pretend again, and how to understand 2-3 year old speak. But it is a very fun job. Playing with kids all day, and getting paid for it! The best part is that now Jordan can attend classes for free! The worst part is being away from Jordan. She gets to stay with Daddy while I’m gone, so at least it’s a familiar situation, but I miss her when I’m gone. She misses me, too, I think, judging from the way she clings to me when I return, and the way she clings to me at night when she wakes up screaming like a banshee. I’m hoping that now that the schedule will be the same every week that she will get more used to it, and go back to sleeping longer stretches.
Speaking of sleeping- that’s what I want to be doing now, so off I go! I need to get some sleep in before the marathon waking/cuddling/eating/crying starts, and hopefully get enough sleep so that I won’t be a zombie going to church in the morning!