First day of school versions 1, 2 & 3!

Everyone is happy about the return of school! Today is my first day home alone. I have a feeling I’ll like it!

Homework

Officially 5, second edition

5 years ago, I spent 2 months living in a hospital room waiting for this little guy, listening to his heartbeat every single day, seeing his little squished up body every week, and hoping he’ll get big enough, developed enough, and “ready” enough to be ok when he came into the world prematurely, as I knew was inevitable.

I had the strangest experiences during that time. I was rolled around on a bed, where I had to lie and wait for my turn with the ultrasound gal (I later begged for a wheel chair instead because that rolling around in a bed thing was just freaky). I taught a new nurse the tricks of the fetal monitor and belly straps. I discovered that nurses use MSN messengers to chat while at work. I would be awake at 3am sometimes, just strolling around the corridors (secretly because I was not really allowed to do that too much), and I would admire the teeny tiny babies, who all seemed to be awake at that time!

Everyone commended me on my patience – which to be totally honest is not really my thing. But perhaps it was training for life with my middle child! He seemed to have inherited my most aggravating traits, and as I try to correct his ways, I can’t help but think this is payback for my own parent-aggravating-behavior as a child, or ahem, an adult.

But he’s absolutely the most loving, selfless child. He’ll willingly give up any toy to his brothers (who both usually take horrible advantage of this), if either of his brothers, or pretty much anyone, is upset, he quite literally cannot handle it, he is a very empathic soul. He gives the best hugs, and most of the times is still willing to do so every single time I ask him, regardless of what he’s doing. Every night I have to hold his hands to sleep, and I put my face really really close to him which makes him smile the biggest smile, and I say “you’re my favorite middle son”, and then he smiles even more!

On school bags

Who got their kids new school bags? For like the first day of school? Especially since it’s grade 1 and everything?

Umm, NOT me!

Almost 6 year old: Mommy, will you get me a school bag today?

Me: Well, it’s a holiday and everywhere is closed, BUT I will get it tomorrow! For sure! I’ll go to the mall and get you one after work.

Almost 6 year old: OK, because I don’t like using this small bag – look, my notebook can’t even fit in it!

Me: Hmmm, yes, I see that. OK, well use it just for tomorrow, only 1 day. OK?

Almost 6 year old: OK mommy, what kind of bag will you get me? I know you love to get bags with letters on them!!

Me: Hahah, yes babe, I like bags with letters on them!

Almost 6 year old: What is your favorite letter? I know! You like the ones with G most! Right?

As long as it’s for the right reasons!

5 year old: Mommy, why is there an apple on my iPod?

Me: Because it’s an Apple iPod, it’s made by a company called Apple.

5 year old: Oh, like your computer?

Me: Yes.

5 year old: So, you have an Apple computer?

Me: Yes.

5 year old: But, you have it because it’s good right? Not because it’s cool.

Me: hahaha, yes babe, it is good.

5 year old: Ok, if it’s good and cool, then that is ok.

And in other news, thanks to my almost 4 year old, the winner of the cool, $5 bling is Sheza