First Day of Preschool!

The day finally arrived! Hadley (and probably me more than she) SURVIVED! I didn't sleep very well last night. My alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. UGH. I made Hadley's lunch, which consisted of a flatbread sandwich with Ranch dressing and turkey. Gross, but hey, she eats it. Then I packed some cheese, goldfish and fruit snacks. She had water in her canteen. I still can't bring myself to pack juice. (But I later found out they give the kids juice with their afternoon snacks, so I didn't feel like too much of a mean Mom for packing water.) Adrian and I woke her up at 6:15 and told her she needed to get up to get ready for school. That girl NEVER pops up out of her bed like she did today! She usually buries her head in her blankets when I try to wake her up. She had her yogurt and milk for breakfast, got dressed, and then it was time for pictures before we left the house.

She wanted to ride in Daddy's car on her first day.

Had to get a picture outside the door of her school.


So after a few formalities at the front desk, we walked to her classroom. She's in the Happy Hoppers room and her teachers are Ms. Stacie and Miss Libbie. We were asked if we brought her crib sheat, extra clothes, sunscreen, etc. and had to answer "no" to all of those questions. OOPS. We never received the parent handbook that told us all that! We were only in the room maybe 2 minutes before it was time to go. Hadley gave Adrian a hug, then me, and then says "Bye, Mama!" She walked over to a table and waved goodbye to us. We took the hint and turned around and walked out. No tears from neither Hadley nor I, but I sure did have to swallow that lump in my throat a few times.

The director then led us to the teacher lounge area where the fridge for all the lunches is located. We were told that the school is a peanut-free facility, so I guess that means no PB&J sandwiches for anyone. Adrian sort of scoffed right in the lady's face when she said there were kids who were highly allergic to peanuts. Ok, I don't really get it either, but I think Adrian might be in for a rude awakening for these touchy-feely American schools! Nothing like his private boarding school education (with the lovely corporal punishment).

Adrian and I both were there to pick up Hadley this evening and she was very excited to see us. She said she had fun and she had made us a picture. We'll get a written report of what she did every day. I noticed right away NO NAP. I'm hoping a new crib sheet and a blanket from home will help her nap next week. As we walked out of the classroom, Hadley turned around and said, "Bye friends!" And then another lump in my throat suddenly formed. I think we can call her first day a success!

Labor Day

My boss told me about Heritage Square and thought it'd be a great place for Adrian and I to take Hadley on Labor Day. So off we went. It's kind of this hidden gem that no one really talks about. Yes, it's been around since the 1970's, and yes it's a bit run down, but it was cheap, not crowded at all (no lines), and the rides were the perfect size for Hadley. They are pretty much carnival rides, but we didn't mind. The alpine slide was my favorite and Hadley wasn't scared at all on the chair lift up to the top of the mountain. That sealed it for us--we're taking her skiing this winter!

Last Day of Daycare

Hadley is growing up! Today was her last day of daycare at Mrs. Dayna's. I had to take some pictures before we left the house.

"Look, Mama! I'm getting bigger!"

We are SO going to miss Dayna but Adrian's going to work really hard to get some court dates so that Hadley and Dayna can hang out. ;-)

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Disney on Ice

Cayce and Avery asked Hadley and I to have a girls day to go to Disney on Ice. We couldn't pass that one up! We took the girls to breakfast first and then went to the Denver Coliseum for the show. Here are a few pics from the show.

When Hadley gets nervous, scared or shy, she shoves her fingers in her mouth. The show had just started so maybe she was a bit overwhelmed?

I love this look Avery's giving Hadley!

You can't go to a Disney show and not get souvenirs afterwards! Hadley picked out an Ariel doll and Avery picked out a Buzz Lightyear doll.

OK Go "This Too Shall Pass"

Cool video!

Diagnosis: Cold

Adrian woke up with Hadley around 6 this morning and she still had 101-degree fever. He then woke me up around 7:45 to say that he thinks we should take her to the urgent care clinic to be on the safe side. Here's what she looked like as we're waiting for the doctor:

Those eyes of hers...so sad! The doctor came in and checked her out. He said her oxygen levels were at 93% and that no one usually ever gets to 100% since we're at such a high altitude in Colorado. He listened to her lungs and there wasn't any fluid in them. All good signs! But it did bring back memories of doctors, and oxygen levels and other scary times. But so far so good with Hadley. He told us if she still has a fever on Monday, then we need to take her to our pediatrician. He was concerned about the blisters on her lips and mentioned Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. Weird. I think Katleyn had that once. So basically, she just has a really bad cold.

Gus can always tell when there's something going on with Hadley and he wants to be near her. So he took a nap with her on the sick couch.

I'm happy to report that as of 6:00 p.m. our time Hadley seems to be doing better. She still has a 101-degree fever, but she's up and around and playing. Hopefully she's on the mend.

Another update: Hadley picked out "The Sound of Music" to watch because we said no more "Annie" and "The Little Mermaid." So to perpetuate the gayness (Adrian's words) I made us take a picture of ourselves because we were all sort of matching today. Can you tell which one of us is not happy taking these pictures? HA!

Sick Baby Girl

Hadley woke up with a nasty cold on Wednesday. It's gotten worse as the week has gone on. I called the pediatrician's office this morning and she said to bring her in if she gets a fever over 100. She didn't have one until tonight before we put her to bed and it was 102. So I think we'll be making a trip to The Children's Hospital Urgent Care clinic in the morning if she's not any better. Her cough also sounds not as loose and more croupy to me. Poor thing. It's so hard to see her sick because she never is like this. She practically fell asleep at the dinner table so Adrian laid her down on the couch and then we finished dinner.

Her poor nose is so raw from all the kleenex's.

Normally we don't let her bring her blankie and Patty (the platypus) downstairs, but since she's on the "sick couch" we made an exception. Abby is in there, too. She never goes anywhere without Abby.

Ponytail

I've been trying to be brave and fix Hadley's hair in a ponytail or pigtails, but her hair is so fine that it ends up falling out into her eyes and it DRIVES.ME.CRAZY. A friend told me that to get the hair to stay in better you should wet it first. So I sprayed her hair with de-tangler this morning and went for the ponytail. (That's a scratch under her eye where she clawed herself the other day.)

Yes, this kid knows how to give dirty looks and roll her eyes--already! I know we shouldn't, but we can't help but laugh at her when she rolls her eyes. It really is funny! I don't think she knows what she's doing when she does it.

Gymnastics

Adrian started taking Hadley to gymanstics at the rec center on Monday's I think about a year ago now? I don't remember when she started. Sometimes if I have a Monday off I get to take her.

We start out by picking out a colored felt circle to sit on. We sing songs and do some floor "exercises."

Then after that everyone takes their turn on the gym apparatus around the room. The little slide always makes Hadley's hair static-y.

This trampoline is one of her favorites!

She doesn't really like to run on this trampoline (I do--it's fun!) but she'll tolerate it. At the other end there's a foam pit that some kids are brave enough to jump into, but Hadley won't. She'll sit down and then scoot her hiney down into it instead.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hadley and I made some cookies in the heart-shaped pan for Adrian for Valentine's Day. Elmo was Hadley's valentine, as evidenced by her "I Love Elmo" t-shirt.

She has to do everything herself these days and doesn't want any help. So she was quite the "helper" while baking cookies. Funny how she refused to let ME help HER pick out pants to go with her Elmo shirt. I guess it wasn't a battle I was going to fight that day!

Happy Valentine's Day, Daddy!