A week of firsts

What an exhausting week. I'm glad it's come to an end. Time to rest and recover!

Where do I start?

It was, of course, Dante's first week of Kindergarten. He seems to have settled in fairly well. On Thursday morning he complained about not having enough friends but then ran off to play with the other kids as soon as we got there. Friday morning he was pretty tired but was quite happy when Dan picked him up. We've decided that we're going to enrol him in the After School Care, reluctantly, until my work decides if they'll let me go part-time. I hope they do!

Atti returned to childcare after a week off. It was amazing - he didn't have any problems. I thought that it would be hard to get him settled but he was fine. Perhaps it was because he was still recovering from being sick and so went to sleep really easily. He even went to the carer when she put her arms out. Complained straight away when he realised that he'd been duped, but stopped pretty quickly. I even saw him laugh when I peeked around the corner to check that he was okay.

One of the reasons we're (i.e. Dan and I) so exhausted is the waking up early thing. We've actually made it on time to school every day this week, which is amazing. And a first. I don't know if Dan or I have ever made it to work on time. We didn't this week either but that was because we were dropping off the kids. Luckily for us our workplaces are flexible with hours! It was definitely a first for me seeing Dan wake up at 6:30am TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW.

Another major "first" in our life: Atti's first steps!! On Wednesday night Dan said that he tricked him into taking a step or two. I managed to get him to do it again a couple of times later, and then he did it again on Thursday morning. He hasn't done it again since, but I'm sure he will.

Something else which he discovered how to do this week is to CLIMB THE STAIRS. Ack! Danger danger! He climbed all the way to the top of the stairs, with Dan getting ready to catch him from behind. The problem is that our stairs are the "open" kind (no risers) and I'm worried that he'll be able to fall through. We're not going to test the theory, though. Especially since he hasn't worked out how to get back down (But he gave it a good try - I was sweaty and shaking by the time we stopped him!). We're buying barricades today.