Happy March, Tweedle Bug!
You gave us a tough night last night. We’re trying to wean you off sleeping in the bouncy chair so we’ve swaddled you and put you in the crib for the last several nights. Last night was a doozy…..you went down swaddled around 9pm, but then woke up at 3. I bottle fed you and got you back to sleep, reluctantly, by 4. But then you kept crying out every half hour or so until Mommy fed you around 5:30. Unfortunately, Mommy had to cancel her first ski trip of the season because she didn’t have enough energy to make the trip to Crystal Mountain. That, of course, made her sad, so it has been a mellow and tired Saturday.
When Mommy went in to get you in the early morning. You had wrestled your hands out of the swaddle enough so you were “jazz-handsing” her with your open hands down by your hips while still being in the straight jacket swaddle. That makes us laugh thinking about it…….during the daytime.
Grammy Diann and Chuckles were here last week. You were very chatty with them the whole time; it was fun for them to see you so different since only Christmastime. We packed in a lot of activities and cuddling time during their visit. Chuckles and I put up the mobile (in two parts) and a black out shade in your room on Saturday.
During the night, the shadows of the shapes is fun to look at.
School for me is going fine. We will see how things change after March 17, 2014 when Mommy goes back to work and you start daycare full time. Over the past week I’ve had some episodes that tell me I need to take a deep breath and relax a little.
1. When working out a trig problem in Math Analysis, I wrote “sex” instead of “sec x” for the secant of x. Brendan, a student in class, raised his hand and said, “Uh, Mr. Peabody, the secant needs a c”
2 During my prep period, I swung by the main office to check my mailbox, then get lunch. As I was exiting the office and walking in the courtyard, I was on a mission to get my lunch and be super-efficient, so I was walking fast. An ex-student and track athlete, Nathan, was hustling toward a door near me to get to class. As he passed me, he shouted something that I interpreted as “I’m getting ready for track,” so I shouted back at him, “Good for you!” As I continued walking quickly, I realized what he said…….”Miss you in track.” As I kept walking, I felt badly knowing that I snubbed a student who just complimented me.
Nathan: “Hey Mr Peabody, we miss you in track”
Me: “Good for you!”
I felt like an ass.
3. At home before dinner last week, I turned on my netbook and felt it wobble. I instantly got really angry at Apple for selling me an inferior product, then got angrier because I knew the computer was old enough that I didn’t have instant support for it any more. I told Mommy but she didn’t have the energy at that moment to support me. Minutes later, when I moved the computer to make space to set the table, I found that the cause was a crumb under the pols emac.
4. I knocked over one of the bamboo plants in my classroom last week. Fortunately, it was when I was working with a student after school. All year I’ve worked around the plants in my room adroitly; I guess it was time to
It is Saturday night. I’ve just left your room after seeing that your eyes are both closed. You are wrapped in the special Miracle Blanket lying in your crib. We’ll see how you do through the night. I am hopeful, and loving you and Mommy so much.
Daddy