School's actually been out for a week or so, but I haven't had a chance to blog. I still can't quite believe the school year's over. The last couple of months were such a crunch, trying to cover all the material to be covered, prepare for finals, grading, and comment writing. There was so much to do and I was so looking forward to being done with comment writing that there wasn't any time to think about the fact that school was almost over and that I would not be returning in September. Although I'm glad that the year is over, I know that I will be a bit sad in the fall. It's always so exciting starting a new year with new students, new classes, new everything (even if it gets old really quickly!). But, I will have a new baby then and I'm sure that she will bring all kids of new excitement. Noah will also be starting preschool at a new place, two mornings a week, and I'm sure that will require a lot of my attention.
Since our daycare does full-year contracts, we decided to keep Noah in daycare for a full year, meaning he will be at daycare the entire summer and I will have one final vacation....at least until the kids are old enough for sleep-away camp. :) And it's a good thing too, because in the past few weeks, picking up Noah frequently has really taken a toll on my back. With him at daycare, I can suffer the inconveniences of pregnancy alone. :) Okay, so I'm not really suffering... it's just the back pain/possibly sciatica.
Once August rolls around though, I will likely be enslaved to baby duties for a full year. I ended up nursing Noah just about the entire first year, and never really got him used to drinking from a bottle. The plus side was that I didn't have to worry about weaning him off the bottle; he went straight to a straw cup. I also could never really figure out a good system for nursing and pumping without making the milk supply crazy. The down side was that I couldn't leave him with anyone for long periods of time. Looking back it seems really crazy that we did that, but it's over, I survived, and I barely even remember that time anymore. Since we are 99% sure we will not be having anymore babies, I think it'll be a bit easier this time around.
It's weird that when you have very little to do, it takes so long to do it! When I was working, I woke up at around 6:30 everyday, worked pretty much a full day, picked up Noah, went to the supermarket, usually tried to cook, and did dishes, laundry, etc. These days, it's a whole undertaking just to buy some groceries or return library books. Ah, the life of leisure. Hahahaa... I'm going to enjoy it while I still can!
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