Fall

Things are going good in the Dixon household. This week I feel like I am seeing some semblance of a routine both during the day and night. Addie still is not sleeping for very long stretches at night but at least she is pretty consistent as to when she is waking (1am and 5am and sometimes 3am). I could be better about keeping her in her crib or side sleeper but i tend to bring her into the bed when I am really tired.
Henry just finished an 8 week class at the local community center. It was called "Introduction to Musical Theatre" and he loved it. They did a lot of pretend playing and also had song time, story time, craft time and snack time (Henry's favorite). It was a two-hour class once a week. I will miss the two hour break. I got to go to the store or come home and clean. The next semester of classes don't start until January. A couple of the kids in class live in our neighborhood so we will be setting up some playdates with them. They are kids Henry's age that are also not in preschool. Even before the H1N1 scare I decided not to enroll Henry in preschool this fall b/c I didn't want the germs in the house with Addie being so young. Henry has been asking to go to school and it has been hard entertaining him and taking care of a baby but I am glad I made that decision. Luckily, the time change means Henry is usually asleep by 7 or 7:30 and Addie usually goes down around 6 or 7pm which means I get a break at night. Some nights Addie wakes up around 8 or 9pm and is wide awake and ready to play which I don't mind b/c I like the one-on-one play time with her. That's about the time David gets home too so he gets to play with her too.

henryism

Henry: Mommy, Did you know I am smart.
Me: Yes Henry. I know you are smart.
Henry: And smart people can build robots. I'm going to build a cleaning robot. He will go upstairs and clean my room at night and brush my teeth for me.