Adjustments

I really love the school I work at - and the position I'm in there. I teach "regular" ed. preschool - parents pay tuition for the program, but it's housed in a public school, which means I get all the benefits a regular teacher does (except for some, because I'm part time). The thing I love the most is the relationships I've built with many of the parents. Most of the kids in my class are younger siblings of kids I've had in the past - so for the past seven years I've been seeing some of the same parents again and again. Anyway, I just finished up parent/teacher conferences and was asked by many of the parents (who I could easily be friends with if I wasn't their child's teacher) how I was adjusting to having two instead of one (kids).

So - how am I adjusting??? It's been a pretty easy school year, since my mom is coming to our house to watch the kids. I haven't had to pack up bags for the two of them and load them into the car to get to the babysitter's house - so that's been easy. I think the most difficult thing with having two is their own sleep issues. If Quinn decides to sleep past 6am on the weekends Liam is up by 6:15. If Liam decides to sleep through his early morning feeding, Quinn is up by 5:30. If Quinn decides to take a nice long afternoon nap, Liam decides 40 minutes is long enough for him. I feel as though all the stars need to be in perfect alignment for the two of them to both have a good nap or a good morning. Luckily, they both go to bed pretty easily - but when I'm home alone at night it's just so tiring getting them both ready. First Liam takes about 30 minutes to nurse/wind down, then I play with Quinn for a bit, then he takes about 30 minutes to have some milk, read books, brush teeth, and wind down.

It's unbelievable to me just how much I love them both. Quinn is amazing with all his new phrases, ideas, and imaginition. Liam has started to army crawl (real fast) and loves to make us laugh. And the two of them together just push my heart to the extreme. I never knew I could feel so much love while watching two kids play together. So, I'll take this difficult adjustment with sleep issues and what not - for moments like this: