Wow. I can't believe it's been a year since I've written in this blog. I have thought about it regularly and just haven't found the time. The girls keep me busy. I'm also working part time now at Northwestern in a role I find very fulfilling. I'm helping struggling students in the school of engineering. We're working with them on mindfulness based stress reduction, study strategies, and mindsets.
The hardest part about working part time is that I don't always feel like I do the best I can at work nor the best I can at home. One foot always feels like it's out the door. But I can't bring myself to stop doing this work, nor do I want to go back full time yet. I know the girls will be in school full time soon enough and it's still fun (most of the time) to be with them when I'm not working.
Evie will start Kindergarten next year. Most likely at a public school. She's not excited to be leaving Knox. And I'm nervous about her not having that final year to build confidence and leadership. But free is free. So, we will try it.
Cora will also start preschool in the fall, once she turns 3 in October. It's a different Montessori that has less stringent rules than Knox. I'm hoping it will be a good fit for her for the next three years until she heads to kindergarten herself.
Two months ago we took the girls to Hawaii. The flight was awful. Cora threw up the whole way with a bad tummy bug. And she had it the whole trip. But the trip was still amazing. Will and I are excited about traveling with these girls!
Earlier this year I was pregnant with a third. We were excited and nervous as hell. But we lost the baby. The whole 8 weeks was very up and down, filled with worries about money and sibling rivalry, and excitement about bringing more giggles into the house. And then concerns about dealing with lack of sleep again. And whether we were really suited to be a family of 5. And what that would do to our love of traveling. And whether my body could actually handle a third pregnancy as I still worry about HELLP syndrome. In the end, I think we've decided being a family of four is just perfect. Love what we have. Soak it up. These girls are so great and usually play together so nicely. When not screaming at each other they really are playing and laughing and getting into mischief. Exactly like they should be.
The hardest part about working part time is that I don't always feel like I do the best I can at work nor the best I can at home. One foot always feels like it's out the door. But I can't bring myself to stop doing this work, nor do I want to go back full time yet. I know the girls will be in school full time soon enough and it's still fun (most of the time) to be with them when I'm not working.
Evie will start Kindergarten next year. Most likely at a public school. She's not excited to be leaving Knox. And I'm nervous about her not having that final year to build confidence and leadership. But free is free. So, we will try it.
Cora will also start preschool in the fall, once she turns 3 in October. It's a different Montessori that has less stringent rules than Knox. I'm hoping it will be a good fit for her for the next three years until she heads to kindergarten herself.
Two months ago we took the girls to Hawaii. The flight was awful. Cora threw up the whole way with a bad tummy bug. And she had it the whole trip. But the trip was still amazing. Will and I are excited about traveling with these girls!
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