Yesterday, Henry and Miss R went swimming. My mom reported that they got into a squabble over a toy, and Miss R pushed Henry. My mom intervened before it escalated. Henry is 5.5 inches taller than Miss R. I'm pretty sure that he'd win the battle of Baby Thunderdome, but I wouldn't rule out Miss R for a couple good hits. When she doesn't want to be messed with (e.g., a diaper change or being picked up when she doesn't want to), she'll make a hitting motion and say "StopIt!" She did punch me once in the face at Trader Joe's. It was a pretty good punch and unexpected. I can't remember what set her off. It was the second week that she was with us, I think. That's very rare behavior though from her.
I slept in the guest bedroom last night. The kids were sprawled in the bed. We didn't want to move them and risk waking them up. I believe that Jeff slept at the foot of the bed. I had a good night's sleep. Jeff...I'm not so sure. We are very much looking forward to the new bed delivery this week! Jeff changed the crib into a toddler bed for our room b/c Henry was trying to get out of it by himself, which was a recipe for a broken arm or leg. This morning, he took down the double bed in the guest bedroom to make room for the new twin beds.
Henry had several coughing jags this morning. Unless he makes a miraculous recovery this evening, he isn't going to daycare tomorrow. But Miss R seems to be doing well. She has recovered from Friday's fever and vomiting. She will most likely be going to daycare tomorrow. We want to get her into her new routine. She and Henry aren't scheduled to be in the same class, so starting them at different times is OK. I haven't decided what to do about Tuesday. That's the day Miss R usually has parental visitations. CPS does the drop off and pickup. I'm not sure that I want them to drop her back at the daycare after the visitation. They are strangers to her. So I don't know if I want strangers (CPS driver) dropping her back with strangers (new teacher). Visitations can sometimes be unsettling for kids emotionally. I'm thinking that I should be the one to comfort her after the visitation b/c she knows me. Once she gets used to her teacher, then the teacher will be able to comfort her.
Today around the house was chaos. Henry was pushing Jeff's buttons left and right. Then, he'd try to get me to comfort him when Daddy wouldn't pick him up b/c he'd done something inappropriate (e.g., throwing a bottle). I wouldn't comfort him if Daddy wasn't comforting him if the reason was Jeff trying to discipline. We aren't super strict by any stretch of the imagination, but we strongly believe that kids shouldn't be coddled when they've been told "no." That doesn't help them in the end or teach them anything. Hugging them and saying "oh baby, please don't do that" in a syrupy voice doesn't send the message not to throw the tantrum or do the inappropriate behavior.
In the late afternoon, Jeff took the kids to Grammy and Poppy's for swimming. Jeff's headed back there for dinner. My mom has made him carnitas. I'm working.
We hope that this week goes better than last week. I hope that daycare works out for the kids. I hope that Henry makes a quick recovery. I hope that the beds arrive without problem. In happy news, we got our airline reservations this afternoon. We will be visiting Oregon in July.
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