July? Really?

The last time I blogged was July? Well, much to catch up on then, isn't there?! We are happily back in school now after all the Jewish Holidays (and after a fantastic summer of camp and a super awesome LA vacation) and off on all the exciting adventures that THIRD grade and KINDERGARTEN will G-d willing bring. Little tiny baby Aaron/Aharon (sigh, long story, but if you care to voice an opinion as to the spelling of the cutie's name (henceforth to be referred to as AY) please do so in the comments section!) is now 9 1/2 months old. He crawls like crazy baby, climbs in and on everything, but does not yet sit without toppling over after a while. I was worried enough to call early intervention, but since he is not delayed in any other area, and since technically he CAN sit for a while, he did not qualify, though I am thinking of just going private. He has one little tooth and loves to eat- I can't believe he is already at the eating cheerios stage (and that I am in the finding little cheerios all around the house stage) and is happiest "playing" with other babies. I just scheduled his one year well visit for December...and THAT is just plain crazy.

The big brother continues to keep us all in stitches. Over the holidays I asked him if had gotten a lollypop at Shul and he said no, I just had zero. I said, what's a zero (assuming it was some sort of fancy candy) and he looked at me like I was crazy and said "A number, Mommy!" Heh.

Yaakov loves Kindergarten, loves his teachers and is slowly making new friends. He is still not with his "best friend in the whole universe" and finds that very hard, but is learning a ton. We read a book before bed tonight about math grouping and he really got the concept (3 groups of 10 and 1 left over is 31...just like Mommy!) which surprised and thrilled me. I always compare him (I know, I know) to Amira and assume he will just be behind her, but I think I need to stop assuming.

Amira loves third grade. I love that when I tell stranger that I have a daughter in third grade they all tell me I don't look anywhere near old enough to have a child that old. I certainly don't feel old enough to have a child that age or to be parenting one, either. Her teachers are fantastic, she transitioned beautifully and when I had a whole talk with one of her teachers about how in every previous year it has taken a while for her to warm up and be able to participate, she looked at me with surprise and said that Amira was eagerly participating from the first day!

Hopefully I will be able to get back into blogging more regularly, now that we are back in a routine!