*Update on Charlize's 9 (or rather 10) month appointment)*:
She is 28.64 inches long (72 precentile) and weighs 22 lbs (90 precentile). Yep, she definilty runs above the average! Nate and I were both chunky babies, and I was breastfed - so it's not solely because of the formula. (Urgh, sorry I really have been meaning to get some baby pictures scanned to compare her to us - she definilty still looks more like Nate, but sometime I'll show my rolls too). Anyhow, as most of you know, at a year they suggest putting the babies on Whole cow's milk. Well, our pediatritian said that we could go straight to 2% (as I have a bewildered look and Nate's totally chuckling calling the Dr. out on his polite comment). We aren't putting her on cow's milk yet - too many allergies early on has me leary, so we'll work into it slowly.
Please don't judge the horrible flash shadow - I desperately wanted to show her adorable little flip of hair in the back (which I can only get to do right after a bath). Charlize was not having anything to do with my camera, so I didn't have much time to work with. Can't believe our adorable little chunker will be 1 years old in October!!
Ok, I know this isn't as important, but a little about me...
I've felt so scrambled and yet calm all in one. I did get my classroom put together in time, I handled a disgruntled parent with ease and grace (didn't know I had that in me) and constantly feel like I'm forgetting to get something done (Kindergarted definitly has ALOT of copies and books to make). Although it is all new, I am loving the change. I definintly needed to do something different to get me in a better position to go part time in the future. I was offered a position to do Reading Recovery part time at the end of last year, but I'm not quite able to go part-time just yet. I was bummed about passing up an opportunity, but had everything ready for 2nd grade by the end of the school year. There is a new charter school in the area that pulled alot of students, so with class numbers down and my principal needing a Kindergarten teacher, I was able to fill the opening and still be able to do Reading Recovery. In Reading Recovery, I work with 4 first grade students who could use additional support in their reading to get them on-grade level. First grade is when the gap is the lowest, so the support is focused there. Basically it is individualized reading instruction, specific to the students needs.
I have set up a
class blog again for this year (I had high hopes of putting together a class website, but this will have to do for now). I also work on the Kindergarten Team blog. Please don't judge I know its nothing fancy (as my own is so plain right now). Just trying to keep all afloat!
