What a gorgeous fall we've had so far! Looks like we will still have some nice weather to enjoy before the white stuff flies. But when the snow does appear, I sure hope it's a little less yucky than last year! Speaking of how nice the fall has been, we enjoyed visiting Howells Pumpkin patch last weekend. We had fun and Trev and I got some great pics. (We get a little competitive over who took the best ones :))
Quick recap since the last post:
Luke is doing awesome in school. The class is doing one book project per month through the year in lieu of daily homework. The projects consist of choosing and reading a book in the predetermined genre, completing a Book Info Sheet, creating a visual from this list of choices, and a presentation to the class. Talk about learning skills for real-life!! Luke's first book was How To Train Your Dragon with a comic as his visual. Hello 97%!!!! His second book was a biography on Abraham Lincoln...95%!!! I am so very proud of his work.
Luke completed his flag football season at the Grubb YMCA. Although the Jets didn't win a game, they definitely improved over the course of the 6 weeks. Trevor served as an assistant coach up until the last game when he stood in as head coach! (Which by the way, solidified the fact that he is not cut out to be a football coach :)) The most important part was that Luke had fun and definitely wants to do it again next year. Now he says he is interested in swimming so off to find out info about that!
Elissa is growing and developing so quickly. She is just shy of 9 months old and is pulling herself up on everything. It's clear that this girl can't wait to stand and walk! She continues to be our own personal ray of sunshine with her sunny disposition.
I am looking forward to the holidays and curious to see how things will be different this year as a family of four. (post note: this post was drafted in November 2011 but actually published to the blog in March 2012.)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Friday, August 26, 2011
Great Expectations
I really had high hopes and great expectations for this blog. My own little corner of the web where I could document stories, share pictures, and get thoughts out has turned into one more thing I don't consistently do. Well, enough of that! I'm going to keep this up, as I can, and not beat myself up if 2, 3, or 4 months pass between postings. It is what it is and I will keep aiming.
So, while I'm here...what's new? Well, it is nearly September! It is a certainty that time flies when you are having fun. Trevor and I continue to work hard at our full time jobs - not that that is fun but we are both very busy!
Luke just started 4th grade at Walnut Street School. So far, so good. I'm very interested to see how the year progresses as he has a male teacher for the first time, Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones outlined his expectations and approach in a Student Handbook and I was interested to see that for homework, instead of traditional daily homework, he will be assigning 1-2 projects per month. My initial thoughts on that are 1)so much more like the "real world" and 2)easier to get Luke engaged in a project than daily work that he tends to get bored with. However, I have an open mind and will see how things progress.
Other than school, I should brag on him a bit about what a fantastic big brother he is!!! I am extremely thankful that he loves Elissa and loves being her brother. He says the cutest things to her. The other day the two of them were on my bed in the morning. Luke was playing his DS and Elissa was scooting around and towards him. Luke looked up, took her face in his hands and said in a sing-song voice, "You're so blessed Elissa, yes you are!" and kissed her forehead. It was so stinkin' cute! This in addition to all the times he kisses her, tells her she is beautiful, and just generally loves on her.
Elissa is growing and developing in major ways! It is amazing to me how much babies change in the first year - and she is only 6.5 months in! She is nothing short of a ray of sunshine, the happiest baby I've ever met. She has a pretty contented disposition although she certainly will let you know if one of the basics - eat, sleep, poop, - needs attention.
She has a way of motioning her hands that is very graceful and beautiful. She has started blowing raspberries when she is upset. She rubs the back of her head when she is tired (has done this since very early on). She has been army crawling since right at 6 months old and is now getting her knees underneath her. I would expect her to be all out crawling in another week or two. No teeth yet, which is totally fine with me since we are still nursing. (Which btw, how cool is that?!?! I have personally sustained another life for almost 7 months...wow.) She has been eating solids for about 1.5 months. Her list of foods include: banana, avocado, applesauce, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, peaches, carrots, and peas. So far, she has liked everything she's tried.
I could probably go on about my little sweet pea, but I will end with this: she is strong, interactive, chatty, smiley, curious, and loving. She is exactly what I prayed and believed for all the while that I was pregnant. She makes our family complete; so I guess I could say that my expectations...were exceeded.
So, while I'm here...what's new? Well, it is nearly September! It is a certainty that time flies when you are having fun. Trevor and I continue to work hard at our full time jobs - not that that is fun but we are both very busy!
Luke just started 4th grade at Walnut Street School. So far, so good. I'm very interested to see how the year progresses as he has a male teacher for the first time, Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones outlined his expectations and approach in a Student Handbook and I was interested to see that for homework, instead of traditional daily homework, he will be assigning 1-2 projects per month. My initial thoughts on that are 1)so much more like the "real world" and 2)easier to get Luke engaged in a project than daily work that he tends to get bored with. However, I have an open mind and will see how things progress.
Other than school, I should brag on him a bit about what a fantastic big brother he is!!! I am extremely thankful that he loves Elissa and loves being her brother. He says the cutest things to her. The other day the two of them were on my bed in the morning. Luke was playing his DS and Elissa was scooting around and towards him. Luke looked up, took her face in his hands and said in a sing-song voice, "You're so blessed Elissa, yes you are!" and kissed her forehead. It was so stinkin' cute! This in addition to all the times he kisses her, tells her she is beautiful, and just generally loves on her.
Elissa is growing and developing in major ways! It is amazing to me how much babies change in the first year - and she is only 6.5 months in! She is nothing short of a ray of sunshine, the happiest baby I've ever met. She has a pretty contented disposition although she certainly will let you know if one of the basics - eat, sleep, poop, - needs attention.
She has a way of motioning her hands that is very graceful and beautiful. She has started blowing raspberries when she is upset. She rubs the back of her head when she is tired (has done this since very early on). She has been army crawling since right at 6 months old and is now getting her knees underneath her. I would expect her to be all out crawling in another week or two. No teeth yet, which is totally fine with me since we are still nursing. (Which btw, how cool is that?!?! I have personally sustained another life for almost 7 months...wow.) She has been eating solids for about 1.5 months. Her list of foods include: banana, avocado, applesauce, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, peaches, carrots, and peas. So far, she has liked everything she's tried.
I could probably go on about my little sweet pea, but I will end with this: she is strong, interactive, chatty, smiley, curious, and loving. She is exactly what I prayed and believed for all the while that I was pregnant. She makes our family complete; so I guess I could say that my expectations...were exceeded.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Birth Announcement - Elissa Roeder
Elissa is now 7.5 weeks old and I've just placed the order for her birth announcements. Really wanted to have that done about a month ago but hey, I'm not going to stress about that!! Scroll down to see it; turned out very cute if I do say so myself!
Speaking of how old Elissa is now, that means I am just 4 weeks and 1 day from having to go back to work. :( I got a little taste of that yesterday when I was called upon to deal with some work stuff from home. I have to say, I love being home with my girl but I do miss the office a little bit. A very LITTLE bit :)
So we've gotten into a pretty good groove and somewhat of a routine now and I feel like some balance is creeping back in to my life. I realize that in a month our routine will change again but for now, I'll take whatever balance I can get!
Speaking of how old Elissa is now, that means I am just 4 weeks and 1 day from having to go back to work. :( I got a little taste of that yesterday when I was called upon to deal with some work stuff from home. I have to say, I love being home with my girl but I do miss the office a little bit. A very LITTLE bit :)
So we've gotten into a pretty good groove and somewhat of a routine now and I feel like some balance is creeping back in to my life. I realize that in a month our routine will change again but for now, I'll take whatever balance I can get!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
And it begins with a blogpost...
Ok, so here I am writing my first blog post - part exciting, part "what in the heck will I write about and who will find this interesting?". Well, at least I know my mom will read it!
My blog is titled Aiming 4 Balance because I like to think that's what I do on a daily basis - aim for balance. I would rather have titled it Aiming For Balance but that title was already taken :). To me, balance is so important in life whether you are talking work-life balance, eating balanced, etc.... However, it can be hard to achieve!! And that's why I aim - I do my best to hit the mark; sometimes I hit it and sometimes I miss.
So what do I have to balance? Like everyone, the answer lies in many roles: wife, mother, employee, volunteer, and many others. I also aim to bring balance into my everyday actions, emotions, and decisions. This blog will serve as a place for me to record my daily aim for balance, kid stories, and things I learn. I look forward to sharing!
My blog is titled Aiming 4 Balance because I like to think that's what I do on a daily basis - aim for balance. I would rather have titled it Aiming For Balance but that title was already taken :). To me, balance is so important in life whether you are talking work-life balance, eating balanced, etc.... However, it can be hard to achieve!! And that's why I aim - I do my best to hit the mark; sometimes I hit it and sometimes I miss.
So what do I have to balance? Like everyone, the answer lies in many roles: wife, mother, employee, volunteer, and many others. I also aim to bring balance into my everyday actions, emotions, and decisions. This blog will serve as a place for me to record my daily aim for balance, kid stories, and things I learn. I look forward to sharing!
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