Workshop

Today I attended a work shop for parents called “Nobody’s perfect”. It’s held at one of the playcentres that’s really close to us and all though I missed the first week since I was on the waiting list, I got called and a spot opened up.  I was really looking forward to this class because a) Cooper was going to be alone without me in the big playroom and I was going to be alone with the other moms in the craft/snack room and I wanted to see how he’d get on without me in a semi-strange place and b) the topics each week are all topics that I’d like to hear all about.  The class consissts of moms with children of different ages upto the age of 6. The youngest is 6 months and the oldest is 4 years old.  It gives a great perspective to have moms with little ones of all ages because the moms with the older ones can give info to the moms with younger ones.   I met 2 moms with 2 kids with around the same age gap as mine will be so I got to hear the low down from their perspective on what it’s really like.  Cooper did really great for his first time with having only a few melt downs in the beginning and having had to sit with me for the first 20 minutes but after I went out with him  the second time, got him involved in an activity he enjoyed and made sure one of the workers was with him so he wouldn’t feel alone, I went back into the room and he stayed out there happily for an hour and 10 minutes. I was super impressed. He was jsut starting to have a meltdown as the workshop was finishing so I went out just in time.  I must say, (and I don’t know if this sounds strange or not) but I noticed a difference in him after we got home. He was more happy and affectionate.  It made me feel really good about the desicion to put him in day care for 2 days a week.  Well for today anyway.  The desicion is still not final and I have not called to reserve the spot. Yes, I’m hesitating and it’s all me.

In other Cooper news, today was an explosion of new things for him. He started spinning himself around to the point where he gets himself really dizzy and falls over/walks like he’s had a few too many. He finds this hilarious and a lot of fun.  I think it’s pretty funny too but dangerous depending on where he decides to do it. Added house, bear and bread to his ever growing vocabulary and the huge one of staying alone in a strange place without me or familair family members.

In pregnancy related topics, the second trimester burst of energy has depleted. Entirely.  I am so tired but have been getting good amounts of sleep at night but I’m finding I need that nap (during Cooper’s nap) to just barely get me through the afternoon and by 10pm I’m completely finished.  27 weeks and counting. Next week I have my prenatal apt and after that it’s every 2 weeks.  I can’t believe how fast it feels like this pregnancy is going. And just like his brother was, this one is VERY active.

Well, I’m off to try and read a few pages of the new book I’m into.  It’s about raising boys. Very interesting so far. I’m only into the first chapter which has mostly talked about the genetic differences between boys and girls.  I’ll let you know more the further into it I get.