This week/weekend...

We did a lot of this:


We also spent a lot of time at the park, and going for walks. Mike let me go a few times by myself, which was awesome...I shouldn't say let me, he was home early enough for me to go a few times by myself. And he got Marlee in the tub, and in bed by the time I got home. Ah so nice!



Marlee and I also went to w@lm@rt for some girl shopping. She got new sun glasses, and a new hat. On Friday we went to the park, and I put sun screen on her, but there's that hard part under the eye that you can't really get...especially on her, and she got burned there, so we needed new sun glasses. They were a must.

Finding a little piece of me again!

I am thinking about getting liscensed to be a day care/preschool provider. I am a certified teacher, but have now been staying home for the past year. When I was expecting with Marlee, I took the year off, and just subbed in town. It was a good choice for me. I have really enjoyed staying home with her. I love being with her all the time and seeing her grow, and learn new things. I haven't felt like I was missing anything or been sad that I don't get to teach any more, until last night. I went to this training that Child Development Services puts on. It is a free training, but it helps you with your STARS hours that you have to complete to be a day care/preschool provider. IT WAS AWESOME! I wasn't expecting it to be awesome. I was expecting it to just be 2.5 hours of listening and not really being able to interact...kinda like a college class. :)

Well, that was not what it is at all. I learned something new, well a few things new, but I am going to share one with you...cause the other one is too hard to share online. I don't think I could explain it in writing. But here is the big one...and I have taken early childhood classes, and all sorts of things and never learned this in college.

BABIES CAN FEEL ALL THEIR EMOTIONS FROM THE DAY THEY ARE BORN.

Crazy, huh! I guess I thought things like jealousy were learned emotions. But nope, they are right there from the beginning. If you knew this and I am the only one who didn't know this please don't tell me. :)

I think that is really cool. We talked about how you may not see all the emotions, because your child might not ever have to be put in that situation. I don't think Marlee has ever had to feel jealous...maybe with Gavin and Brooklyn, but she has not ever shown it.

I still love being home with Marlee. But my brain was stimulated last night. It was great! I needed that recharging and to use some of the things I have learned before to help other people. (There were other people, who had some problems with a child at their center, and I gave her some advice). I felt like a whole person again. I don't want to go back to work, but I will be going to more of these trainings, and using the new information with Marlee.

I am an educator, and I also love to learn. But lately I haven't been learning anything new. It was like recharging my battery. I am excited to learn new things again!

If you are a stay at home mom, what do you do to recharge and keep YOU, you?