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9/17/2008 tough transitionsa lot has happened in the past week. my boy started preschool. i went back to work from maternity leave, and therefore my girl is now in daycare full time. oh, and my work ‘kinda’ moved its office location, so now i’m also dealing with a new commute and new office space.
so, preschool. what a f’n nightmare. we started A-man at the town public place with the thought that he’d stay with the same friends/etc. from preschool through kindergarten, on up. well, needless to say – they sucked. there was no communication – they supplied a “communication folder” to go to/from school, yet the only thing they put in the folder was fundraiser information…nothing about how my kid did that day, if he ate, if he napped, if he punched anyone or if anyone punched him/etc. so, Aiden started off great, then it quickly went downhill. he started throwing tantrums that i think belong only in a cushioned-wall-facility…hitting himself/red face/screaming/etc. then came the comments in conversation…“how was your day buddy?” “i played and cried a lot.” “why’d you cry a lot?” “my teacher yells at me…she’s mean to me and it makes me mad.” let me just say…that conversation was a very special moment…talk about internal rage that i couldn’t let him see. then the nightmares started...where he’d scream “stop grabbing me!” multiple times. needless to say, i researched and visited new places, cancelled the old one and relocated him all within 24 hrs. he won’t start the new one for 2 weeks bc he needs to come down from the crazies and find his happy-non-nightmare-self-beating place. thankfully, he’s getting better each day…cept now he’s sick with some crazy cough…but, that’s just to keep it interesting.
then there’s work. work is even more lame after you've had a summer off (even though i worked the whole time - but still, at least i wasn't in the office). anyway, i mentioned above that my work ‘kinda’ moved its office. well, by ‘kinda’ – i mean we had to leave our old space due to the lease expiring and our new office space isn’t built out yet, so we’re in a temporary holding area that is basically like an unfinished basement – everyone has their own 2x4 size table and…well, nothing else. i guess we move into the real office mid-Oct, so until then – fun stuff. i’ve written before about how much i LOVE open floor plans…ugh.
let’s see…then there’s the 3 month old. she’s doing well…with all the above nonsense going on, it has actually been a distraction allowing me to be less freaked about leaving her. at least Aiden’s with her in daycare 3 days/week and the daycare is jon’s aunt – so, we’re VERY lucky bc she's awesome. the one tough part is that i’m exclusively nursing…which means i have a f’n pump that stays in my car and i wander out for special sessions twice/day. the plan is to have the sessions in my office once we move into the actual official office space, but until then – i try to avoid flashing random construction crews, fellow co-workers and random passers-by. yah, i know…it’s hot.
so, in summary, i’m dealing with it all one day at a time, as i don’t think i have any other option if i want to stay sane. and, as my grandma always said..."this too shall pass."
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