Whoa was May a doozy for the Kelly fam bam! It seems to be
our M.O. to do everything at once and we didn’t hold back this month. From me going
back to work, the kids going to a new daycare and Hayden bringing on an
employee, we had a lot of new things going on. Fortunately, we all survived and
are adjusting fairly well to all the newness.
Raegan surprisingly transitioned to her new daycare pretty
well. I was most nervous about her and how she would adjust, but she LOVES her
new school and comes home with more energy than ever. She is a bit overwhelmed
with how many more kids she interacts with and is having trouble remembering
everyone’s names, but she has connected with 1-2 little girls and is making new
friends every day. Her teachers have given great feedback and said she is a
very polite little lady. It’s fun to see her handle change so well and to be in
a new environment that she is comfortable in. But boy was it an adjustment for
me to be thrown into the “school” world with activities and responsibilities.
Week one was Spirit Week and each day had a new theme we had to prepare for!
Needless to say, Raegan had some makeshift attire for a few of the days because
mom was not prepared! Good thing she had no clue.
Greyson on the other hand had a much harder time adjusting
to his new daycare. As expected, he did not warm up to his teachers and the new
place very well. He is a high maintenance little man and requires a lot of
attention, which I am sure he didn’t get much of with so many other little ones
requiring just as much attention. The teachers are all wonderful though and
reassured me every day that it will, and can, only get better! But of course,
week 2 ended with a cold and he was home almost the entire 3rd week.
He is still recovering from his cold, but luckily he is warming up to the ladies
and starting to get a bit more comfortable with everything. Fingers crossed he
is building strong immunities and the colds will not plague us!
The best part about this month as been the weather and the
pool time! We are getting to see little Miss Raegan turn into a big swimmer! The
swim lessons surely have paid off and she is a little fish. It’s both a
blessing and a curse because she never wants to get out, but that just means
more practice, practice, practice! Greyson is a pool baby too and has so far
enjoyed lounging in his floaty also. So far, we’ve had a few great pool days
and are sure Raegan will be a full blown swimmer by the end of the summer.
Despite Raegan taking to her new school well and enjoying
it, she has had a few rough days of acting out and testing me and Hayden to our
limits. I think she was bit overwhelmed with all the new things happening and
she has finally snapped, realizing um little Greyson isn’t going anywhere and I’m
expected to grow up here?! It’s been a rough few tantrum-filled evenings, but
we’ve since introduced a reward chart and hope that by giving her positive
reinforcement for her good behavior, she’ll start behaving a lot better.
Fingers crossed! I do imagine that this is just the beginning of her testing
limits, so we’re getting good practice! I just hope Greyson takes a different
approach when he reaches 3..HA wishful thinking!
As with most families when the 2nd kid comes
along the photos get less and less. Fortunately, we have iPhones to capture
some key moments, there definitely is not as many as with Raegan. But there are
still some great pictures and videos to enjoy!
