Baby Makes Three...: September 2011

September is only a few days old, but it has already been a big month for Max. He started preschool last week which is just so hard for me to believe. He was very excited to go to school, I think, mainly because he wanted to finally use his Thomas the Train book bag and froggie lunch box. The morning of his first day he could hardly contain his excitement. However, when we were waiting outside the school to go in he started to get a little nervous. When I dropped him off at his classroom he was like a deer in headlights. His teacher said that he adjusted quickly and had a great day. It was such an odd feeling to drop him off. He is pretty much my little shadow and goes just about everywhere with me- errands, doctor appointments, the bathroom... So, as weird as it was to not have my shadow, it was also very nice to have some time to get things done by myself. Who knew going to TJ Maxx could be so much fun? It is when you don't have a screaming, complaining, goldfish eating 3 year old with you!

Here are some before school pictures:

Looking at the camera and smiling!

I guess this is his scholarly pose

"Say cheese!"

This afternoon we took Max to a Thomas the Train event. Did I mention that it is 100 degrees? And I'm 34 weeks pregnant. Not my most favorite combination of factors for an enjoyable day. Jeff said it best when he said, "It was memorable." Max definitely enjoyed himself- as much as you can enjoy anything in the blistering sun and heat. There were Thomas themed activities and then the big train ride. I was really looking forward to what I thought was going to be an air conditioned 25 minute train ride. The train was air conditioned- barely. It was better that being in the sun, but that's not saying much. The important thing is that Max enjoyed his first train ride. Watching his reaction to it all made it worth all of my discomfort.

Playing at a train table.