Change is Good

It was another busy week at the Piper household. Early in the week, we decided to check out another daycare for Fenn. We have been very happy with his current daycare, Miss Taphne, with the exception of one thing. During the school year, she has to load up the kids in the afternoons and pick up her daughter at the bus stop. We knew about this when we started, but thought we could possibly become okay with it because she is SO great with the kids. Well, school is over and Fenn has been there since February, and Mommy and Daddy are still not okay with it. Thus, he still has not been in the car with Miss Taphne. Now it is Summer and we find out Miss Taphne likes to go even more during the Summer. She has to take her teenage kids places (like the pool, VBS, etc.) and she likes to take the little kids for ice cream, to the park, etc. So, in an effort to make Mommy's life easier (i.e., to no longer have to pick up Fenn at 2:00 each day and then try to continue to work until 4:00), we have decided it is best to move him. Am I an overprotective, paranoid, new Mom? Would you feel the same way as me? Give me some feedback ~ I would love to hear what other Moms have to say. I just want to know he's in one place all day long. I realize one day there will be class field trips. But I'll know about those in advance and will have the opportunity to give my permission. He won't be coming and going to different places at different times of the day. And there will be more than one adult trying to take care of 4 or 5 small children. I just can't see how one woman can adequately handle and supervise 3 infants in car seats AND 2 active toddlers. Taphne says she loves kids and just does it. But I couldn't do it. How does she get all of them in and out of the car? How does she carry THREE car seats and hold the hands of 2 toddlers?

Now to another topic. Fenn has 2 teeth now! On Wednesday morning, we could feel the bottom left front tooth. And on Thursday morning, we could feel the bottom right front tooth. Sorry Greg (my orthodontist brother), I don't know the names of those teeth. I'm sure I'll learn soon enough. Anyway, you can barely see them, but you can definitely feel them. Ouch! Those little things are sharp! And true to Fenn's sweet nature, he was never fussy. In hindsight, the only indication we had that he might be cutting a tooth (other than the normal drooling and everything going straight in the mouth) was that he kept wanting to eat early on Monday and was maybe a tad bit clingy that afternoon. That's it. Speaking of teeth, it's a good thing he's getting them, because this boy loves to eat. Since starting on something other than formula and rice cereal, he has tried (and liked) squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, pears, green beans, applesauce, and green peas. The picture at the top is of his first taste of green beans.

The busy week took us right into a busy weekend. I hosted Bunko at our house on Thursday night. Big turnout, great food and drink, and lots of fun... and we never got around to actually playing Bunko (or "Drunko" as Dan calls it). When Dan came home with Fenn later, he found me and 7 other women in Fenn's room. Janna (mother of 2 yr. old Morgan, who also lives down the street) commented "One day, Fenn will be bragging about the fact that he had 8 women in his room." On Friday, Grammy and Poppy were coming for a visit. Shortly after they arrived, the 3 of us had to head out for the 2nd Front Yard Friday of the summer. It was hosted by Broderick and Heather down the street. That's Heather and Nicole (our next door neighbor) in the picture. Fenn got to hang out with his "friends", Audrey, Ann Claire, and Kiley. And he also met 4-week old Sam, who lives down the street. We joked about how Fenn and Audrey will be signaling each other with flashlights from their rooms, which are right across from each other. Notice how Fenn is already checking out pretty little Audrey!

The rest of the weekend was lots of fun. Dan put his Dad to work helping him put up trim around our new windows. It's okay... he likes to have a project when he's here. Otherwise, he gets bored. Fenn got to spend lots of time with Grammy. And Mommy got to work on a couple of small projects. (No pictures from Fenn's visit with Grammy & Poppy yet. We took some cute ones with their camera, so I'm waiting to get them.) Next up on our agenda: Fenn's 6-month pictures are tomorrow (Monday), Fenn's 6-month Birthday is Tuesday, and Fenn's 6-month checkup is on Wednesday. Another busy week ahead. I can't believe we have a 6-month old!