Transitions

today was the beginning of many transitions this week. Skye moved up a room in Sunday school. one thing we've learned over the years with Skye is that she needs lots of time to accept change. what with being sick and all, i forgot to prep Skye last sunday with the idea that she would be in a new room with new teachers today. alas, i forgot to mention it to her until we were driving to church. she went reluctantly and with some tears but was quite happy and her usual i-love-sunday-school self when we picked her up. she also begins ballet lessons and returns to preschool. these two changes, she has had PLENTY of time to get used to and is quite excited about them. one of our pastors told the story of his first daughter who had a really hard time adjusting to kindergarten - i guess it took her something like 8 months! i'm trying to prep Skye as much as i can before changes happen, but today was a reminder of how i failed. not that i'm beating myself over the head about it, but i'm reminded once again of my duty as a parent to equip Skye for life. at the same time, i hope she'll learn as she gets older that life is unpredictable and she can be ok with that.

Claire, being the second born, seems to know so much more than Skye did at Claire's age. Claire is so busy these days trying to get into Skye's things and wanting to do whatever we are doing. i remember feeding Skye was much easier - she would eat pretty much whatever we put in front of her. Claire often refuses to eat unless we give her what we are eating. she doesn't want baby food, no, she wants the good stuff! and she knows what toys are not for her - she heads straight for those!

now that we are all feeling healthier, life doesn't seem so bleak as it did last week. i'm excited about this week.