Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fall Weekend

The weather has started getting cool, just in time for the new school year. Paras is going to be in for a new routine, now that Sahana will be going to school with him and coming home at the same time (she was in full time until now, so he got all of the au pair's attention in the afternoon).

Paras' roster of activities is still full, though. He's continuing with Tae-kwon-do and swimming, and we are checking out gymnastics this week. He seems to be into jumping and tumbling, so maybe it'll be a good outlet. To be honest, Andy and I think he might be more on the artistic end of the spectrum, rather than the athletic one; here's a sample of his coloring, which is pretty good, in my opinion, for a kid who's not even four:



Sahana had a very tough last week at St. Rita's. She got sent home on Tuesday for a fever, which continued on Wednesday. Then, she sent everyone into panic Wednesday afternoon when she had a febrile seizure in the middle of Barnes and Noble. I wasn't there, but Andy and the au pair were and said it was terrifying. She had recovered by the time we got the urgent care, and we were told that this was not a long-term condition, but that she may be susceptible to more seizures during childhood. It's kind of scary, but we're glad that Sahana is now back to her old self, being very fussy and fighting with Paras.

We don't have big plans for this weekend, just getting stuff done at home. On a side note, please don't watch the movie The Lovely Bones. It's totally creepy (especially if you have kids), and it makes no sense. Just saying.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Starting a New (School) Year

We're back form Phoenix, and we had a great time there. While it was hot as @$%&#, we all loved being in the desert, especially our au pair (who's from Canada). We generally relaxed and hung out with Andy's sister, Mary Ann, and her husband Mick. Paras encountered new wildlife, including horses, toads, and jackrabbits and also got to play with his cousin Emily. Sahana didn't really know what was going on, but had a good time. Here's a short video of Andy riding Dan:



Now we're gearing up for the new school year. Paras will be alternating between the 4's and the pre-K class, and Sahana will be in the 1's. Paras is extremely excited to have his little sister at his school (we'll see how long that lasts).

Oh, Paras is now wearing a size 11 (yes, ELEVEN) shoe. In case you don't know, that's like the average shoe size for a 6 year old. Paras is 3 1/2. I just thought that was newsworthy.

Sorry for the lame update, will write more when there's more happening!