Apple Orchard

Today, Logan and I went with Emma's preschool class on a field trip to the Apple Orchard. It was lots of fun and a great day weather-wise for apple picking! First, we ate our packed lunches at the picnic table with Emma's classmates. We went on a very bumpy and nerve-wracking hayride. I was sure that the preschoolers leaning against the side were going to fall out. Luckily, they didn't! Then, the kids got to hear about how bees make honey and the women in the bee colony do all the work (sound familiar?). After that, they fed goats and got to hold baby kittens. Emma loved the kittens! Then, they got to fill a bag with apples to take home. Right now, Emma and I have baked apples in the oven using the apples that she picked. :) Overall it was a great day and a perfect fall activity.

Lunch at Preschool

Today my friend Maia came over to watch Logan so that I could go have lunch with Emma at her preschool. It was interesting, to say the least! I got to meet the infamous Jake. She asks everyday to go play at Jake's house, and has once asked if she could have a sleepover at Jake's house (her daddy told her NO, not ever!). He's cute and they both enjoy talking and SpongeBob, which is probably why she likes him. :) I also now know why Emma has such a "potty" mouth. A few boys at the table were saying "Raise your hand if you like poop." Nice.

By the time I left, I was exhausted. Twenty preschoolers at one table is an energy drainer!

He Laughed!

Is there anything sweeter than a baby's laugh?? Logan and Emma were in the tub tonight (which is a big risk because he's peed on her in the tub before) and he laughed for the first time! She was making some funny noise or face at him like she always does, and it was apparently funnier tonight than usual. She loves to entertain him, but up until tonight she has only gotten big smiles from him. It was adorable! I can still remember the first time Emma laughed for me, and I know I'll remember this. :)

Social Butterfly

Today, I was in line to pick up Emma from preschool. Her teacher stopped me and told me they were moving Emma's spot at lunch. Right now, she sits by her BFF Malena. However, her teacher said that she is talking WAY more than she is eating, and is getting 1/3 of her lunch eaten in the 45 minute lunch period. Malena's lunch, however, is mostly gone, so I am assuming Emma is doing the talking. She has always been a chatterbox, but it's never presented itself as a problem until now. (Mom, I hope you're reading this because now I am paying for it!!!!) Her teacher says she is going to put another student between Emma and Malena and hope that cuts down on the talking. The only problem with this idea is that Emma makes friends with anyone and everyone, and she will have no problem striking up a conversation with the new kids next to her. No wonder she is always starving after school . . .

Why, Why, WHY????

This question has been driving me up . . . the . . . wall!! Matt and I read Emma a bedtime story every night before bed. Lately it has taken forever to get through one book because she has to ask AT LEAST five "why" questions about the book per page. Sometimes I just answer "I don't know" and she ends up answering her own question. Fabulous.

On a more funny note, today she was sniffing things, then she would blow out of her nose really hard. When I asked her what she was doing, she said, "I have to get the stinkies out!" :)

Out With the Old

We have had the same rocker for four years. We bought it when I was about eight months pregnant with Emma. It is made out of "pleather," and recently it began SHEDDING all over our house. I would rock Logan in the rocker, resting his feet on the arm of the chair. The pleather would actually stick his socks and fall off somewhere around the house!! I finally told Matt that it is going in the garbage because I was tired of vacumming up bits of chair everyday, so he either had to buy a new chair or be chairless. We went to Nebraska Furniture Mart Saturday and picked out a new chair we all love!! Logan obviously loves it, as well.

It's sort of bittersweet because it's the chair I rocked Emma to sleep in every night when she was a baby, but I think I can deal. :)

Look Quick! This Won't Happen Again!

Today while Emma was at school I super-cleaned her room. I had to do it while she was in school so she wouldn't know I was getting rid of a trashbag full of toys. :) I should have taken some before pictures to give you a general idea of how wrecked her room was, but I only have after pictures. You can see Logan's crib tucked into the corner underneath all the princess stuff hanging on the walls. He'll move there when I get enough courage to let him sleep alone in Emma's room with her all night.

What Were We Thinking??

Each September since Emma has been born, my sisters and I get the kids' pictures done. This year, there were three new additions: Logan and my sister's step-kids, Makayla and Jazmin. This, of course, made it even harder than it was last year! It is difficult to get six kids in coordinating outfits, and even tougher to get them all to look at the camera. Thus the title of this post: What Were We Thinking? We do this to ourselves every year.

The above picture is what we ended up with. In the 50,000 other pictures that were taken, Jace had a funny face, Gabriel didn't smile because he didn't want to show his braces, Logan looked shocked, etc. and so on. They are ALL looking at the camera in this picture, and we love it.

Now, as long as nobody has a baby this year (don't look at ME), we should be pros with six kids by next year!

Daddy's Little Girl

It's official. Emma is turning into a little Matt. If I leave a door open or a light on, she will tell me, "MOM! You're losing electricity!" In other words, I am wasting electricity by leaving a door open or a light on, and she will run to fix the problem. She sounds just like her father!!!

Chunky Monkey

Logan and I went to our breastfeeding support group this morning while Emma was in school. We go each week to get him weighed to make sure he is gaining enough. This morning, he weighed in at 11 pounds 12 ounces. This doesn't sound like much to some who have ten-pound babies at birth (Maia!!!!) but this is a great weight gain when you consider he left the hospital 11 weeks ago weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces!!!

The Joys of Preschool

Preschool is well underway, and Emma enjoys going to school three days a week (and mommy enjoys her going!). On the way home yesterday, we chatted about how school went that day, just like we always do. Our conversation went something like this:

Her: "My boyfriend bit me today."

Which is more concerning? The fact that she is calling someone her boyfriend or the fact that he bit her?

Me: "Why did he do that?"
Her: "I don't know. He just did."
Me: "Did you cry?"
Her: "No."
Me: "Did you tell your teacher?"
Her: "No."

At this point, I think maybe she is making this up. As we get out of the van, I ask to see where her boyfriend bit her. Sure enough, there on her finger are TEETH MARKS. EWWW!!!! A quick call to Maia and we confirmed through her daughter Malena the child who bit her.

Of course, the mama bear in me wanted to find the boy and bite him back, but instead I called her teacher. I later find out through Emma that they were playing a "biting game," whatever that means. Emma and I had a long talk about how biting is not okay and how she needs to tell her teacher. Hopefully there will be no more biting at school! Gross!

New Blog

Well, I have officially joined the blogging world. It's not like I have anything better to do, right? I figure it's a great way to keep friends and family updated on what's going on in the Heagy household. Also, when I'm 90 and can't remember what happened when my kids were younger, maybe this blog will still be up!!