New Beginnings, Old Obsessions

Both girls have started new programs this week.

Hadas has been very good about it - not a single tear. This may not seem astonishing, but she cried for three weeks straight at the beginning of last year. I know, she is a year older and as I am sure you can from these blogs, at least ten years wiser. Also, luckily she knows one little boy and one little girl who are also attending her new gan (JK).

It is hard to start in a new place, you sort of expect things to be the same as what you are used to. When we got to her gan yesterday morning, she went in a little bit warily and we went to look for a place to put down her bag. We found the wall of hooks outside the two bathroom doors (i.e. stalls) - and you early readers know how much I love bathrooms (http://lucyandjb.blogspot.com/2007/08/princess-and-pee.html).

I have obviously passed on this trait to Hadas.

Me: I guess you hang up your bag here.

Hadas: Really, right outside the bathroom?

Me: Yup, maybe so you can wash your hands before you get your bag? (That sounds convincing right?)

Hadas, a little distraught: And how do I know which bathroom is for girls and which one is for boys, there is no sign!

Really, I am totally with her on that one. Growing up with sisters, I am all for GIRLS ONLY bathrooms! I was actually just thinking this morning, that in my next house I want a Deborah Only bathroom.

Anyway she made it through the whole day without incident (except for misplacing her bottle of water - the first of many I am sure). That's one day down, 260 more to go!

Ayelet on the other hand, has been miserable - poor baby. She seems to be a little bit under the weather (or maybe she's teething) and she hasn't been sleeping great these last couple nights (i.e. I am sooo tired). Couple that with the fact that she refuses to take formula, the mummy dairy isn't producing as much milk as before, and she entered a strange new environment and has started having separation anxiety - we get one kvetchy baby girl!

(BTW - if anybody has any suggestions for increasing milk supply please feel free to comment below - or even better how to get her to take formula - short of adding chocolate syrup - I am almost that desperate).

We are very lucky that her caregiver is so experienced, she isn't fazed by kvetchy babies and assures me that she will get settled into a routine soon enough. I know that's true, but it doesn't stop me from feeling guilty about leaving her - OK, not that guilty - it's almost nice to leave her somewhere where I know she will be taken care of and I can have all my body parts to myself.

Ayelet has also started talking. I was secretly obsessed with her lack of sound making, no combining consonants and vowels here - I mean come on, Babycenter said she was supposed to start saying baba and mama weeks ago!! Maybe I should go get that checked out!! Just kidding. Really, I think she was more interested in listening than talking (and Hadas speaks plenty for the both of them). But the last couple of nights (read - middle of the night) she has started uttering unintelligible phrases! It is so cute, I almost enjoy holding her at 4 in the morning.

Enjoy your day!