Is my child really a bully?

So last week Zach was having a rough week at daycare again. They told me he was hitting/kicking and basically having screaming fits all day long. So I had to see for myself. Zach does have occasional meltdowns at home but they are usually short. So I went to the daycare and spent about 4 hours. I know that Zach wasn't acting the same because I was there but I got to watch how the teachers interacted with the children. Zach's class has 22 kids in it from ages 1-2.99. This is a huge age difference. Zach is probably the oldest child (at least he acted like it). My first observation was that the teachers didn't have any authority at all. There were 3 teachers in the room. Two of the teachers mostly just held the kids and played with individual kids while the other teacher did the activities. The first activity was exercising. All of the kids started getting toys out of the bins while she was trying to get them to dance. She said twice "no toys" but all of the kids got toys out anyway and she didn't make them put them away. I guess she figured it was a losing battle. Isn't this bad? I think you have to be consistent if you want the kids to listen. You actually have to enforce what you say.

Moving on to lunch...she told the kids to stay in their chairs several times...again they got up and nothing happened. So I'm thinking Zach doesn't listen to them because nothing happens if he doesn't. He also is extremely bored. I think the age difference is too great. Most of the kids are still babies compared to Zach. None of the kids talked at least they didn't while I was there. In the four hours that I was there the only "activities" they did were a 15 minute art project and about 10 minutes of dancing. The rest of the time was spent hand washing, diapering, feeding, etc. There was so much time where Zach was just sitting there.

So I had made up my mind that I was going to take him somewhere else. I found a great place on Friday. I was going to start him there next week. When Joe went to drop Zach off at daycare yesterday they had moved Zach up to the 3 year old class though. I had suggested that he might be bored in the other class on several occasions but they never agreed. They actually asked if we watched a lot of violent television at home. Are you kidding me? Of course we sit at home all day and watch Die Hard and Rambo?????? I actually am extremely careful about what we watch. If it isn't dancing or PBS Zach doesn't watch it. Anyway I digress...so when we went to pick him up yesterday he had an excellent day. He played nicely all day. I told them we'll give him two weeks in that class. If he isn't doing great he is starting the new school. I'll let you know how it goes.

My little reader...

So I know that Zach isn't really reading but I like to pretend that he is. I've been reading Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton to Zach for a few months now. He always finishes the words for me or "reads" along with me. Last night though he told me he wanted to read to me. He "read" every single word as I turned the pages. It was so amazing. He doesn't pronounce all of the works exactly right but he says something that sounds like the word for every single word.

I of course had to call Joe into the room so he could read to Joe also. Why didn't I think to get the video camera out for this event. I really need to be better with the video camera. All of my friends capture all of these great every day moments on video. I never remember though unless it is for a holiday or something.

I had my 30 week Dr.'s appt. yesterday. Everything is looking good. I'm very glad he asked me what hospital I was going to deliver at. I had taken a virtual tour of the hospital right by my house. It seems very nice and I was going to take an actual tour next week. I asked him which hospital he recommended (he delivers at 2 hospitals because they are so close). I had never even considered the other hospital. Well it turns out both of them are basically the same in all aspects EXCEPT at the hospital I was planning on delivering at they only offer private rooms on a first come first serve basis. He said there is no preference given and the likelihood of having a private room is not very good. When I had Zach we had to pay an extra $100 for a private room but it was definitely worth it. Coral Springs doesn't do that because they say it is discriminatory to people on Medicaid.

Again...WHAT???? Discriminatory! Ok I guess I'm being selfish but I really can't imagine sharing a room. I remember the first night in the hospital with Zach I cried myself. We were having a really hard time with breastfeeding. He was in the room with me the whole night and we both were awake the entire night. I can't imagine if another mom was in there "trying" to sleep.

So needless to say unless Northwest is awful which I highly doubt that is where Kaitlynn will be born. I need a private room.

My feet and my hands are supposed to be where?

The hospital where I'm having Kaitlynn offers a prenatal yoga class twice a week. I was very nervous about going but I loved it. Most of the women in the class had been before so they knew all of the poses. I felt a little awkward at first but by the end of the class I felt much more comfortable. I actually wish they offered it more than twice a week. It is amazing how good it feels when I'm finished. On the nights that I don't have Yoga I feel lethargic and unmotivated.

Not only am I loving the way it makes my body feel but it also fills me with energy. It is funny because the nights that I don't have Yoga I get nothing done. All I want to do is plop down on the couch once I'm done with dinner. On the nights that I'm out of the house for a couple of hours I actually am much more productive once I come home. I get the laundry done and the cleaning.

One of the other preggo's in the class with me last week was 38 weeks pregnant and she was still there. She was huffing and puffing but she said it still made her feel better. I'm hoping I can keep it up until the end.

I'm also hoping that starting this little exercise routine will get me in the habit so after Kaitlynn is born I will keep it up and lose some weight.

HIVE reunion

A few weeks ago we had our annual reunion with our friends from high school and college. It was really great to be able to spend time with everyone. One of our friends took some really great pictures of all of the kids.

It is funny because I never thought that Zach would go in a pool without me taking him in. We have a baby gate around our pool but I truly believed that Zach wouldn't go in without us. Well when we were loading up the car to leave North Carolina Zach took a belly flop right into the pool out front. I'm actually not sure if he jumped in or fell in but either way...lucky for us we were out there. I guess you never know what kids are going to do. Erica got some really cute pictures of him playing in the pool though.



I'm very thankful that it seems Zach has his daddy's athletic ability. He had such a great time playing soccer with the kids and the big kids. He really seems to love soccer. He's been playing in the yard for the past couple of weeks and he is actually really good at dribbling the ball. I can't wait to get him in little league.