CHOKING!

tell me why i don't like mondays...

1) my mailbox got wiped out today. i received an incoming attachment and opened the email and BOOM. screen went dark, computer started choking. ten minutes of panic later, i have no mailbox. ironically, i can't send a vile email person who sent me the attachment, because i no longer have her address. please, if you have sent me an email, send me your address again.

2) sebastian pushed carys today, she hit her head and started crying and choked on all the snot and vomitted up everything she has ever eaten. did i mention that i was holding her at the time?

but why like mondays?

1) sebastian was happy to get on the school bus this morning. that is a very affirming time for me. i sometimes choke up as he boards the bus, his little white legs, the navy short pants, the white socks, he patent shoes..i watch his mouth forming the words goodbye and he blows kisses, and i know he is happy at school. although i would like it if he were learning mandarin, he is happy where he is, and although i think a second language is very important, there is nothing that is more important than being happy at school, and at this age, learning to love learning.

2) the babeolas went to music together today. we had a great time. carys didn't love it as much, she wasn't dancing on all fours like she was throughout the first class, but she was smiling. but jasper came into his own today. he was banging on drums, swaying back and forth, and singing. sela? she choked under pressure, did not dance today, but enjoyed playing the cymbals, and at the end of the class where we sing goodbye to everyone, when it was her turn and people were looking at her and singing goodbye, she raised her hand and started waving at them all and saying "buh-buh".

3) after naps and prior to carys' vomit marathon, i was sitting on the ground, interacting with whatever baby was closest to me. at times, there were three of them clamouring for lap space and attention, fingers in my eyes and mouth, three babbling voices demanding my time. however, my inflated self importance met a reality check when olivia the cat sauntered into the room. carys took off for olivia, sela turned toward the ever moving cat, and jasper raised his hands to her. i was able to spend some nice one on one time with each while the other two were pampering the ever patient olivia. jasper is content not to move around the room. when i am near him if i can't have him on my lap, he likes being beside me, touching my leg with one hand. sometimes jasper doesn't like being in my lap, because he then has to twist his head to make eye contact. jasper is big into eye contact. his favourite look is lifting downcast eyes upwards and moving them to the corners of his eyes.

sela is big into resting her head on my shoulder, just for a minute, not long enough for a full fledged cuddle, but a quick moment, then she looks up grins, and babbles. she is very smily and talkative with those she knows. she likes standing and moving around the room with me, still needing to wrap her chubby hands around my fingers to help her walk. but the walking is coming along.

and carys has picked up her sister's habit of pushing her tongue out of her mouth. particularly when happy, carys resembles the cover of a rolling stones album. tres cute. she is equally as fond of lap as being held. she likes being rocked while being held. back and forth, back and forth. babbling quite a bit, when she feels like it.

the babies are delighting each other a lot these days, which is good in that it takes the pressure off sebastian. poor seb, to quote garfield, somedays he is just not in the mood to be adored. but the babies find each other quite funny and are easing off sebastian, which is good.

magnificent is at a dinner do, there are four children asleep in the bedroom, and i would love to break my 4am to sleep pattern and follow them to slumberland. because tomorrow is tuesday!

Comments

[Mum aka Mo aka Maureen]

Just great to read about your day and get a feel as to where each triplet and Sebastian are at. You are doing a super job, Tess. Would LOVE to be at Music Appreciation class with you and watch each budding virtuoso express her/himself :-)

Off to sleep with you!

Love, M xox

[Louise]

I certainly hope it wasn't me with the e-mail. I haven't sent any attachments, but one never knows with the internet...

You will have to take the video camera to music class and film the trio enjoying music.

Have you ever heard of Sue Hammond? She is Canadian, did a bunch of children's CD's with classical music. My favourite is "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" (Sebastian will probably enjoy it) and then "Vilvaldi's Ring of Mystery" (my 20 year old daughter's favourite). Have given sets to teachers and school libraries.

Sounds like you had a wonderful afternoon with the wee ones, brought back memories of when mine were small.

[Boulder]

Your Monday had a few things left to be desired - I think we all felt your pain with the inbox & with the wearing of everything Carys has EVER eaten. :)

But, Monday sounded lovely nonetheless. It is really wonderful that Seb is happy to scamper off to school, and you are right that a 2nd language is a great idea, but love to learn is far more important at this stage of the game. I got a lump in my throat thinking about the scene between the 2 of you. And music sounded great today - each such the individual as you describe them. I can picture Olivia the cat vying for the attention of the younger set & the eye contact that Jasper is making, the "mini-hug" from Sela, and the newest Rolling Stone album cover impersonator in Carys!

If this was Monday, Tuesday had better whip itself into shape - it will have a lot to compete with!

xoxo