Living the good life!

This week has been super busy for our little family. Nolan is in his second week of school and it looks like it is going to be a busy semester. Plus the first weeks of work post a very long, fun holiday have definitely been an adjustment. I feel so bad because this week he had to meet with several of the students he is over and review there standing at school and with the Navy and although he never complains about it, I know it has to be super stressful for him. Especially since he had to kick 2 students out of the Navy this week alone. Poor guy! Anyway, after a very long week of work I am sure he was secretly wishing he could veg out this weekend but alas he ended up helping me out all day. So I am going to take this minute to brag about how awesome and loving my hubby is! I have been so tired and fatigued this week and our house has really suffered. So I had a long to-do list of jobs around the house that needed to get done. This morning Maddie woke up at 6:15am and came right into our room, expecting like always for us to just wake up and play with her. This of coarse didn't happen, poor thing. She ended up watching cartoons in the chair next to our bed until Nolan got up with her around 7 because she was hungry. With her out of the room I was able to fall right back to sleep and Nolan let me sleep in until past ten o'clock. This was heaven to me but when I finally woke up I felt pretty guilty because I know Nolan would have loved to sleep in as well. When I came downstairs I realized Nolan hadn't just woken up with Maddie but he had straightened up the whole down stairs, including sweeping and spotting the floor, wiping down the counters, and vacuuming our living room rug. I was so blown away. He had Maddie helping him and it was so cute because she was singing, "Saturday is a special day, it is the day we get ready for Sunday!" He then asked me what was on the rest of my to-do list and after I told him he started knocking out all of the chores on my list. He has been so worried I will over due myself that he barely let me help him today at all. By the end of the day he had cleaned the whole house. I mean we are talking vacuuming the whole house, sweeping the down stairs, doing dishes, deep cleaning all the bathrooms, and doing 5 load of laundry. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. He takes such good care of our family and is always willing to step up and help me out in anyway he can. I love him so much!!!! Anyway, after the work was done we went on a fun family outing to a local park and played until dinner time. It was a very productive day.

This week I have tried to get as much done as I can because Spencer could come at anytime. I took a tour of the new school I want Maddie to get into next year. It is called the Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies and it is super competitive and hard to get into. I had to fill out this application and if we meet all the requirements they will then schedule a time for Maddie to come in and get tested. She will have to take an oral test with two teachers who will ask her a variety of questions. About 200 students are applying for the PRE-K program and they only have 40 opening so she has to do really well to get in. I am really praying that she does because although I have loved her preschool this year, she hasn't really been pushed academically and this new school would definitely push her. This year was all about getting her use to being away from me a little everyday and to help her develop her social skills. We have seen such a dramatic improvement in her these last few months because she is in preschool. She is so much more confident and independent. This new school is amazing because they start Kindergarden material midway through the year and most the kids coming out of their pre-k program are reading and are more then kindergarden ready. So we are keeping our fingers crossed for that.

Another thing I got out of the way this week was Maddie was due for her 4 year old well child checkup which we did yesterday. Let me tell you how much I did NOT want to schedule this doctors appointment. I knew it was going to be hard and because I am pregnant and a lot more sensitive then normal I had a really hard time making the call. But I did make the call and yesterday was the deaded day. It was such a long and awful appointment. Maddie was so sad and it took everything in me not to cry. I had to hold her down while they not only took blood from her finger but gave her a total of 6 shots. 3 in each arm. It was the worst ever. I am glad she wont need anymore shots for a while.

The last thing I will share is something super cute maddie has been doing lately. Usually she tells me how much she loves me after I tell her that I love her but recently she has started to just tell me out of the the blue. We will be driving in the car just listening to music or talking and she will say, " Momma, I love you!" and it just melts my heart. Then I usually say, "I love you more!" and she will say. "I love you most!" Another thing she does is she will tell me how much she misses me all the time. I mean we will even be hanging out and she will say, "Momma, I am missing you already." and I will ask her why because we are hanging out and she will reply, "Because I know that we are going to be apart soon and I always miss you. Like when I am at preschool and daddy's." It is just beyond sweet. Another thing Nolan just reminded me that I wanted to share was a conversation Maddie and I have been having all week.
Maddie: Momma, how can I make all my dreams come true?
Me: Well that is what I am here for. To help all your dreams come true.
Maddie: I really want all my dreams to come true. Well only the good ones!
Me: Maybe we could sit down together and write down some of your dreams so we can make them come true.
Maddie: How do we make them come true?
Me: Well depending on the dream, you have to work really hard, and be dedicated to making it come true and if you do that then maybe they will
So this week she has brought up various dreams she has and at first I wondered if they would be childish like wanting a new puzzle or a pony or something but they are a lot bigger then that. She told me this week that when she grows up she wants to first be a pilot so she can ride on airplanes whenever she wants and then after that she wants to be an astronaut so she can go into space. She is so much fun! I love my family so much!!!