However, he really does love little Ryan and recently he was reading to him so I had to snap this photo.
Monday, September 27, 2010
The Middle Child
Poor Matt, his world has been turned upside down. In less than 2 weeks he was replaced as being the baby of the family then to make matters worse we put his big brother, playmate, best friend/worse enemy on a bus every afternoon. No wonder the kid has been acting out and jealous. For the most part it hasn't been that bad, but there have been a few moments that have required time outs for either Matt or myself.
However, he really does love little Ryan and recently he was reading to him so I had to snap this photo.
However, he really does love little Ryan and recently he was reading to him so I had to snap this photo.
Matt's First Day of Preschool
Matt also started his first preschool class this year. We've been talking about school all summer and he gets very excited when we pass his school and points it out to everyone in the car to make us all aware. However as you can see in the photo, he is not as excited about preschool. He doesn't like getting dropped off and being left there, but he does tell me all about it when I pick him up, so it can't be that bad.
Most nights we ask each of the boys what made them sad, mad and glad during the day. The other night here were Matt's responses: It made him sad that I left him at school. It made him mad that I left him at school and it made him glad that I picked him up. I know it is a transition and that very soon, he'll also be high-fiving me when I drop him off. But boy does it pull on my heart strings when I have to rip him off of my leg and leave him there crying. However I am enjoying the occasional run to Target with just Ryan. Hey there silver lining on every situation!
Most nights we ask each of the boys what made them sad, mad and glad during the day. The other night here were Matt's responses: It made him sad that I left him at school. It made him mad that I left him at school and it made him glad that I picked him up. I know it is a transition and that very soon, he'll also be high-fiving me when I drop him off. But boy does it pull on my heart strings when I have to rip him off of my leg and leave him there crying. However I am enjoying the occasional run to Target with just Ryan. Hey there silver lining on every situation!
Drew's First Day of Kindergarten
It is hard to believe that Drew has started Kindergarten. He of course was very excited for the start of school and could hardly wait for the bus to arrive on the first day, and still can't wait. I think he started asking around 10:00 am when the bus was coming (it picks him up at 12:33). So far he is enjoying school. His favorite things about school are; riding the bus, the chocolate milk at snack time (he has informed me that he'll be picking chocolate milk EVERY DAY!), library day and walking home with the neighbor girl. Hopefully he'll develop other interests that are more academic as the year passes by.
As for me, I did better than I had expected. I was completely composed till the bus pulled away and then my eyes swelled up with tears, even a week or so later I would still tear up as the bus pulled away, however it is hard to be sad when he is so excited to go.
I have two strong memories from Drew's first day of school. It is the high-five that he gave me as he got on the bus, no sense hugging your mom in front of all your friends ya know. And the other memory is of the look on Matt's face as the bus pulled away. He was standing up against the garage with his boo (his blanket) with the saddest look on his face. I really wish I would have taken a photo of him so I'd never forget the look. I honestly think he was most sad that he couldn't ride the bus, but I do know he misses Drew while he is away. But luckily school is just a short two and a half hours so Drew is back before we can really miss him and he and Matt can get back to where the left off which often means fighting over a toy - oh brotherly love!
As for me, I did better than I had expected. I was completely composed till the bus pulled away and then my eyes swelled up with tears, even a week or so later I would still tear up as the bus pulled away, however it is hard to be sad when he is so excited to go.
I have two strong memories from Drew's first day of school. It is the high-five that he gave me as he got on the bus, no sense hugging your mom in front of all your friends ya know. And the other memory is of the look on Matt's face as the bus pulled away. He was standing up against the garage with his boo (his blanket) with the saddest look on his face. I really wish I would have taken a photo of him so I'd never forget the look. I honestly think he was most sad that he couldn't ride the bus, but I do know he misses Drew while he is away. But luckily school is just a short two and a half hours so Drew is back before we can really miss him and he and Matt can get back to where the left off which often means fighting over a toy - oh brotherly love!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Wondering What the Future Holds . . .
The other morning while feeding Ryan I starting thinking about the future. I had random thoughts running through my head (sleep depravation can do strange things to your body & mind). Anyway, I was wondering which older brother Ryan will look most like, what the dynamic of the family will be with 3 boys, I even wondered which brother each boy will pick to be his best man in his wedding. Hard to believe that some day these special little boys will be all grown up. I know the time will come faster than we expect. So I guess in the meantime we'll take each day one day at a time, get through this sometimes challenging newborn stage, send Drew off to school and worry later if I'll approve of their future wives. But seeing I am the mother of 3 boys perhaps I should start thinking about becoming a manager of a potential boy band or at the very least a trucking company.
Mulcahy, Party of 5
On Saturday, August 28, 2010 we welcomed Ryan Jacob to our family. He arrived at 2:13 p.m. weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and was 21" long. Drew and Matt are pretty excited about getting to know their little brother. We are slowly getting to know each other and are starting to establish a routine if you can even call it that.
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