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P, pee and more pee

Dawn — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 04:31:07 +0000

My week by the numbers:

3 – times that Preston had pee accidents at school this week

0 – times that he was bothered or embarrassed by the above.

1 – doctor visit to rule out UTI or some other issue

0 – physical issues with P’s body

1 – diagnosis of normal 5 year old not wanting to stop playing long enough to go to the bathroom

1- awesome teacher willing to remind my kid (1 of 29) to use the bathroom throughout the day

1 – mom trying to let it go a little and finding it to be a very fine line between projecting my worries and stigma about peeing and realizing he’s still little and it’s not unusual.

2 – parents trying to stay on top of one small boy going to the bathroom on a regular basis without annoying the crap out of him.

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Pee is my kryptonite. Whether small boy, big boy, dog or cat, urine is the one thing I have a hard time dealing with. My inner therapist says it’s because I peed the bed as a kid and remembers that nasty, cold wet feeling. What ever the reason, I can’t stand pee. The cats have been peeing in the kids’ loft and in our closet – I could toss them out the back door and not look back. The dog is on prednisone and is peeing approximately every 2.3 minutes (ok, it just seems that way). And Matt still doesn’t get up in the night to go, so between him and Preston, I change a lot of sheets.

I hate pee.

Fruit Farm

Dawn — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:20:14 +0000

Preston had his first field trip this week to Wasem’s Fruit Farm. It was his first time on a bus and he loved it!

Walking through the trees to pick some apples

Found a teeny tiny apple

Learning about apple growing

Time for cider and donuts!!

FIRST DAY!

Dawn — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:19:47 +0000

Preston’s first day of Kindergarten. Seriously, how is it possible??

He had a great day. Told me it was 100% cool. I am totally relieved and excited for him.

And I didn’t even cry.

But I sure did miss him.

First Day of School

Dawn — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:37:40 +0000

Matt started school today – 2nd Grade.

Holy guacamole.

Look at how big he is.

Field trip!

Dawn — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:52:53 +0000

Matt had a field trip to the Leslie Science Center in Ann Arbor today where we learned about birds. It was very cool to see a Turkey Vulture up close (and listen to their hilarious rap they made up) and learn how these birds use their beaks and talons.

I didn’t get to ride the bus (but since I followed in my car it sure felt like it…soooo sloooow!), but I was glad to be there with Matt and learn, especially since the day turned out to be gorgeous and we took a lovely hike through the woods.