Sleepless Night

No Papa + school=nightmares. Tyoma woke up at 4:00 with nightmares and was unable to go back to sleep. To add to the stress of the whole situation, he seems unable to spend more than 10 minutes with Fontessa, without running around and causing mischief. Things will get better wehn Papa gets back.

On the bright side, it is wonderful to have someone here to cook!

School Starts

Double Whammy! Tennisfiend is off to New Mexico for the week and Tyoma started his first day of school. T's appetite was off today, but I put that up to nerves for the first day of school. It is great to get back to a regular schedule. I spoke to Ms. Jerri about Tyoma's behavior problems, the trouble sleeping, nose wiping and biting. Sh suggested that I have a little wind down list of things for him to do when he comes home from school.

First Day of School

Double Whammy! Tennisfiend is off to New Mexico for the week and Tyoma started his first day of school. T's appetite was off today, but I put that up to nerves for the first day of school. It is great to get back to a regular schedule. I spoke to Ms. Jerri about Tyoma's behavior problems, the trouble sleeping, nose wiping and biting. She suggested that I have a little wind down list of things for him to do when he comes home from school.

Open House

I am such a goof. T was cranky and not his best so I left him at home while I went to the school's open house. I was really loving my groovy new shag, though I seriously want to invest in some real highlights. My hair feels like straw with the bottle and the color washes out in a few weeks and overall, it looks too orangy.

Anyway, I was feeling pretty good. It was nice to see the other moms, but I have to tell you, I am one akward mother-f*****. I stammer, wiggle and fight myself to shut up when talking to others. It is a real struggle. I feel a little bit lost, don't know what to say and the moment someone asks me how I am, my mouth is off and running. I have to stop myself  to keep from  constantly blabbing on and on. I do better with friends, for sure. New people are freaky. I can relax when I know someone and like them.

What a goof! Anyway, it was nice to see some of T's classmates and to see Ms. Jerri again. I spoke to her about some of the behavior problems Tyoma has been having and she thinks that the stress of having someone new in the house is the culprit. Sigh. Maybe we all are sensitive.  And to top it all off, E is going to New Mexico for several days next week. That will be even more change around the house. I am trying not to think about it right now.

Happy Birthday Tyoma

Mother-in-Law Arrives

E's mom arrived from Moscow Russia today. She will be staying with us for a month and then her husband and E's brother Andrei will come for a week then the whole family is off to Philadelphia for an indeterminate period of time. I'm very excited about the visit, but also anxious. Since we got rid of the souska, he has been anxious, and when she visits he has sleep and behavior problems. I try to remind TF about this, but he seems to forget and downplays my concerns.

Realistically, he's probably right. I tend to fret and worry needlessly all the time. I went over the notes that Dr. Bollick gave me a few weeks ago. Mom helped me pic up some Russian\English picture dictionaries and flash cards. T's already interested in them, so this could be a great deal of fun. But still, I worry.  School's coming up and that means stress and sickness. Sigh.

Fontessa Arrives

Tennisfiend's mom arrived from Moscow Russia today. She will be staying with us for a month and then her husband and Tennisfiend's brother   will come for a week then the whole family is off to Philedelphia for an indeterminate period of time. I'm very excited about the visit, but also anxious. Since we got rid of the souska, he has been anxious, and when she visits he has sleep and behavior problems. I try to remind TF about this, but he seems to forget and downplays my concerns.

Realistically, he's probably right. I tend to fret and worry needlessly all the time. I went over the notes that Dr. Bollick gave me a few weeks ago. Mom helped me pic up some Russian\English picture dictionaries and flash cards. T's already interested in them, so this could be a great deal of fun. But still, I worry.  School's coming up and that means stress and sickness. Sigh.

Happy Birthday E!

With the crush of upcoming activity--Tanya is coming plus Tyoma's birthday, it was important to make a special day for E. Regretably, our respite worker was unable to sit for us.

Happy Birthday Tennisfiend

With the crush of upcoming activity--Fontessa is coming plus Tyoma's birthday, it was important to make a special day for tennisfiend. Regretably, our respite worker was unable to sit for us.

He's So Proud!

This is Tyoma's latest obsession: designing numbers and letters out of found objects. Rainbow dominos are the medium. I had no idea he would take the ROYGBIV thing so far! He was thrilled to have made this by himself this morning and wanted a photo for all to see!