It was a good day!

Chloe's first day of school is in the books! She had a great day - earned a gum ball for her gum ball machine. When it's full, she gets to choose a prize from the treasure chest! I asked her if she thought she was going to like school and she said "I'm gonna love it"! YAY!

We went for ice cream after we picked her up today! This is the picture she colored first thing this morning.

Chloe's a Kindergartener!!

What a bittersweet day. We know that Chloe will love school and we're so proud of what a smart girl she's grown into. At the same time, she still seems so small. Too small to understand that this is how she will spend much of the next 16+ years and exactly how much she will change during that time.

Despite some trepidation over the last few days, she sat right down in her spot to start on coloring her first picture. She was really excited to actually get into the school supplies that were in her pencil box since I didn't let her touch any of it at home!

We get to pick her up today but tomorrow she will take the bus from school to daycare, where she and Parker will stay until Ray or I pick them up after work. It will be another big day!

Sleepy Boy

Parker woke up from a nap the other day and came down the stairs while I was working. He was quiet after awhile so I poked my head out to check on him and he was out cold on the steps!

Terrifying Night Terrors

Know what night terrors are? We do. Chloe has experienced them for the past two nights and if you've been through it you know they are terrifying!

We awoke Tuesday morning around 12:30 to Chloe screaming hysterically, running around upstairs. She was trembling, sweaty and incoherent. There was nothing we could do to calm her until I realized she needed to potty. Once she did that, she laid down and went right back to sleep.

This morning, it was 1:30 and she was sitting up in her bed screaming. Her light was on so we know she had gotten out of bed but she was totally incoherent again. I was able to get her calmed back down pretty quickly and she dozed off. It was a very scary experience. I laid awake in bed wondering if I needed to have my house exorcised and praying for god to protect her from whatever seemed to be tormenting her.

I've heard of night terrors before but I thought it only happened to toddlers. After doing a little research today, I learned that kids can experience them into adolescence. Chloe's episodes are textbook. She doesn't remember a thing about either episode (thankfully).

Stress (like the stress of a move perhaps?) and lack of sleep are thought to be causes. Both kids have been really out of their bedtime routine since I haven't been working full time. We'll have to work on getting back to it, especially since I'll be going back to work in a couple of weeks.

My little lady took a nap today - first one in weeks. Hopefully that will help too. If she has another episode, we will be visiting the doctor to get her checked out. I might need therapy too :(