The End Is Near...

Whew...this has been a tough year at school. I will say with all honesty that this has been the toughest group of kiddos I have ever had. They are without a doubt one of the smartest groups I've taught, but definitely the worst as far as behavior. The one thing I do love about teaching is that I have SUMMER coming! And, in the fall I will start fresh with a new group of kids. Don't get me wrong, I love the kids I teach, but they are more than a handful this year. I am so glad to say that THE END IS NEAR!!!

With that being said, I can not tell you all how excited I am to spend my summer with Brooke. I have signed her up for The Little Gym and I am sure we will both enjoy it very much. We are already planning to have several "lunch dates" with daddy. I have a feeling it is going to be a fun, and much needed, summer break!

As for an update...
Mother's Day was great! Daddy and Brooke made me breakfast and gave me a dozen red roses. Then we had lunch with the Tielke family, and then Reagan, Brooke and I went to Oyster Creek Park for a walk. We wanted to take some nice pictures of Brooke and I, however Brooke was so occupied looking at all the dogs and people in the park that she didn't want to look at the camera! But, all in all, it was a great first mother's day!

Brooke had her first fever :( We think it was due to her teething since she didn't have any other symptoms than just being really tired. This past Friday, she woke up with fever, but after her bottle it went down. However, as the evening went on, her fever spiked at 102 degrees. She was so mopey and her eyes were so watery. You could tell just by looking at her that she was not feeling well at all. She just layed on our chest all evening, and she didn't even make a noise...not one cry or sound (which at this point is very abnormal!). Of course, this was a very busy night for mommy and daddy. We had already made plans for Brooke to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa Tielke's house since we had Reagan's high school reunion. We definitely didn't want to miss the reunion, but we didn't want to leave our little baby either. I had never seen Brooke like this, so I was miserable having to leave her. The tylenol was not helping her fever, so we gave her Motrin and that seemed to help. We received a text later in the evening while we were at the reunion that her fever had gone down to 100. Then, the next morning she woke up fever free! So, we guess her teeth must have been the issue, because she is fine now!

We go back for her 9 month check-up next week, and I'm sure I will update after we visit the doctor. So check back next week for another post! :)