Twice Shy

I picked Shelby up from school yesterday, and she was screaming her head off. :( Five minutes prior, she reached to touch her friend's book (that had kitties in it...her favorite), and the little boy bit her hand!!! Shelby was so mad!!! We hung out in the room for a couple minutes, and she was giggling by the time I got her in the car. Man! This is getting ridiculous! I think I'll send her in a Shark Suit on Monday.

Once Bitten

Shelby was bitten by another child on Wednesday! I got a phone call at work:

"Hi. this is Kenyatta from New Dimensions...."

My response: "What is it?! What's wrong?!" These people never call to just say hi. Kenyatta connected me to Shelby's teacher. She told me Shelby was bitten by another child after nap time. They don't tell you which child was the biter, but I've got them all under surveillance now! I learned this child hasn't bitten before. So, she wasn't on their radar before. Luckily, the teacher has a Blackberry. So, she sent me a couple pictures so I wouldn't be surprised when I picked her up.

The New Dimensions Biting Policy is when children have limited language skills, they are more lenient. They keep track of a lot of data: time, child involved, toys in the area. If the child racks up a couple bites, they bring in a professional to see if there's anything with the set-up of the room to help keep the kids calmer. When, the children get to be 2.5 and up, there is little tolerance for biting. The parents are called, and come up with an action plan to stop the biting. One of my friend's daycare has a zero tolerance policy. One bite and you're expelled!....even the infants!

Kitchen Logic

425 degrees is hot.
Not all ovens are hot.
All skillet handles in ovens are hot.
425 degrees burns skin.
Conclusion: I need a Le Creuset dutch oven.

War Wounds

I got a call at work today from Shelby's school.....never good. They told me she was pushing a toy bus across the floor, tripped, and bashed her face on the toy. :( She got a bloody nose, and a tiny cut on her lip. Her teacher said, "She shook it off like a big girl. She's doing fine...in fact she's tearing up a book right now!" She's a trooper!

She's officially walking now. She does the funny, 1-year old walking where both arms are above her head. She's surprisingly stable, but I think we're in store for more trips and falls while she she perfects her gait!

More videos to come of the ambulatory Pumpkin!

Germ Factory

I think we're back to normal.....I think. Shelby got send home from school last week with a 102-degree temperature that didn't break for 3 days. She was pretty pathetic - a little rag doll who exuding a tremendous amount of heat! We flew in reinforcements on Friday. Nancy was SO kind to take care of Shelby on Friday and even give Scott and I a date night on Saturday! Saturday was when the rash broke out all over her. Through the power of the Internet, 2 baby books, and 1 Grandma, we self-diagnosed Shelby with roseola.

It took her most of this past week to get her appetite back. By Saturday, she was back to PB&J and cornbread!