Today was the first day of school for Chelsea and Cody. For Chelsea, this is old hat as last year she was a freshman and as a returning sophomore, she's got it all figured out. Cody, however, is a freshman and feeling a bit nervous this morning. The high school is a much bigger school, with numerous buildings and his schedule is quite spread out. His primary concern was finding his classes and getting to class on time. He attended freshman orientation yesterday, which he later decribed as an all morning pep rally. He didn't really feel like there was much orienting going on. This is also his first experience of attending a school with an "open campus." He's looking forward to getting his lunch at Subway. He recently discovered Subway and is mildly obsessed with trying all the items on the menu. Chelsea was excited because her best friend Katelyn, who recently moved to Paradise, will be riding to school with us everyday. Unaware of this fact, Dan came downstairs this morning fully dressed and announced that he was going to ride with us to take the kids to school this morning. I told him that he couldn't because there wouldn't be room in the car because we'd be taking Katelyn, so he offered to drive Cody to school, while I would drive the girls. No concern in this household about conserving gas. As we left for school, we were a little concerned about possible traffic delays as they have been advising an alternative route from now until Dec. 22, 2008. Our usual route to school is undergoing a major overhaul, but we decided to take that route anyway, because quite frankly, regardless of which route you take, it's going to be congested...or so we thought. Long story short, traffic was a friggin' nightmare. I've got to say that there are a lot of drivers out there who have their heads inserted into a very dark location. We got the kids to school 3 minutes before the first bell, stress that Cody could have done without. He tends to be a clock watcher like me and as the chances of being late increases, so does his anxiety level. Now I'm left to wonder how their first day of school is going. I hope it goes well.
Now, from first days of school, to first days of life. My neice and nephew in law had their baby boy, Nolan, on Aug. 3. Last weekend Dan and I rode our bikes over to their house to finally meet this latest addition to the family. Jenessa looked wonderful and relaxed. She has wanted to be a mom since she took her first breath and now that this dream has been realized, you can see the contentment all over her face. No stress and anxiety over being a first time mom. She's already a pro.
Here's the proud mom and her precious 6 lb., 19 in. boy, Nolan. He's a very sweet baby. I never heard him cry, he squirmed occasionally, would make interesting faces, and then fall back to sleep.
I got to hold him for a long time. Here he is on my lap. This picture makes his nose look big, but it really is very tiny, with the tiniest of nostrils.
There's nothing quite like holding a newborn. They still strunch up their legs as if they are still in mom's belly. They smell good too and their heads are so soft. I think if you rub a baby's head it brings good luck. If that isn't true, it certainly is a good de-stressor. I really am looking forward to seeing this little one grow up. I'm amazed how quickly my boy went from being a little baby like Nolan....well not as little as Nolan; Cody weighted 9lb. 3 oz....but you know what I mean. From a newborn to a freshman in high school. It went by in a flash
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