Liv and Jet started school today and both are in fantastic classes. They each know several people in their class and we know and love both of their teachers!!
Liv is thrilled that she is in Mrs. Wallace's class as Jet had her for second grade also so Liv already feels comfortable. Mrs. Wallace was super accommodating and said Liv can come half day, full day, once a week, once a month... really whatever works. Today she did a half day and although Blu was ready and sorta weepy when I picked her up at 11:30, she DEFINITELY wants to go half day tomorrow. She became even more excited because Dr. Choo said she can go all week if she feels up to it! Friday is her next Chemo appointment so we are thinking she will go half days through Thursday.
Liv got placed in a combo 1st/2nd grade class and came home with a page of math homework for the week, which is due Friday, however she promptly sat down and did ALL of it... in 10 minutes. She literally timed herself and it took her 10 min to complete a weeks worth of math. We were in hysterics that she wrote down her starting time and finishing time hahahahhahah. I've never seen a kid excited about homework which makes me sometimes wonder if she is actually mine?? Hahahahaha!
After completing her homework, she proceeded to recited all the rules for her class; "You do not want to get a 'blue card' because in 16 years Mrs. Wallace has only had to give out two!" She then informed us that she already knew the names of all her classmates and that "Class B-2 is verrrrrrrrry special" (sigh of relief from me and DaddyMax)
Jet has Mrs. Sullivan who is an absolute love and knows our family well including all the crazy dynamics. However, Jet wasn't exactly thrilled when he found out that he got Mrs. Sullivan, not because he doesn't like her, he does (she was his tutor last year and he became super fond of her), it's just that he thought all of his friends were going to be in another class. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Jet because as luck would have it the 4th grade teachers work in pairs and this means that Jet will get to see his best friend every day in class. He's super stoked now!
Max picked up Jet, loved on him a ton, took him to Chipotle and then shuttled him to and from soccer and picked up groceries in between. Have I mentioned how amazing my love is?? (another thankful sigh from me)
Our new Super Nanny started today and let me tell you... this woman is a gift from the Universe! She came highly recommended (Nicole and Pete know nannies! LOL) Seriously though.... Little Blu gave her "1000 thumbs up" and we feel the same. The part I am most excited about is that she will go back and forth with the kids between homes. She will know their schedules, medicines, school stuff, foods etc. It is such a load off my mind and while we certainly didn't plan on hiring anyone, I really didn't have a choice. With everything going on we just can't get it all done, care for both kids and work full time. She and Liv baked with her Easy Bake Oven and I actually got work done!!! I will of course still take Liv to every apt and be here when she isn't feeling well but Super Nanny will allow us all to have some breathing room to work. I am feeling very very blessed today and so full of gratitude my heart is over flowing.
Liv's next Chemo is Friday (and well, every Friday) and this one is just one of the meds, the lighter one at that, so hopefully she won't be sick. It has other potential side effects such as her hands and feet may tingle, it is suuuuper constipating, it can cause 'foot drag', and possible face distortion or sagging but we just don't know how it will affect her. Max says they legally have to tell us all these things like at the end of one of those drug commercials on TV and that she most likely wont experience these in the extreme but it still scares the crap out of me. Who knows, maybe she'll experience some of it, maybe none of it, maybe all of it. We are just taking it day by day :-) I also think most of the side affects don't happen this early on so my fingers are crossed this Friday won't be to bad. They still have to access her port which is scary for her but at least she already knows what to expect and unlike last Friday which took almost 5 hours, this Friday should be in and out under 2 hours.
Our night ended with a surprise visit from our amazing friends Justin and Shelli. They brought super thoughtful gifts for both Liv and Jet. They brought a mermaid blanket for Liv and an awesome "Prank Kit" for Jet. Both kids were so in love with both of their gifts and we felt extra loved as well because they include handmade redeemable coupons for things like, "Babysitting for a Date Night Out" and more. We feel so loved :)
Finally, I know people are going through their own struggles, have sick ones of their own, job troubles and all sorts of things and while we have had so much love poured on our family, we are still available to offer love and support and help to those who need it so please keep us in mind if you need anything too!
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