exciting news to share!!!

I'M PREGNANT!!!! Yep, that's right. 9 weeks & 5 days along and we're so thrilled! We had a dating ultrasound yesterday morning and it was so fantastic to see our baby's fluttering heart. I just about cried, he/she may have looked like a peanut on screen but our little babe sure stole our hearts and got us a little teary eyed. I love baby Bubba with all my heart!! I can't wait for April 2013 😀





Our lives are never going to be the same, and I can't wait!!!

Blessings & excitement
N.

Daycare vs. Preschool

After my first full week of working daycare... it's official, I LOVE it! So much more than preschool even. I hope that I can continue most of my ECE career working W&T daycare rather than preschool. However, having Christmas, spring break and the summer off is something I'll definitely miss. O well, give and take right? If that's the only con then I can live with that.

Speaking of cons lets make a pros & cons list shall we?

Pros!

* daycare only has 25 children each day (some only come certain days) so I really have the opportunity to get to know each child. Rather than the 80 children that I would have total if I was in preschool.

* the ratio is awesome! 25 children for 5 teachers! Instead of 20 children for 2 teachers, the support from the other teachers is so helpful. You don't feel so stressed and overwhelmed with redirecting and reminding so many on your own. Chaos is much more controlled.

* I get a 15 minute break at 9:30am and then a hour break at 11:30-12:30pm. Such a great part of the day to sit back and relax. In preschool you let the morning class out at 11:30am and by the time the children are dismissed and all your parents have asked their questions and your door is closed, it's about 11:45am. Then you have to re-set the class and prep for the afternoon. By the time that's over and you get to eat, it's noon. Then it's chow time until 12:25pm when you need to quickly run to the bathroom to be ready to re-open at 12:30pm. Stressful? Yes!!!! Do you get to eat all your lunch? Not all the time.

* daycare has nap time and I get to be in there for the first 45 minute shift! All my kids sleep great!!!! So majority of the time I get to sit next to the sweetest kids and rub their backs and play with their hair until they start snoring away. Then I sit back and watch them sleep and pray quietly for each and every one of them. I don't get that in preschool.

* we get to play! All day long! When I get to work at 7:30am I walk into free play time. I play cars, play dough, puzzles, duplo, doll house, kitchen, the list goes on. We listen to children's music and after free play inside is over and after circle is done we do free play outside! So much time to play, I love watching them learn through play. Preschool has free play too but not nearly as much, their free play is shorter cause of the time crunch.


Cons!

* preschool is closed 2 weeks for Christmas, 2 weeks for spring break and 8 weeks for the summer. In daycare I get 10 days paid vacation that I get to take whenever I want. As well as 20 flex days (unpaid). It's really a great deal, but I like my Christmas off :)

That's my list!!! I'm so happy to be where I am, it's so much fun :)
N.

Whistler

This marks the end of my eight weeks off for summer, tomorrow I'm back at work! I'm nervously excited to get back into the classroom and get to know a whole new group of parents and children. I still absolutely love my job, it's just going to take a little while to get into the new routine. But that's okay.

This weekend we were at whistler and loved every moment. I love the beauty of British Columbia and I think whistler really speaks to that. I'm sad to be leaving today, but we'll be back again another time for sure!


Happy labour day!!!!

N.

Location:Blackcomb Way,Whistler,Canada