Five Things on Friday

• Last weekend we went to IKEA and had so much fun! I spent all of the dollars but I am so excited about all of my purchases. Plus it was a nice opportunity to hang out with my mom, sister, and sister in law! :)
  
  
• I got a new desk (at IKEA of course) and I am enjoying it so much. I like having a spot to sit in the living room and piddle on my computer and do other things, but still be able to keep an eye on Noah and not be in a different room. I'm going to make this corner a little bit more cozy but so far, I am loving it.
  
  
• My sister left on Friday, which is not a good thing, but it was so nice to have her here for a couple months. We got to hang out a lot and do some fun things, and it was so fun to spend time with her again! We text all the time but IRL (in real life) is so much better!
  
  
• Noah is growing like crazy and learning new things all the time. Sometimes that's not a good thing haha But it's so amazing to watch him soak everything up all the time. Stuff that I don't even realize he's learned, like picking things up to throw in the garbage or wiping his high chair tray. Now that he is walking like a pro he is always following us around and trying to do what we do. He helped me unload the dryer and pushed the laundry basket all the way over to the stairs, he just knows how things work and where things go now and it blows my mind because I haven't intentionally tried to teach him those things yet.
  
  
• I got to cover at preschool 2 1/2 days this week, and while it was a little stressful and I didn't go into it with the best attitude, it really was kinda fun to be back there. I would have enjoyed it much more if Kathy was there too...but we managed. I don't want to go back to doing that full time anytime soon, but I can see doing half days once Noah gets a little older. I brought him for part of it and he was actually doing some of the works (and doing them right!) and he does some Montessori-type things at home, so I think he would really enjoy it. Plus it would be good for him to be with other kids. But I'll have Kam too so we'll have to figure that all out, but let's not get ahead of ourselves lol But I can see going a couple days a week or something to help out and also give Noah a chance to learn. I can work off his tuition, perfect :)