Saturday, September 27, 2008

Soccer anyone?






Like there isn't enough going on, Jack also began soccer this past week. His team is the Foxes and is made up of 4 & 5 year olds. Only one kid played the prior year, so it's fairly even skill set. Jack did great during practice and then had a bit of performance anxiety when it came time to really play. We are confident that each week will get better and he'll have lots of fun.

GO FOXES!!!

Jack's in Preschool...



Jack began Preschool this September and is now ready for college. He is in Mrs. Kathy's class at the YMCA and LOVES IT!!! Each day is filled with lots of fun activities and a yummy snack, of course. On Tuesday's the class gets to spend time in the pool learning to love the water. The kids are learning letters and shapes and get to practice using a pencil and scissors. There are special days when the get to bring in items to "show and tell", like a picture of their pet or their favorite toy. Jack is so eager to get to class everyday that he must be reminded to say goodbye to his mommy and give me a kiss ....and so it begins.

Last few weeks...




Okay, so most of you know that it has been a crazy few weeks for the Heitmans. September began average enough. I was still teaching at the Y and looking forward to my last class on the 18th. We had a scheduled C-Section planned to deliver our 3rd child on the 30th, with an earlier possibility of the 24th. Mimi had already changed her air travel plans to accomodate that, and things were looking good. So, we head to our regular Saturday morning outing at Panera on the 6th and God had a different plan for us that day. Jonah was born at 5:21 pm on September 6th by a hurried C-Section. As he was 5 weeks early, he hadn't learned all of his important things yet....like breathing normally and eating without getting tired. Jonah spent 18 days in the NICU being taken care of by wonderful nurses and doctors. We got to bring him home this past Tuesday and have been settling in nicely. Mimi rushed out to help, which was truly a gift from God. She was Mom, Grandma, maid, cook, chauffer, referee and countless other things during the three weeks she stayed with us. Sadly, she only got to spend three days with Jonah at home....but it was quality time for sure. Jack and June had a blast with Mimi and I counted have managed without her. Thanks Mimi!!!