Today was pretty much a lazy day. We didn't go anywhere but to check the mail. Gabe had three naps today and the first two were relatively short, but still around an hour. But the third one was better and I napped then too. However, it was interrupted by my stupid cat. I haven't mentioned "Evil Cat Max" yet, but he has been a source of much frustration every night...or should I say morning. He sleeps on the bed with me, but every night at around 2 in the morning he wakes up and wants to play or prowl and it's REALLY annoying because he does it in my room. He gets up and wants to paw at my bedside table or jump up on the windowsill and attack the blinds. He'll do that every once in a while when Tim is here, but all it takes is Tim acting like he's going to throw something at him (a pillow...relax) and he stops and leaves for a while until he's ready to come back and sleep. However, I guess I'm not as intimidating because I have to do that for usually at least an hour to get him to stop and it usually results in me throwing him out of the bedroom and closing the door. But this is only a temporary solution because he just meows really loud and stands up and bangs on the door (literally). Because our bedroom door is right next to Gabe's, I'm scared it will wake him up so I have to open the door and let him back in and the cycle begins again. I would just ignore him, but when he paws my night stand, he almost knocks it over because it's not very stable, and he's knocked the lamp off before and I don't want him to ruin the blinds by jumping at them. Then he'll come back on the bed and walk on my head or try to curl up next to me but it takes him forever to get comfortable so I usually end up pushing him away. Eventually, around 4ish, he settles down and goes back to sleep. Annoying!!! He also tries to attack me at night. Tim is the alpha in the house, and Max respects him so when Tim's around he doesn't try to attack me, but with Tim gone, Max thinks he's in charge, and just about every night right before bed, when I'm walking around, turning out the lights etc., Max gets that crazy look in his eye and I know he wants to bite me. He's only bitten me once this week, when he leaped at me as I walked away from him and grabbed the back of my shin and bit me. Mostly, he just jumps at me and acts like he's going to bite me. He's done this ever since he was a kitten, except back then, he would dig his teeth into my arms. And so he earned the nickname "Evil Cat Max". It is well-deserved.
On a lighter note, I got the official call from Agora's HR department and was offered the teaching position. Still don't know what grade/subject specifically, but I am officially hired! I have new teacher training August 13-15 and Staff Development August 20-22. I'm glad the trainings are not a week long, like I assumed they would be. I was thinking about it today though...I won't have much time to prepare before school starts because I won't get any of my materials until training. But for some reason I'm not stressed out. I guess because there's nothing to do right now and I have a baby taking up all of my time which leaves no time to really worry about it. I was told that all the lessons are actually done for you already, all you have to do is tweak them how you want. If that is the case, this may be easier than I thought. :-)
Here is Mr. Gabe sitting with his teether. This is where he played most of the day, and proved my and everyone's prediction right that he is going to be into everything! (As most babies are, I hear).
We use a small, white shelf to store his bibs and burp cloths for easy access, which was not an issue when he was littler and didn't move around. But today, for the second time, he dragged himself over to it, and started pulling his bibs out and making a mess. The shelf is not baby proof, as it is not attached to the wall, and could easily be pulled over, so we may have to come up with a different plan for it if this keeps up. :-)
Well, off to bed. Tomorrow is my doctor's appointment with my friend
Patty again to check my alignment and my wrist, which is hurting a lot
more today. And then Bunco tomorrow night! Fun times ahead!
Good night!
On a lighter note, I got the official call from Agora's HR department and was offered the teaching position. Still don't know what grade/subject specifically, but I am officially hired! I have new teacher training August 13-15 and Staff Development August 20-22. I'm glad the trainings are not a week long, like I assumed they would be. I was thinking about it today though...I won't have much time to prepare before school starts because I won't get any of my materials until training. But for some reason I'm not stressed out. I guess because there's nothing to do right now and I have a baby taking up all of my time which leaves no time to really worry about it. I was told that all the lessons are actually done for you already, all you have to do is tweak them how you want. If that is the case, this may be easier than I thought. :-)
Here is Mr. Gabe sitting with his teether. This is where he played most of the day, and proved my and everyone's prediction right that he is going to be into everything! (As most babies are, I hear).
We use a small, white shelf to store his bibs and burp cloths for easy access, which was not an issue when he was littler and didn't move around. But today, for the second time, he dragged himself over to it, and started pulling his bibs out and making a mess. The shelf is not baby proof, as it is not attached to the wall, and could easily be pulled over, so we may have to come up with a different plan for it if this keeps up. :-)
Good night!
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