Back to school + Evelyn sleeps and grows

Yesterday was the first day of school for the two eldest kids. It had me a little nostalgic at how fast they're growing so I pulled out some first day of school photos. Apparently I didn't realize first day of school photos were a thing until about 2010 so there are gaps.

Watch out junior kindergarten!

Grade 1

Grades JK/5

Junior kindergarten

Grade 7 (not all about mom taking photos that year!)

Senior kindergarten

Grades1/8 photobomb

Grade 8

Grade 1

Caleb had a good first few days. He explained to me that there are four differences between grade 1 and senior kindergarten: individual desks instead of group tables, no more nap time, different school yard lineup spot, and different playground (rocks instead of sand). There are two grade 1 classes but he's got a good amount of friends in his class. Liana's had a mediocre first few days. None of her close friends are in her class (there are five grade 8 classes plus a 7/8 split) and she already has homework. This semester she's got French, English, math, science, gym, history, theater and visual arts.

Last night was kind of a big deal because...it happened! Evelyn slept from 9:30pm to 7am straight. If I'd only gone to bed at the same time as she did I'd actually be well rested but I've been pumping milk for the weekend after tucking her in. But this was a huge deal. Liana didn't sleep through a night until she was four years old (that's right: years) and Caleb was nine months old but I sleep trained him. So Evelyn wins this round of sibling firsts!

This morning we took Evelyn to her first family doctor appointment. Evelyn was pleased to be stripped down and allowed to wiggle on the scale bed. She was all smiles like we'd finally taken her somewhere fun. She weighs 11.9 lbs (60th percentile), measures 62 cm in length (96th percentile), and I didn't note her head circumference but it's in the 86th percentile. She was given some Tylenol (for the first time) and an oral vaccine, both of which she seemed to like, and then the less enjoyable injections to both little thighs. She drowsily slept through most of the afternoon but seems to be acting normal.