First Day of School AND remembering my grandma...

This day definitely calls for a play by play, but here's a quick overview of this multi-post!

*Today I am missing my grandmother. It would have been her 85th birthday-

she is missed more than words.

*Today was Jacob's 1st day of preschool

*Justin has had diarrhea for most of the day :(

So, today we woke up early, packed his lunch, ate breakfast together as a family and were headed to his FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL...Yayyyyy!!

Lookin' handsome and ready to meet some new friends!
Happy to have his new backpack and pose for a few pics!

Justin dressed and standing in the kitchen waiting to EAT!

Awwww, giving brother a hug before we head to school :)

Jacob: "Ok, Mom seriously ENOUGH pictures...I'm annoyed!"

100% FREAKED OUT...he would not touch his play doh, would not speak to ANYONE, including the teachers and Mommy. Said he wanted to go home right away, and guess he wasn't a big boy, because he wanted Mommy to go to school with him, and then...

Mommy: "Ok Jacob, Mommy is going to go...have fun!"

Jacob: THE MELTDOWN BEGINS! It took two teachers to hold him back, he was screaming, yelling and crying all at the same time, biting his nails(never seen him do that before), holding his stomach like he was going to barf...it was B-A-D. We've changed schools(still 2 days a week) because this one is closer to the house and came highly recommended by parents from the school where I used to teach.

This boy has had to be in daycare since he was 8 weeks old, its not like he's sheltered!

Any suggestions?? Tips?? Pointers??

I know that he's shy, my husband was shy growing up too...so will he grow out of this??

PLEASE say YES?????

Here's hoping that Thursday is a MUCH better experience!

On a more serious note, my grandmother's birthday would have been today. We would have called her, sang to her and probably brought her something that the boys had made for her. I think about her every, single day. I wish I would have listened to more of her stories, written down more of her recipes, taken more pictures with her, cherished every SECOND I spent with her. I know she had fulfilled her time here, but I can't help but wish we had MORE time with her. She asked to be buried in the dress she wore to our wedding. She loved that dress. She looked beautiful at our wedding and even danced a bit too! She always looked beautiful and her cooking...nobody can come close. It was amazing and I think it made her feel good to cook for all of us and have us all together. She loved family. Jacob and I used to go visit her weekly and he'd go running down to hall to greet her at her door EVERY time. She used to know when we'd get there and come outside her door to watch him run to her. I loved seeing how happy that made her. I still can't drive by her assisted living home.

You can see her picture and what I posted right after she passed away, HERE,

and lastly, Justin has had diarrhea for most of the day...not sure why. No fever. No other symptoms but has been teething and drooling like crazy for the past four days??

Hope it gets better soon, my poor little guy!