A Sudden Shift

Wow! March has certainly brought many changes our way. On March 16th, we started care for our long awaited second infant (3 months old), whom we've named Platypus. She is a doll baby with bright, alert, and beautiful eyes! She has darker skin and wears a sleep sack for nap time which makes her look like she has little flippers on her arms. My 16 year old daughter, Rabbit, has always wanted to name one of the cubs Platypus, so this name seems to fit her well. She's done really well with us so far, has a manageable schedule, and only gets fussy if she's tired or has gas bubbles.

We anticipated having seven full-timers when Platypus started, but we have yet to have them all here at once. Some of our cubs haven't even had the chance to met the new baby. Spring break and the COVID19 situation has really affected our schedule and what we deem as "normal".

Iguana is going to stay with us long term, but he and Triceratops are currently home with their older siblings while they are out of school. Piglet is also currently at home while her mamma works, after returning from Florida visiting her dad.

Our babies have been out as well with the new Stay-at-home order that went into affect March 26th. Owlette is so far our little trooper and hang-out buddy every day since her mom works in the medical field. She was thrilled when Tortoise came a few days ago, and she had a playmate. Piglet also got to come see us a few days this week.

We are getting the yard cleaned up for spring while we play outside, but are definitely missing all of our buddies. Even little Ladybug was only able to come once before all of this escalated. We were supposed to have her over spring break, but circumstances changed significantly. Here are some pictures of our sweet cubs, some taken from their own homes and shared via text with each other. Although things are slow and it's a bit of a break in our busy schedule, we definitely look forward to the day when we can resume normal activities and childcare again. We miss our little friends!

Tortoise                                                  Triceratops

Iguana                                                 Owlette

Sea Horse                                                  Swan

Piglet                                                        Ladybug

Randomly took this picture at the beginning of the month.

Kinda ironic and symbolic of the current stay at home order.

SENDING OUR LOVE TO OUR CUBS AT HOME!!!

A Reindeer After Christmas

Beginning the end of January, in the midst of all the snowfalls this year, we welcomed a very special helper into our home. We are going to call her Reindeer because of her helpful, positive attitude and the fact that she loves Christmas time! Reindeer is my daughter, K-Bird's best friend and is studying to be an elementary teacher. She needed to find a place to do her preschool internship for her college classes, and was approved to do it within our childcare. Meet our Snow Angel!

Our cubs love Reindeer! Her cheerful attitude shined through our home for several weeks as she planned and brought fun activities for the cubs to do. We made butterflies out of hand prints, Valentines cards for the mom's, and played some fun games. She even brought and prepared a special pasta lunch for the kids and made a Valentine's Day jello treat with strawberries.

 BUTTERFLIES

VALENTINE'S DAY

 

 

SNOWBALL TOSS GAME 

Our most favorite day was when she brought her pet tortoise, Otis, to visit. The kids loved watching him walk and eat lettuce. We talked about the differences between turtles and tortoises and colored our own tortoise made out of paper plates.We also listened to a Franklin story on YouTube.

TORTOISE DAY FUN!!!

 

Thank you, Miss Reindeer for being our very special friend. 

We love you so much!!! Can't wait to hang out with you again soon!