First Week of Parenting!

Okay, so it's beena week since Bailey has moved down here and things are going pretty good so far! Wonder how long that will last?? haha. So, the firstday we brought her down we just took things slow and unpacked her things and got her situated. We didn't want to overload her with rules the first night and take all around introducing her to everyone. We just wanted things to be calm and collect on the first night. And it was. The next day we hung out and cleaned the housse and worked on getting her enrolled into a homeschool program. Later that night we sat around the dinner table and discussed house rules. Now I remember being that age and when someone told me NOT to do something I wanted to do it that much more! All of you reading this, you know what I am talking about. So instead of pounding her with rules we included her in making them. What she thought was fair and so forth. They aren't too awful. Just the basics like #1 is Show respect. And then she has to keep her room somewhat clean, help around the house, keep out of the office (where the laptop is). And so on. We all signed the sheet that held the Keeton Commandments and put them on the fridge. The next day we went and picked out bathroom stuff for her. Like a new shower curtain and all the stuff that matched. We really want her to have a space that she feels is hers and feels good in. We also painted the bathroom BRIGHT pink. It's pretty cute actually and she ADORES it. I'll try and post some pics. So that's good. The rest of the week went pretty smooth. We didn't do any school work because we were waiting to hear back from Asbury but guess what! We never did. Friday rolled around and Josh's parents wanted to ake Bai for the night so we could have a date night and they could spoil her. Fair enough, huh? lol. Josh and I found out that even if Bai isn't present she's still talked baout because that's all we talked about over dinner. It's only been a week and already we feel like proud parents! This weekend has gone by in a hurry but it was a BEAUTIFUL one. So it has been a pretty good 1st week! However, I have a story to tell that is pretty funny but until then Keep Livin' Keep Lovin' and Keep Laughin'