March 5th, 2008
What's New With Us, Incoherant Rambling
Yes, I have been MIA–for a long time. I apologize. I get behind and it suddenly becomes an overwhelming task to post a blog because I feel like there is SO much that has happened. I could never possibly catch up and relay it all. So instead, I just shy away from it. Needless to say, the family is not happy about this.
My bad.
Really these kids keep me hopping, too. Strangers say this to me all the time–and it kind of annoys me… but, yes.. I do “have my hands full.”
I’ll just give you a quick synopsis.
Lidia:
The girl is doing really well. When she first started going to preschool (she goes 2 afternoons per week), we would ask her if she had fun and, though she seemed like she was having fun on observation, she would put on this dramatic flair, proclaiming that she did NOT have fun. (Insert 4 year old eye roll here.) Now, however, after a few months, she loves it and cannot wait to go. She speaks of her friends constantly and incorporates them into her pretend play even though they aren’t here.
Suddenly she is blooming! I know she is learning a couple things here and there at school, but they are mostly play based. Even without our trying, she is learning to write a ton of letters, her name, she’s drawing very coherent pictures now. Her people drawings are adoreable, to say the least.
Gavin:
My little Peanut Butter is
running EVERYwhere. He discovered how to climb onto the kitchen table almost before he could walk and has been doing it ever since. It has lost some of its thrill now (thankfully) but I still have to remove him a few times a day. He still has just a handful of words, but he does a great job communicating with body language. He nods yes if he sees something he wants, points etc. He will bring things to me when he needs help and goes to the fridge and to me and back to the fridge when he’s trying to tell me he is hungry or thirsty. Over all, he is doing fabulously!
Liam:
My Jelly is as sweet as ever. He is a super affectionate kid and is always good for a tight, cheek-to-cheek squeeze. I LOVE it! He pretty much started walking right before Gavin and, though he’s still a little less steady than Gavin, he keeps up just fine. He only has a couple words, but also communicates well with his body. He nods appropriately, signs more and all done. He gets his point across and we haven’t really had too much issue figuring out what he wants. He is doing great, too.
Family:
Over all we have been happy and healthy. We’ve only been sick twice. Thanksgiving was a HORRIBLE stomach virus that started with the boys and trickled its way through the whole family. Liam and Gavin, then me, then Adam, then Lidia. Not fun. That was the first time the boys had ever been sick. Also really the first time Lidia had been sick since we’ve had her home. Yes, last Thanksgiving was not one to be remembered.
About 3 weeks ago, Adam came down with a yucky cold virus–stuff, cough, lingered for a week etc. Well, Lidia ended up getting it less than a week later. Next Gavin fell and then Liam. Lidia was pretty sick, I felt so bad for her. It’s the first time she’s had a REAL cold virus. She was just miserable. Gavin and Liam were pathetic, too. I have never seen 2 such miserable babies. They got all of it and then fever on top. Then Liam started croup coughing really bad. We ended up taking the boys in to the doc where she decided he was bad enough to give him a steroid shot for it. He breathed so much better that night. What a relief. She looked in their ears and they were clear. It was a cold virus, as I knew. The next day it seemed they were getting better, but then the day after that they started fevering again. The 3rd day after the doctor visit their fevers spiked back up to 104, almost 105. So, we packed them back up and off to the doctor again. This time, it had settled in their ears. Gavin had double ear infection, one of which was about to “rupture”. Liam had one, and a fluid filled ear that would have probably ended up in the same state. SO. A round of antibiotics later, we are FINALLY started to act half normal again, and I am sleeping again. Was a rough 2 weeks!
To boot, Adam was sent to the Philippines again. He has been gone for about a week now. One of my sisters came and stayed with us for the first week, which was nice!! We enjoyed her visit and it made some things a lot easier (like getting the girl to school). This week we are on our own, however. We’re not doing too bad–but we are ready for Daddy to come back home. I’ve had to get creative to shovel, shower and get the girl to swim lessons and school. But we are managing, so it’s all good. He’ll be back Saturday.
I know I’ve been slacking on pictures, too. I will get some up this week. I’m having issues with finding batteries at the moment, so haven’t been taking enough. The rechargeables aren’t holding a charge anymore and I don’t have any others at the moment. I promise, soon there will be pictures!!
Anyway, as I have 2 small people crying at my feet, I will have to wrap this up for now. I will try not to slack anymore!!!



