Once again I'm playing catch up with the blog! At least it was only 3 months this time instead of 6!! The month of October got busy with Chad traveling, my family visiting, and a trip to WI Dells. I spent some of November doing on-line Christmas shopping and we traveled to MN for Thanksgiving. This week I'm trying to get the blog updated and Christmas cards mailed! Next week will be spent wrapping up Christmas shopping and "hopefully" wrapping some Christmas gifts! I'm hoping to not be rushing at the last minute with all my Christmas preparations, so we'll see how I do!
The kids have been doing great! The girls are adjusted well to school. This was an amazingly easy transition back to school compared to previous years. Makayla moved past her separation anxiety and didn't cry every morning when I dropped her off. The girls are both in school all day, which has been super nice for me! I no longer have to rush home from running errands to wait for an 11am bus. The girls seem to enjoy school and are both doing well. Both girls are doing dance. Makayla did soccer as well for the first 7 or 8 weeks of school, but then we took a break. It was just too much running (Monday Makayla has dance, Tuesday Lydia has dance, and Wednesday Makayla had soccer)! And I think more than one activity per week per kid on a school night is pushing it for everyone's sanity! Along with dance, which is a year-long commitment, the girls now have basketball on Friday nights and/or Saturday mornings...which is much easier that rushing around on a school night. Chad is helping coach basketball on Friday nights. The girls have had a few weekend playdates with friends and Lydia was invited to her first "friends" birthday party, which made her so proud and excited!
Logan seems to enjoy his time with me during the week and I am really enjoying the 1:1 time with him! I worked until Lydia was past 2 years old, so this is the first time I've been home all day with a toddler! And Logan is pretty laid back, so the days with him are fun! He has his moments of mischief, but all-in-all, he's not too bad! I had him in a swim class for the first 7 or 8 weeks of school and now he's in a playgroup class called Tiny Tots. He's enjoyed both of them and it's given me a chance to get out and socialize too! I think he likes having his own "classes" since I'm always dragging him around as I take the girls to school and various classes! We enjoy days at home too and he's my "helper" with laundry and cleaning! He still takes a 1.5-2.5 hour nap during the afternoon, so I love the little break. I usually spend it tackling my to-do list or trying to work-out, but once in a while I will sit down with a cup of coffee and a book and just relax a little before the after-school chaos starts!
Logan is saying a ton of words and stringing 5-6 words together. He can almost always get his point across. Some of his favorite words are:
"me too"
"own" (as in, "give me my own" of whatever the girls have)
Here are a few examples of his phrases:
"Me stay Mom, Daddy work"
"Daddy rock me Tuesday" (this was the night I was going out and Chad put him to bed)
"no diaper change, wipes cold"
"mom hands cold, warm up" (at diaper change time)
"Lydia locked out me" (when Lydia locks him out of her room)
"Me no like hair wash"
Well, that's our life right now! Until next time, enjoy!
