Moving along

Avabelle – Avabelle started back to dance and she loves it. She has been talking about it non-stop, and now that she has her second dose of her H1N1, I put her back in dance again. The teacher told me she fit right back in like she’s never misssed a class before, of course she caught a cold right away being around the other kids. I don’t care as long as it’s not the H1N1 flu. It’s hard trying to keep Louie away from her because she loves to be around him. She seems to be doing a little better and I’ve been trying to give her chicken soup everyday because as Ava says it, “Chicken soup makes me feel better huh mom.” I told her yes it does my sweet Ava.

Anthony – At night Anthony and Avabelle ask me to sing them a lullaby. So I have to sing to them and put their name in it when I do. Well I finally said I need some one to sing me a lullaby. Anthony said I will mom, he sang me this, “Lullaby and goodnight, go to sleep my precious mama, I love you and I need you my mama.” It was so beautiful hearing his little singing voice, of course it brought tears to my eyes. I love him so much. It’s always the little moments that mean so much. I took him to get his speech checked since it has been a great concern of mine. He has a huge vocabulary but has trouble with w,r and l. He can say them by themselves but has trouble when he talks too fast. At Child Find in Jefferson County they checked his hearing and vision and that came back great. We had to wait for the developmental specialist to take him back and make sure his cognitive development was o.k. She took him back and after she came back she has a concerned look on her face. She said he did fine but I was really nervous thinking oh no what’s wrong with him. She kneeled next to me and told me is he in Preschool? I told her he would be in December she said she put the plus sign on a piece of paper and asked him what it was and he told her, “That’s the addition sign it’s when you add numbers you use that.” She said she never had a kid tell her that before. I laughed and said I’m a teacher and I work with him but he remembers what he wants. She said that I was doing a great job and that he was also very delightful. I told her thank you and was actually a little embarrassed. Finally, the speech specialist checked him and said he was fine in his speech and that those letters come with time. I was really relieved to hear that.

Louie – Louie rolls over non-stop. He’s rolled over a few times before, but now it’s non-stop. He get’s so excited to see his brother and sister run around, I think he’s getting anxious and wants to move too. When he gets burnt out when I hold him in one place he starts kicking his leg. I told Tony I’m like his horse and he kicks me to get me moving. He is very funny and energetic.
Tony and I - We found a house in Castle Rock that we fell in love with. We had looked at Oakwood, Richmond and Meritage homes. We went with Meritage because they offered a lot more options and it was the perfect floor plan. I told Tony it was my dream house. As soon as we get a contract on our house then they will break ground on our home. We are really exctied about raising our kids in a smaller town and to still be in the Douglas County school district. Hopefully everything works out!!!! I get really excited!!! I’ve never been so excited about a house and the location. Tony told me he didn’t know how I did it by caring for all the kids the way I do. That made me feel good because so many people think that it’s such an easy job caring for your kids well at home. I work really hard at taking care of everyone. It requires a lot of energy, which I used to have a lot more of.