June 16, 2009
I posted some new pictures tonight. They are from our trip to Chincoteague, VA last week. We all had so much fun! We can't wait to go back in August.
April 20, 2009
Well, we're gearing up for double birthday weekend! Drew's 8th birthday is Saturday, and Karly's 2nd birthday is Sunday. Drew is having a reptile themed party, a guy is bringing some snakes, lizards, spiders, etc for the kids to see, touch and learn about. Needless to say, I will be running for the hills if anything gets loose in my house! We're having a family party for Karly, with no reptiles! I always feel bad for Luke at this time of year, since he's the only one left out since his birthday is September 12th.
Drew just got glasses last week and he thinks they're cool. I can remember a day when I thought glasses were cool, that didn't last very long! He looks very adorable in his glasses, very smart. He has actually put on a few pounds this past year, you can still see his ribs though! Side note: Luke has put on 6 pounds since January!
Karly is still not talking much. She has a speech therapist who comes once a week. I think she'll just start talking in complete sentences one day. She understands almost everything we say, so that's good. She's very friendly to everyone, I never thought I'd see that day. She was very clingy to us at first, but now she usually warms up to anyone after a few minutes. She is definitely a daddy's girl right now. She's always asking for him, and when he comes in the door she yells "hi" and runs to him! It's so adorable.
Well, I will leave you with a few updated pictures. Enjoy!
Drew just got glasses last week and he thinks they're cool. I can remember a day when I thought glasses were cool, that didn't last very long! He looks very adorable in his glasses, very smart. He has actually put on a few pounds this past year, you can still see his ribs though! Side note: Luke has put on 6 pounds since January!
Karly is still not talking much. She has a speech therapist who comes once a week. I think she'll just start talking in complete sentences one day. She understands almost everything we say, so that's good. She's very friendly to everyone, I never thought I'd see that day. She was very clingy to us at first, but now she usually warms up to anyone after a few minutes. She is definitely a daddy's girl right now. She's always asking for him, and when he comes in the door she yells "hi" and runs to him! It's so adorable.
Well, I will leave you with a few updated pictures. Enjoy!
December 30, 2008
Yesterday was Luke's surgery to replace his ear tubes and remove his tonsils and adenoids. He did great, and today he's been doing all the things he normally does. He doesn't mind taking the amoxicillin, but hates taking the tylenol with codeine. He doesn't seem to be in any pain, he's drinking and eating soft foods. I wish I could recover from anesthesia as quickly as he did! The doctor said his tonsils were very large and his adenoids were humongous! So, his speech, hearing and breathing should be dramatically improved once the swelling goes down.
Karly is recovering from another ear infection, her 3rd one in 9 months. It's looking like she may possibly be getting tubes by Spring at the rate she's going. I don't think she would do as well as Luke, I'm sure there would be some major screaming before and after surgery with her.
Drew is enjoying playing his Wii. He's very good at it, and usually beats me. He and I went bowling today and he was disappointed that it was much more difficult than Wii bowling!
Karly is recovering from another ear infection, her 3rd one in 9 months. It's looking like she may possibly be getting tubes by Spring at the rate she's going. I don't think she would do as well as Luke, I'm sure there would be some major screaming before and after surgery with her.
Drew is enjoying playing his Wii. He's very good at it, and usually beats me. He and I went bowling today and he was disappointed that it was much more difficult than Wii bowling!
December 18, 2008
It's time again for a monthly update on my kiddos! We'll start with Karly. She is still doing very well. She is sleeping through the night, from about 7pm-8am and she takes an afternoon nap from 1pm-3:30pm. She is usually very happy, but has the occasional fit when something doesn't go her way. She likes to get in my cupboards and pull out pots and pans, food, anything she can get her hands on. She also now likes to climb up on the big chairs at the table and tries to grab people's food. She is still not really talking, so Early Intervention will be coming in early January to evaluate her. She'll probably have a special instructor like Luke did. I'm sure once she starts talking, she'll talk ALL the time. She seems to understand what we're saying to her, so that's a good thing.
Luke is doing very well in Preschool. He goes 2 days a week and seems to really like it. I just found out today that he needs to have a 2nd set of tubes put in his ears, because the last set fell out and he's not hearing well again. He's also going to have his adenoids and tonsils taken out, because they feel that this will help his speech, ear infections, breathing, snoring, etc. He's scheduled for surgery on December 29th. Please pray that all goes well for him, that he recovers quickly, and that this is the last of the ear problems for him! Other than all that, he is a very happy boy. He's quick to comfort someone when they hurt themselves, he's very compassionate and empathetic. He enjoys watching Spongebob, ALL the time! He's still crazy about Thomas the train too. He's our little clown, he's always saying and doing funny things. He is fully potty trained, and needs very little reminding to use the potty.
Drew is doing awesome in school. He got his first report card in school, and it was great. The only thing that he could really improve on to get a better report card is his neatness and legibility. His teacher tells me that he is a very bright little boy and he sets a fine example for the other students. She also says he's shy and reserved at school, is she talking about the same kid??!! At home he's bouncing off the walls sometimes, and just loves to annoy Luke. Most of the time they all get along very well though.
Well, that's it for now. I posted some more pictures for you to see.
Luke is doing very well in Preschool. He goes 2 days a week and seems to really like it. I just found out today that he needs to have a 2nd set of tubes put in his ears, because the last set fell out and he's not hearing well again. He's also going to have his adenoids and tonsils taken out, because they feel that this will help his speech, ear infections, breathing, snoring, etc. He's scheduled for surgery on December 29th. Please pray that all goes well for him, that he recovers quickly, and that this is the last of the ear problems for him! Other than all that, he is a very happy boy. He's quick to comfort someone when they hurt themselves, he's very compassionate and empathetic. He enjoys watching Spongebob, ALL the time! He's still crazy about Thomas the train too. He's our little clown, he's always saying and doing funny things. He is fully potty trained, and needs very little reminding to use the potty.
Drew is doing awesome in school. He got his first report card in school, and it was great. The only thing that he could really improve on to get a better report card is his neatness and legibility. His teacher tells me that he is a very bright little boy and he sets a fine example for the other students. She also says he's shy and reserved at school, is she talking about the same kid??!! At home he's bouncing off the walls sometimes, and just loves to annoy Luke. Most of the time they all get along very well though.
Well, that's it for now. I posted some more pictures for you to see.
November 15, 2008
I haven't done any updates for awhile, so I figured it was about time. Karly is now 18 1/2 months old and she's such a pleasant little girl. I posted some new pictures of her, I love the ones where she's picking apples! She still doesn't say too much yet, she doesn't even babble much. She has said, mom, dada, nite-nite, uh-oh, hi, bye, and "is" for Otis, but she doesn't use any of those words regularly. She loves to be chased and tickled and when she smiles and laughs her whole face lights up. She's a very happy little girl, although she does have her grumpy moments.
Luke is doing very well at preschool, and he has stopped hitting people like he used to. He is now fully potty trained! He can say anything he wants to now, and he talks a lot! He's our little clown, he loves to make people happy!
Drew is doing awesome in 2nd grade! He's so smart and a model student, according to his teacher. I go to his school several times a month to help his teacher out, and to tutor kids in reading.
Well, that's all for now!
Luke is doing very well at preschool, and he has stopped hitting people like he used to. He is now fully potty trained! He can say anything he wants to now, and he talks a lot! He's our little clown, he loves to make people happy!
Drew is doing awesome in 2nd grade! He's so smart and a model student, according to his teacher. I go to his school several times a month to help his teacher out, and to tutor kids in reading.
Well, that's all for now!
September 10, 2008
Besides being very busy, things are going very well with our family. Luke will be 3 on Friday, and he just started preschool last week. So far he loves it! He's always asking when he's going back to school.
Drew is doing great in 2nd grade. He doesn't like it as much as 1st grade, but maybe once they really get into the swing of things he'll like it more. He has his first spelling test on Friday.
Karly is doing really well. She walks all the time now, and she's really good at it. She doesn't say much, but she seems to understand what we tell her most of the time. She had strep throat last week, so she was miserable. She's cutting the 2 molars on the bottom and she's a bit fussy from that, but usually she's very happy. The evening is when she gets the fussiest, she just wants to be held from 4pm-7pm. She goes to bed at 7pm and wakes up at 7:30am. Then she takes a 1 1/2 hour nap in the morning and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. There was a time when she first came home that I thought the child would never sleep, and now she's a wonderful sleeper, thank goodness! Luke continues to try to bully her and push her down, but he seems to be getting better with it. And she seems to be starting to learn how to fight back and she'll try to hit him! I will really have my hands full when she can talk and is able to get into more of his things. Drew is wonderful with her, he loves his little sister!
Drew is doing great in 2nd grade. He doesn't like it as much as 1st grade, but maybe once they really get into the swing of things he'll like it more. He has his first spelling test on Friday.
Karly is doing really well. She walks all the time now, and she's really good at it. She doesn't say much, but she seems to understand what we tell her most of the time. She had strep throat last week, so she was miserable. She's cutting the 2 molars on the bottom and she's a bit fussy from that, but usually she's very happy. The evening is when she gets the fussiest, she just wants to be held from 4pm-7pm. She goes to bed at 7pm and wakes up at 7:30am. Then she takes a 1 1/2 hour nap in the morning and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. There was a time when she first came home that I thought the child would never sleep, and now she's a wonderful sleeper, thank goodness! Luke continues to try to bully her and push her down, but he seems to be getting better with it. And she seems to be starting to learn how to fight back and she'll try to hit him! I will really have my hands full when she can talk and is able to get into more of his things. Drew is wonderful with her, he loves his little sister!
July 17, 2008
Here's a quick Karly update for you: She is really starting to take off with her walking. As I'm typing this, she is walking around our playroom. She doesn't use walking as her primary mode of transportation yet, but she will just all of a sudden stand up from a sitting position and then start walking towards something. It's so cute to see her little steps. I think her record so far is about 15 steps. She loves to climb on everything, and she loves to play in dirt!
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