Our life at this moment
Jack has less than a month left of school. My boy will officially be a Kindergartner!! This school year has flown by. He has changed so much. It's almost hard to believe that he's the same kid. He has a new attitude that leaves a lot to be desired, but, we are dealing with it. I'm so proud of him, for he's just impressed me so much with his knowledge, and his handling of situations, and just the way that he's growing and changing. He's so good to Sara. He loves her so much. The relationship between Jack and Emma is a complex one...very complex. They love each other, they hate each other. It's manic at times. Jack is s sensitive soul, cries very easily and his feelings get hurt all of the time. He's very cuddly and he loves hugs and kisses. I'm not complaining about that! He's very into being "the big brother" and takes it very seriously (when he's not trying to strangle Emma).
Emma, the ever sassy. She's changed so much, but the sass factor grows. Not a day goes by that she doesn't crack me up. Not a day goes by that she doesn't say, "Mommy, do you know that I love you?" Not a day goes by that she doesn't torture her brother. Every morning, she come into my room and she snuggles with me. It's these moments that I'm thankful for, for just an hour later, she's bouncing off the walls. Unfortunately, she won't get to attend the public preschool this coming school year, she won't reach the cutoff date. We thought about sending her to a private preschool, but we just don't have the funds. So, I'm going to keep all of Jack's preschool stuff and rework it into lessons for Emma. We will see how that goes. She needs the social interaction and she needs time away from me, so maybe we can still get her into something at some point, but for right now, home she will stay. There has been a rather interesting development as of late. Emma has always been affectionate towards Sara, but as of late, there seems to be some sort of friendship developing. Sara has always preferred Jack, which is fine, but as of late, she is ALL about her big sister. I love it. I want them to have a close relationship. I want them ALL to be close, but that sister bond that I've heard about? I want it for my girls.
Sara is going to be 1 very shortly. Like in a couple of weeks. I'm not mentally prepared for this. It's hard to believe that just a year ago, I was waddling up and down Almond Drive in misery, waiting for the young one to make her appearance. She's so big now. Like...huge. She recently started crawling and she very quickly mastered it. She's all over the place. I hate this stage, the "lemmegoeverywhereandputeverythinginmymouth" stage. Hate. It. She also decided to start trying to pull herself up, so I'm gearing up for that, as well. I will write more about "SaSa" in a couple of weeks, when she turns one. *sigh*
Our house is still for sale, for it is still really too small for us. We've not had an offers, even though we've had a ton of showings. It's really frustrating and it's really testing all patience and faith. My kids deserve more room, damn it. They deserve a playroom, and a backyard. I want it so badly for them, so badly. I'm hopeful that we can get out of here soon. I love it here, but unfortunately, houses don't expand along with the family.
We surrendered our 'furr-baby', Butterscotch a couple of weeks ago. The kids are finally starting to get over it. I'm not. He was a Valentine's Day present from Greg the year we got married. He was the quietest , most well behaved cat ever. The reason for surrendering him was two-fold. Reason one is he was being ignored. He deserves so much more than what we were able to give him. I have 3 kids and they are my priority, as they should be. Scotch would go days without so much as a scratch under the chin and he was sad. Also, Sara has had on-going respiratory issues, and I couldn't help but think that the cat hair had something to do with it. Sara was actively using the nebulizer when we surrendered Scotch, and literally 2 days later, she was better. So, sadly, the right decision was made and now it looks like we will have to be cat free. This is hard, since I grew up having cats. Don't suggest those hairless things, either, they scare me. Cats should have fur. Anyhoo, I'm glad the baby is better, and here's to hoping she remains nebulizer free for a long time.
I guess that's it for now. This promises to be a busy summer for us and I'm hopeful that things work out accordingly.
Emma, the ever sassy. She's changed so much, but the sass factor grows. Not a day goes by that she doesn't crack me up. Not a day goes by that she doesn't say, "Mommy, do you know that I love you?" Not a day goes by that she doesn't torture her brother. Every morning, she come into my room and she snuggles with me. It's these moments that I'm thankful for, for just an hour later, she's bouncing off the walls. Unfortunately, she won't get to attend the public preschool this coming school year, she won't reach the cutoff date. We thought about sending her to a private preschool, but we just don't have the funds. So, I'm going to keep all of Jack's preschool stuff and rework it into lessons for Emma. We will see how that goes. She needs the social interaction and she needs time away from me, so maybe we can still get her into something at some point, but for right now, home she will stay. There has been a rather interesting development as of late. Emma has always been affectionate towards Sara, but as of late, there seems to be some sort of friendship developing. Sara has always preferred Jack, which is fine, but as of late, she is ALL about her big sister. I love it. I want them to have a close relationship. I want them ALL to be close, but that sister bond that I've heard about? I want it for my girls.
Sara is going to be 1 very shortly. Like in a couple of weeks. I'm not mentally prepared for this. It's hard to believe that just a year ago, I was waddling up and down Almond Drive in misery, waiting for the young one to make her appearance. She's so big now. Like...huge. She recently started crawling and she very quickly mastered it. She's all over the place. I hate this stage, the "lemmegoeverywhereandputeverythinginmymouth" stage. Hate. It. She also decided to start trying to pull herself up, so I'm gearing up for that, as well. I will write more about "SaSa" in a couple of weeks, when she turns one. *sigh*
Our house is still for sale, for it is still really too small for us. We've not had an offers, even though we've had a ton of showings. It's really frustrating and it's really testing all patience and faith. My kids deserve more room, damn it. They deserve a playroom, and a backyard. I want it so badly for them, so badly. I'm hopeful that we can get out of here soon. I love it here, but unfortunately, houses don't expand along with the family.
We surrendered our 'furr-baby', Butterscotch a couple of weeks ago. The kids are finally starting to get over it. I'm not. He was a Valentine's Day present from Greg the year we got married. He was the quietest , most well behaved cat ever. The reason for surrendering him was two-fold. Reason one is he was being ignored. He deserves so much more than what we were able to give him. I have 3 kids and they are my priority, as they should be. Scotch would go days without so much as a scratch under the chin and he was sad. Also, Sara has had on-going respiratory issues, and I couldn't help but think that the cat hair had something to do with it. Sara was actively using the nebulizer when we surrendered Scotch, and literally 2 days later, she was better. So, sadly, the right decision was made and now it looks like we will have to be cat free. This is hard, since I grew up having cats. Don't suggest those hairless things, either, they scare me. Cats should have fur. Anyhoo, I'm glad the baby is better, and here's to hoping she remains nebulizer free for a long time.
I guess that's it for now. This promises to be a busy summer for us and I'm hopeful that things work out accordingly.
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