A status update...

It's almost twok's 8th birthday!!!! Wow! She's so big. When she was born, she barely slept. Okay, don't feel too sorry for me, let me explain a little more. She slept GREAT at night (I think that's why we ended up with a Three-a). However, she didn't like to sleep in the daytime. Her little eyes were usually WIDE OPEN taking in the world pretty much all day. You could tell she was drinking it all in and that she was going to remember EVERYTHING. Indeed, she does. While she was awake, she wanted to be held; as long as you held her, she was a happy, sweet, snuggly girl. When you laid her down, not so much.

At 18 months, she was, um, stubborn. If you looked up obstinate, her picture was there. Up until about first grade, we had MANY, MANY battles. In first grade, something clicked and she became pretty rational; life got a lot easier with twoK. She might even be the easiest kid I have, right now. She's definitely the best reader and very responsible. Don't tell her though as she'll probably feel the need to change it. (I don't know, both she and oNe are pretty darn easy going. oNe is bordering on the tween years though and I am starting to get fearful. She definitely has attitude sometimes.)

Okay, twoK is big! And wonderful! Happy Birthday to you!!! We'll have a little party with her 3 best friends from school in a week. Tonight, she's going to get a trial violin lesson to see if she likes playing violin. She is going to be so excited!!!

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oNe is being so amazing right now. I have to tell you how proud I am of her dancing. She is going to be in our dance show doing a really advanced number. Her class didn't have enough people in it to do the show so we got her moved up to the adult class that is a little more advanced than where she is, but still do-able. SHE LOVES IT. She loves challenges (like her Mom and Dad) and she is rising to the occasion. I am proud. There will be more documentation on the "other" blog.

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Three-a, ah, my baby. She definitely has a case of the "I'm the baby and I'm going to milk it for all it's worth," going on right now. She's also experiencing a time when she wants to grow up, but she doesn't. It's hard to be 6. She's losing teeth... I think she's lost 7 now, but I'm not sure because she'll lose a tooth and she won't tell us. She's not telling us to test to see if the tooth fairy will or won't come; she's not telling us just because she doesn't want any one to know that she's lost a tooth. She, also, desperately doesn't want the tooth fairy to come. It seems odd to me. I've never known a kid to cry when they lose a tooth...Maybe the first time it's scary, but on the 5th, 6th and 7th teeth when you know you'll get a new one? Have you ever heard of such behavior? Let me know if you have any ideas on what I can do to help.

Anyway, in brief, that's where we are around here. How are you?

so out of the habit

I want to blog more...It probably won't be pretty as I try to get myself back into the habit, but soon, I'll be back. (I hope.)

A day I celebrate

The day that changed everything. Back then, I had no idea what I was in store for, but I was excited. Now, oNe and I are getting ready to take a dance class together! She's so big. Happy 11 years, baby!