I am going to really try to do at least a monthly update. Things are about crazy..fall is my favorite and most over scheduled time of the year:) so bear with me.
William-
He's shown so much improvement in speech therapy we have only the R sound to get nailed then we take a three month hiatus then we get reevaluated . In the past month we've gone from being a little boy to being a mature young lad. Everyday he is more and more helpful and compassionate. We are working on gratitude...it seems to be severely lacking in this generation in general, but I had wrongfully assumed my children were passed over.
Reading is finally coming along! I'm excited about that. As soon as he gets more skilled we can actually do some really cool stuff.
Today was a really big change on our routine and so far it seems to be working although we have had little to no down time, but I feel extremely accomplished.
Amelia-
She has started dressing her stuffed animals in clothes and been more active in imaginary play. She also wants to change her name to Michelle because she thinks its beautiful and thinks William's name should be George (which greatly irritates him) and if we have a new baby she should be named Katie, or George.
She is the typical girl in the fact she gets frustrated easy with her academics...however she gets things when they are put into songs so we have been focusing more on singing things out than pushing things other ways recently and that seems to help. I stepped back from Waldorf to focus more on book work but that has seemed to backfire dramatically. I probably need to reverse course and go back to our circle time and such:/.
She and William and are Hula hooping champs. Amelia is up to 3 hula hoops at a time. She has a quick temper and is easily upset. She loves her grandma more than anyone else and pretty much cries every night she can't see her. I really do think she is my grandmother incarnate.
Fred-
Why won't you talk! All your friends are talking already. I know you know exactly what I'm saying and you follow 3-4 part commands but you won't tell me what you are thinking. You are a sneaky little fellow and I only get your pudgy hands on my face turning me to what you want me to see..or your little fingers tap tap tapping me to let me know I haven't paid enough attention to you. I know he is so smart , he just doesn't want anyone else to know.
He has such a sense of humor, he's so cheeky. He loves his Paw Paw Major... He is still such a little baby to me. I could run my hands through his curls all day. After we cut it it seems he has even more curls under his curls.
Kevin-
He works all the time. I wish he could be around us more .
Me-
I actually saw a shooting star tonight.. I got really excited , but then William who feels about space exactly the way I do got bummed out saying he was extremely sad we were stuck on such a small space while in such a large universe.
I'm in full blown manic mode...cleaning...wanting to repaint the house...wanting paint the deck, the concrete, the garage, the garage doors...everything is up for grabs lol. I feel like going all DIY up in here. And that's not counting talking care of and homeschooling three kids. All the things I do and I still feel like an underwhelming individual and a failure. I don't know if I can shake it , but I'm trying. I am trying to be content with here and now not the 50lb lighter me , not the redone kitchen dream, the front porch I want, or the Martha Stewart ability to make a pie crust from scratch.. I try though...
When Fred goes to sleep I play a game with the kids that has small pieces that Fred would lose ...it's a nice way to end the night I think.
Anyways...I feel a tap tap tap and its time for my little old guy to go to sleep...
Night
Elizabeth.
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