Catching Up about the Family

Yikes, It's been a long time since I wrote.  I find the September to December time frame is so hard for me, between juggling school and writing and with David working most weekends for some awesome overtime pay (Christmas is only weeks away!), it's given me even less time to be able to sit and work.  Most of that time ends up going to grading student work but fiiiiinally, I feel like I have a grasp on that so I have to spend some time writing.

I love writing, I really do. My blog has never felt like an obligation, but I do feel bad when it's put on the back burner so this is a quick catch up becuase there are so many posts coming in the next couple weeks!

Tyler:
Little man is still getting speech services through the state (catch up here) and is doing so amazingly well.  Since the last update, he has started day care as well, so a combination of two days of "school", plus 2 different speech supports coming during the week, plus a 3 hour play group once a week... it's really made a difference! Not only is he saying more words, including Em-ma, dada, hop, woof woof, gitty (kitty), boo, yey!, more... plus, he is signing more as well. He can currently sign more (which he now couples with the word), help, please, drink, eat, and bath. Even though he words aren't a huge improvement, his expression is! He has great inflections in his voice and can better communicate which means less frustration! Additionally, he's finally begun stringing words together, saying things like "Mama, boo-boo, woof woof?", asking if the boo boo I have is from the dog...it makes me so happy to see him being so successful in what he tries to do!

Emmalee:
Kindergarten has been a bit of a transition for Emma.  While she was initially concerned about school, what if no one wants to be my friend..., and riding the bus,"Mom, there are no seat belts, it's not safe", she loves school now.  In fact, she loves it so much that she doesn't want to miss anything using the bathroom. Constant accidents at school led the nurse to call us to have Emmalee medically checked out but after 2 and a half weeks, Emma is much better, actually going without an accident this week! I know by 5 she should be trained already but she was so self conscious about others seeing her pull up in school, it did upset her. I'm so proud of her for working so hard to be successful. Unfortunately, the Pull Ups warranted some teasing on the bus which led to her coming off the bus in tears one day, and if you know me... you know that wasn't acceptable. It took less than 24 hours to have things taken care and a small first grader learning that you don't be fresh and pick on other students... Otherwise, she is dancing up a storm and loving dance again this year! She's such an emotional, empathetic little girl and I just love her heart so much.

David:
This man blows me away everyday. Somehow he is working full time, picking up a bunch of overtime, Christmas and Punta Cana are coming, school full time, and still manages to clean the house while I'm at work. He's the one who gets the kids to school, does the laundry, and tells me not to worry about the dishes or the rug if I have work to do at night. Seriously, how did I get so lucky?

Me:
Literally nothing. Ha. There is nothing new with me at all. I work a ton and I bring a ton of work home with me. I've been struggling with my anxiety lately, feeling like I spend too much time working and some days, two kids.... oh man. But I know it could be so much worse and I need to keep that mentality. We just came back from my first Comic Con and had so much fun. I'll be writing about it later this month.

I have a handful of amazing posts coming up that I'm excited to share because they are some of my favorite partnerships. I still question if I should be writing because I get a bit jealous when I see the calls others get about partnerships, but then I remind myself how much I love my full time job, and how much I love writing, regardless of the income and then I remember it's all okay.

Thanks for sticking around and I promise you'll see much more of me this second half of the month!

xo,
Heather