Life keeps going. Baby could be here in 2 months. We've got a ton to do before he/she gets here, but he/she will come regardless of our preparedness. But, I would like a place for the little bundle to sleep in once he/she makes his or her appearance and it would be nice if we had a vehicle that could carry all three children before we have three children. So, maybe I need to work on at least those two things. However, I have gotten my kitchen cupboards cleaned and organized. The toy room bookcases clean and organized. One of the closets in the office has been reorgainized. And, I got a new Dy*son vacuum...I love my vacuum. I love seeing how much junk I can pull off my floor every time I use it. My next task is to clean the office and reorganize all the cupboards in there. Jut will be gone for a week soon and maybe I'll get really ambitious when he's gone.
X is doing great. He's at such a fun age right now. He's finally got a reply to an affirmative question. He says, in the cutiest, sweetest voice, "Me too". You'll ask, "X do you want to go outside?" He'll reply, "Me too." and nod his head. It is so adorable. He's got a mischievous little smile and a twinkle in his eye all the time. He is too cute for his own good, in my opinion.
He's got so many words and he adds words daily. His vocabulary amazes me. He's saying new things all the time. He loves trains and trucks and tractors. He's infatuated with Thomas the Train right now. Reading Thomas books and watching videos is his favorite. He'll look at you and say, "Thomas...remote." Nod his head and say, "Me too." E likes to play with his trains, too, and that leads to sharing wars. But, mostly they do okay.
E is doing very well also. She's already to start school this fall, but we are going to do some preschool activities at home. I've been planning some activities to keep her engaged this fall. She's very social right now and always wants to play with other kids. I feel a bit guilty for not putting her in school just because I know she'd love the social aspect, but we will have a great time cherishing our last year at home together before we have to start following the craziness of schedules that schooling dictates.
E is ready to read, too. She wants to read and gets frustrated that she can't read. I don't want to push her academically, but it is nice to see that drive. We'll work at her pace. Right now she is enjoying the Little House chapter books and is excited to move into the 'real' books later this fall. She also loves the little books with pictures for some of the words so that she can 'read' with me. I enjoy listening to her read to herself...she makes up stories and it is fun to listen to.
She started off the summer riding her trike. Our neighbors gave us their daughter's old 2 wheeler with a bell and training wheels and she LOVED that. Then, my cousin gave us his son's old bike...a 'real' bike with brakes. She just has gotten brave enough to try that bike. But, she can't work the brakes very well yet and ended up in the road, which scared her. So, she won't ride it far but she loves that she can go fast on it. She wants to 'polish' it and change it from blue to pink or turquoise so it looks more like a girl bike.
X loves riding bikes too. Unfortunately, he can't reach the peddles on the trike. So, he scoots himself along with his toes and tries to keep up. He can't wait to be able to do all the things that his big sister, "Sissy" as he calls her, does. It is a 'monkey see, monkey do' household around here.
Well, my time is almost up. I've been at the hospital since 7:50 this morning. I failed my glucose tolerance test last week and so I'm doing the 3-hour fasting test this morning. Fun, fun. The good news is that I'm now registered into the hospitals new computer system and won't have to go through all that again when I'm in labor. There are benefits to some things even if they are annoying.
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