To be very honest I haven't had the time to blog. Soon after Christmas I became very ill. I was sick for close to two weeks, but finally broke down and saw my homeopath and was completely better within 3 days of taking the remedy he gave me! I wish the natural, more holistic healing wasn't so costly. Even though Dr. Fine's fees are very reasonable for what he does, it is still an expense that we have not budgeted for. I just kept thinking I could kick the illness on my own, but my body needed a little extra help. I am very grateful for him. He took my call on a Sunday afternoon and I was at his home within an hour...I guess that is the added perk of the natural, holistic way. You'd never reach your MD on a Sunday, let alone be invited to his home for an appointment!
I had just finished my first 30 days of Turbo Fire before I got sick. During those 30 days I lost another 5 lbs and 6 inches! I did have to take a break while I was down, but I am back on the ball this week and looking forward to losing my last 10 inches!! I even went out on a limb and ordered my dress for James' graduation- it is amazing and they only had it in a size 6 which I guess is okay since that is the size I will be if I lose these last 10 inches.
James is doing great! He is getting a bit tired of the song and dance of the academy, but they finished their physical training and have now moved on to some of the more "fun" training. He was able to shoot guns for 2 weeks, and now they are spending a good deal of time beating each other up (which he says is super fun too). He has some crazy bruises, mostly from falling on his own baton. You'd be amazed at how hard it is to do hand-to-hand combat with a gun belt and baton around your waist! He's out right now at a night class learning how to search buildings...sounds spooky to me, but he thinks it's awesome. I guess that's why he's the officer and I'm the stay-at-home mom. :)
Our little Emma's personality is really starting to shine. She is such a girlie girl. She loves putting on my shoes and walking around in them (see the video below). She has also starting to say a lot more words. She can't say the "b" sound and replaces all b's with the "d" sound. So when she says bye, she says "Dye!" She says dady (for baby), and Dadley (for Bradley). She calls both Brad and Ben Dadley. Fortunately Ben thinks that is hilarious! She is becoming more and more independent which I am really enjoying. She still wants me a lot, and still nurses quite frequently, but once she is full and clean she will play for hours on the floor with her toys and especially her books. She is eating a ton, and has put on some weight finally. I haven't weighed her recently but you can see that cute toddler tummy poking out of some of her shirts. It's almost time to move her into 18 month clothes!
Bed time is always fun. She gets super hyper right before bed and runs around the house squealing and destroying the place.
Then she gets real serious and quiet...that's when you know it's coming.
Total meltdown! And...it's off to bed!
The boys have been learning about money. We got them an awesome game to learn the value of coins and to help them learn to count money. It's called Exact Change and you play it a lot like Uno but with cards that display nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, etc. They were so excited they went to the bank and traded in some of their quarters for half dollars and gold dollars.
Right before bed the other night they both lost a tooth! What are the chances? I was very happy because Brad lost his first and that usually puts Ben in a"woe is me, my brother's going to get a dollar from the tooth fairy and I'm going to get nothing" mood. But he had a tooth that was super loose too, and all it took was one tug and voila!
Ben calls this his headstand squat. Looks painful to me, but he does it a lot so it must be fun!
All of my kids love to read. Even little Emma will bring you books and sit quietly while you read to her. I LOVE it. My boys read a lot at the table while they are eating (which is all day- so they read A LOT). Brad will often have the newspaper or the funnies out while he eats- he's an old soul, that one.
Savanna is not enjoying her Charter school anymore. She has realized that with public school comes a lot of required, "busy" work that keeps her from learning about the things she really loves. We are trying to figure out the best course of action to take. We originally agreed to keep her in there at least until the end of the year to give it a fighting chance. I have seen some good growth, and I'm not fully convinced she has learned all she can from this experience just yet. But either way I know she will find her way. We may pull her out and have her finish out the year on her own, and then possibly have her start taking some online college classes in the Fall. Lots of choices.
Well, it is Friday night and I am SO looking forward to my husband coming home tomorrow! There is a possibility that he may be able to stay until Monday and celebrate Brad's actual birthday with him because it is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I am keeping my fingers crossed!
Misc cuteness
Emma tries to walk in my flip flops
January 2 - 13, 2012
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