We have been doing a lot of stuff lately, keeping busy. The kids love riding their bikes outside, Anderson loves riding his Diego scooter. We went to our friend Leslie's house last night for a bbq. Alice and Rose just take to other people so well. Rose loved swinging with Greg and talking with Leslie while Alice really got attached to Courtney and Danny. It is so cute to see this interaction since the kids don't have aunts and uncles around, I think that is the way it would be if they were around. on two different occasions, both Alice and Rose tried to walk in the house and walked right into the closed sliding door. I told Leslie, her doors are too clean, ha ha. They were crying and I was trying not to laugh bc it was pretty funny. On a day like today, Lisa, respite provider, will come and help out, I have a Dr. appt, and then Alice and Rose have school. I am also working at Bath and Body Works tonight as a seasonal employee so that will be fun. I found a piece of paper with some stuff jotted down, I will note it on here.
Roman- said Moma real clear on 7/20/08, stood on own for 10 seconds 7/21/08, walked 3 steps 7/10/08, 8/16 not crawling at all, walking very good
Rose- finally said I love you on 8/17/08 :)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
HALLOWEEN
We had a great day today trick or treating for Halloween. Alice was a witch, Rose a flower fairy princess, Roman spiderman, Anderson superman. We had a party yesterday at Rose and Alice's preschool. Roman stayed home napping but Anderson came with me to the party and he had a great time, he participated in all of the activities as if he was a student in the class. Alice will be starting pre-k next week at her same school. This will be great as it will prepare her for kindergarden next year as well as help Rose build her independence and self confidence. Alice is very smart and perceptive. She knows her upper and lower case letters, can count to 20 and knows her shapes. She can also write her name pretty well. We plan to get her tested into kindergarden early next year since she misses the cutoff by 21 days. This will allow for each child to start kindergarden one year behind the other, helping to support their independence and make their own friends. All of the kids are so great, each one has their very own personality. Roman and Anderson are now saying back "I love you too" when I ask them to, it is so cute. We have been doing a lot of activities for the fall, we went to the pumpkin patch, participating in mom's group at church, we also go to the gym a lot and they play while I work out. We are barely ever home, I try to entertain them all day long. My housework does suffer for it but at the same time I fell like, before we know it they will be 18 and going to college so I just try to spend every moment treasuring the time I have with them and I feel so blessed to be their mom. I love each and every one of them so much.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Round and Round
Round and Round we go, where it stops, nobody knows....
Just had a little incident with the kids. We just got the carpets cleaned and they decided to run in a circle with sippy cups of water and spit it on each other and all over the floor. It is so hard sometimes to get over the respect factor. It is hard because they are kids and they don't understand that we just paid money to get the carpet cleaned and you spitting water on the floor then walking on it will make a stain. Oh well, I guess when you look at it in hindsight, it is not a big deal, kids will be kids.
On another note, Roman will be 2 yrs old tomorrow. They are growing up so fast. I just keep trying to hold on to every moment that I have with them and feel blessed that we have these beautiful children to share our life with. Roman is singing his ABC's and saying so many words, phrases, sentences, etc. that I can't even count. He is so smart. Everyone even says so too, for instance when he is in childcare at the gym or church they remark on how smart he is. Roman and Anderson have a special bond, they love being around each other and at times one can't do something without the other. Other times they do fight but that is normal. Alice and Rose are the same. In the morning they all hug each other and are happy to see each other. Alice and Rose just started preschool about a month ago. They go three days a week 2 hours a day. It is an academic preschool so they are strictly learning. We will move Alice to a Kindergarden prep program once she turns four this month. We plan to get her tested to start kindergarden next school year. We have it planned so that each child will start Kindergarden separately, that way they will have their own friends and independence. In addition, Rose will definitely need another year to prepare for Kindergarden after Alice starts since she is younger. The girls can both spell their name aloud and are learning to write their name. They are also counting really well and able to identify the letters of the alphabet really well. They still have a lot to learn this year but it is exciting to see what a difference a month makes in preschool. Last year they only went for a couple of months to this preschool and before that they were at Kindercare which was primarily a daycare but it kept them stimulated during the day. Once we adopted them, we longer got assistance for Kindercare so that is why we have them in a shorter program now. We are blessed with having respite care so I have our respite worker come a few times a week so that I can go and run errands or just do things for myself, like today I got my haircut and had lunch with my friend Cherrie. Yesterday I had a Dr appt, etc. so it really helps to have some help with the kids. The kids love her, she does crafts with them and is nurturing with them. Today she brought Roman a birthday present and they made cupcakes for his birthday. Also once a week the kids are going to camp at church while I attend a Mom's group. This has been a great way for me to talk with other mom's who also have preschoolers as well as have the kids in an activity. Other than that we usually go to the gym and they play in the kidcenter while I work out. So we keep pretty busy all the time. Mike and I try to go out on a date once a week to get some time by ourselves to talk and reflect on our life and this has been really nice. Here are just some tidbits for the kids:
Alice loves pink and Hello Kitty
Rose loves purple and Princesses
Anderson loves Spiderman
Roman loves Diego and Cars
both boys love to play with matchbox cars now and the girls are still into their babies.
When I ask the girls who they want to pray for, they say Hello Kitty and Princess
Also when I called my mawmaw Alice yesterday, Allie said "can I talk to her, she has the same name like me" I said, "Yes baby, that is how we got your name" Then we also talked to MawMaw Paula and Paula asked Alice if she remembered her and she said "yeah, we swing at your house and go on the slide and ride in a pink car (pink barbie jeep). " It has been 8 months since we saw them and she still remembers all of this.
Also another thing that Alice remembered recently is that I showed her a picture of her bio mom and asked her if she knew who it was and she giggled and said her name and said she always cries when she sees us. She hasn't seen her in a year and I can't believe she still remembers that. Well I will close for now, hopefully I will be able to write sooner next time. I love you Roman, Rose, Anderson, and Alice. You will never be able to fathom how important you are to me and Daddy. You are our heart and our world and we live for you everyday. Love you so much, love mommy
Just had a little incident with the kids. We just got the carpets cleaned and they decided to run in a circle with sippy cups of water and spit it on each other and all over the floor. It is so hard sometimes to get over the respect factor. It is hard because they are kids and they don't understand that we just paid money to get the carpet cleaned and you spitting water on the floor then walking on it will make a stain. Oh well, I guess when you look at it in hindsight, it is not a big deal, kids will be kids.
On another note, Roman will be 2 yrs old tomorrow. They are growing up so fast. I just keep trying to hold on to every moment that I have with them and feel blessed that we have these beautiful children to share our life with. Roman is singing his ABC's and saying so many words, phrases, sentences, etc. that I can't even count. He is so smart. Everyone even says so too, for instance when he is in childcare at the gym or church they remark on how smart he is. Roman and Anderson have a special bond, they love being around each other and at times one can't do something without the other. Other times they do fight but that is normal. Alice and Rose are the same. In the morning they all hug each other and are happy to see each other. Alice and Rose just started preschool about a month ago. They go three days a week 2 hours a day. It is an academic preschool so they are strictly learning. We will move Alice to a Kindergarden prep program once she turns four this month. We plan to get her tested to start kindergarden next school year. We have it planned so that each child will start Kindergarden separately, that way they will have their own friends and independence. In addition, Rose will definitely need another year to prepare for Kindergarden after Alice starts since she is younger. The girls can both spell their name aloud and are learning to write their name. They are also counting really well and able to identify the letters of the alphabet really well. They still have a lot to learn this year but it is exciting to see what a difference a month makes in preschool. Last year they only went for a couple of months to this preschool and before that they were at Kindercare which was primarily a daycare but it kept them stimulated during the day. Once we adopted them, we longer got assistance for Kindercare so that is why we have them in a shorter program now. We are blessed with having respite care so I have our respite worker come a few times a week so that I can go and run errands or just do things for myself, like today I got my haircut and had lunch with my friend Cherrie. Yesterday I had a Dr appt, etc. so it really helps to have some help with the kids. The kids love her, she does crafts with them and is nurturing with them. Today she brought Roman a birthday present and they made cupcakes for his birthday. Also once a week the kids are going to camp at church while I attend a Mom's group. This has been a great way for me to talk with other mom's who also have preschoolers as well as have the kids in an activity. Other than that we usually go to the gym and they play in the kidcenter while I work out. So we keep pretty busy all the time. Mike and I try to go out on a date once a week to get some time by ourselves to talk and reflect on our life and this has been really nice. Here are just some tidbits for the kids:
Alice loves pink and Hello Kitty
Rose loves purple and Princesses
Anderson loves Spiderman
Roman loves Diego and Cars
both boys love to play with matchbox cars now and the girls are still into their babies.
When I ask the girls who they want to pray for, they say Hello Kitty and Princess
Also when I called my mawmaw Alice yesterday, Allie said "can I talk to her, she has the same name like me" I said, "Yes baby, that is how we got your name" Then we also talked to MawMaw Paula and Paula asked Alice if she remembered her and she said "yeah, we swing at your house and go on the slide and ride in a pink car (pink barbie jeep). " It has been 8 months since we saw them and she still remembers all of this.
Also another thing that Alice remembered recently is that I showed her a picture of her bio mom and asked her if she knew who it was and she giggled and said her name and said she always cries when she sees us. She hasn't seen her in a year and I can't believe she still remembers that. Well I will close for now, hopefully I will be able to write sooner next time. I love you Roman, Rose, Anderson, and Alice. You will never be able to fathom how important you are to me and Daddy. You are our heart and our world and we live for you everyday. Love you so much, love mommy
Friday, July 17, 2009
Time Flies
Time is just flying by. Rose and Roman still take a good solid nap, while at times it is easier to just keep Allie and AJ awake and not fight to get them to sleep and interrupt the good 3 hour nap Rosie and Romo will take. So I sit here in our bedroom contemplating folding clothes as I watch Allie and AJ take turns covering up each other and pat each other's back and I think, "wow, where has the time gone". Our youngest child will be two in September and there are no more babies. I feel as though sometimes the growing up part is worse for us because we missed a big chunk of Allie, Aj, and Romo's earlier life since Allie was 1 yr old, Romo 8 mos old, and Rosie 2 yrs old when they came into our lives. In some ways it is nice not having babies anymore so that we can do more things, for instance, we will go on our first camping trip at the end of the month or like in a few years when we can get nice things in the house and not have to determine how it will be damaged by the kids. It would be difficult and like starting all over again if we had another baby. At the sametime I feel as though I want to have another baby to do it all over again and cherish it since our situation we have now happened so fast and it was more just being in survival mode all of the time. Well I could dwell on this everyday or I could just be at peace and try to enjoy each and every moment with the kids and not try to rush to the next thing. I choose to enjoy it and want to just make their life as great as possible so that when they grow older they would have had good guidance and great childhood memories. These kids are a gift from God. There was a time when my life had no purpose and I thought I would never have children and I still can't believe we have four beautiful healthy children that are all ours and I never want to take that for granted.
In closing there is one thing I really want the kids to know: Roman had the worse diapers out of all of you, and I mean BAD! His room still smells from the one he had this morning so Roman, you owe me big time, and the other kids should make you wipe my ass the most when I need it.
So some new things Roman says, "a mess", "spongebob"
Anderson says "look Allie, you" while showing Allie a picture of herself, also "little bear"
In closing there is one thing I really want the kids to know: Roman had the worse diapers out of all of you, and I mean BAD! His room still smells from the one he had this morning so Roman, you owe me big time, and the other kids should make you wipe my ass the most when I need it.
So some new things Roman says, "a mess", "spongebob"
Anderson says "look Allie, you" while showing Allie a picture of herself, also "little bear"
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Kids Quote
Some things Roman says at 22 months
I Got It, Sorry, Get Down, Fun, Okay, a bee daddy
In the car the other day we were listening to a Kelly Clarkson song that says "cause we belong together now..." and Alice said, "Mom, that song says, Cause we belong together now, and we all belong together too"
I Got It, Sorry, Get Down, Fun, Okay, a bee daddy
In the car the other day we were listening to a Kelly Clarkson song that says "cause we belong together now..." and Alice said, "Mom, that song says, Cause we belong together now, and we all belong together too"
Monday, July 13, 2009
SPECIAL KIDS DAY
Now that we have respite care, I have been able to spend more individual time with the kids so one day last week I took the girls to the Children's Museum. They had a blast, we packed our lunch and hung out for a while. Then another day I took the boys to play at McDonald's and Roman had a Dr. appt for his follow up with his ear tubes, which that wasn't fun but he still liked it. Now I am trying to do one on one time with the kids so today I took Anderson with me to run errands. All of the kids are growing up so fast and having this one on one time with them as allowed me to be more attentive to them and notice things that I wouldn't normally such as words they are saying, things they are doing, etc. I took Anderson to the mall to have lunch, ride the carousel, and play in the kids area. It was like he was so proud and confident to just be there with me. We also went to the Sprint Store to get my phone fixed and went to the cleaners to get hangers. While at the cleaners there is a fountain outside that he got to play in and we also got to see some firemen jump into the firetruck and run off with the sirens. Anderson said something today I had never heard him say, it was "mom, hold my fries" too funny. Anderson is such a mommy's boy, did I mention that he sleeps on our floor in our bedroom every night? I love it, I love having him right there with me but I am scared that he will never grow out of it, haha! Every now and then we can convince him to sleep in the girls room but most of the time we just don't feel like fighting him and will just let him sleep with us. Following this will be pics from the girls at the museum and Aj's day with mommy today from the sprint store and the fountain.
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