Well, I know it’s been awhile…yet again. We’ve been through a lot these past 2+ months. I was laid off from Wachovia at the end of July and am still looking for gainful employment. I have been spending most of my time off with the girls…and let me tell you…HIGH maintenance!! Being a stay at home mom so far has been the hardest job in my life. I have to take Alyssa to school in the morning (Maddie comes with), come home for two hours and keep Maddie busy while Sissy is gone, go back and pick Alyssa up, come back home, get lunch ready, get Maddie ready for a nap, clean up lunch, clean the house, play with Alyssa…cook dinner (while Maddie close at my heels), clean dinner up, clean kids up, get them ready for bed…and so on and so on! I never knew it’d be so hard. Although I do receive severance, I’ll still need to find something so that we can use some of the money for some upgrades to the house. We want new flooring, paint, a new back door (hopefully French doors). All of you who’ve seen our house…it’s rather drab in the living areas and we’d finally like to add some color.
Well, the past couple of months have been busy, as you can see. I wish I had some good news about Maddie walking, but she’s pretty lazy. She figures that crawling will get her where she wants to be a lot faster than learning to walk. Maddie also celebrated her first birthday on August 23rd, she did so well, and absolutely LOVED her cake. Alyssa helped her eat it of course. We remember Alyssa’s first birthday, and she didn’t wanna dig into her cake, but Maddie, striving to out-do her sister, wore her cake EVERYWHERE! The bath water afterward was disgusting. She got lots of good stuff from clothes to toys, and we’re glad to say that Alyssa is enjoying all of the toys…hehehehe! Maddie also had her 12 month dr appt which gave us a weight of 18.5 kbs and 27 inches…I’d love to say she’s growing like a weed, but I’m going to say SHE’S EATING LIKE A PIG!!! And NO…not gaining weight it seems. We’ve finally stepped up to size 3 diapers, although 2’s still fit her just as good.
Alyssa started school again back on the 19th of August and so far is doing awesome again. This is her second round of preschool since she won’t be ready for kindergarten until next August, but we figure this puts her on the fast track to grade school. Who knows, she may be a grade or two ahead of the rest of the kids her age. She’s a smart cookie!! Since her tonsilectomy and adenoidectomy, she’s had no change in her squeaky voice, so we think it’s permanent. It’s not a bad thing, as we believe that those HUGE tonsils and adenoids were making her sound all nasaly. She sleeps so much better at night now, we can hardly hear her breathing anymore.
A couple of weeks ago, found us up in Show Low where Alyssa had her first real fishing expedition. We’re proud to say that she caught her very own fish. Out of kindness, she threw it back (with Poppy’s help of course). They were too small to keep anyways. Alyssa busied herself at the cabin by playing in the sandbox, and playing with Maddie on the floor. Sometimes, she’d rest inside and catch a flick while Mimi and busied ourselves otherwise. We visited with Gigi and Grandpa as well, and met Gigi’s new kitty Mandy. Mandy isn’t so sure about Alyssa, but Maddie wanted everything to do with Mandy (we saw Mandy for about 20 seconds before she tore off into another room). Hehehehe.
Recently, we’ve been hanging out just enjoying each others company. Last night we rented a movie for Alyssa…she reached another “penny” milestone at 200 pennies and was rewarded a movie rental of her choice…and she chose Meet the Robinsons. For those of you who don’t know what the “pennies” are, Alyssa receives pennies (anywhere from 3-10) each time she does something helpful around the house. She gets 3 when she does something that we ask her to do, 5 when she helps with Maddie and 10 when she is helpful without being asked. This past week, she was awarded 25 pennies in ONE day…WAY TO GO LYSS!!!
With that, we’re off again. I hope to post again soon with updated pics (as I finally have my new camera)!!! Love to you all and talk to you soon!
