I feel like I haven't written a blog in... forever. When I have time, I am just exhausted. That is, "when" I have time and to be honest, I really don't have time. There's always something that needs to be done.We chose Katie and Lauren's "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" for their 5 month pictures. My, how they have GROWN!
Both girls are using their hands. As you can see in the pic, Lauren is using her hands to discover her feet! Every day is a new adventure!
Katie is showing signs of rolling over from back to front. Hasn't done it on her own, but she is still getting really, really close to being able to do it. I don't know if I've already mentioned, but it has been about a month since Lauren rolled over (several times) from tummy to back, but she hasn't done it again. Hhhmp!
I could say that the girls are like night and day. Lauren is still quite the diva. She needs all the attention and demands it, too. Katie is a little thinker that is generally happy all the time (compared to Lauren who is either happy or demanding ... i.e., fussing) and loves to giggle at her brother's antics. Both girls are in love with the dogs and love to smile and grin at them. Bell indulges them and will sniff them, kiss (lick) them. Sabrina could care less. She's a lot like a cat in the way she is very independent and could care less about anyone but me or Tim.
TJ is doing REALLY well in Kindergarten. He is learning to read and write and is making lots of friends. He's also very well behaved and "stays on green" all the time. His teacher said that she wishes she had a class full of TJs. Another teacher at the school told Tim she was very impressed with TJ's ability to behave and follow directions. He sure does make me proud!
TJ, Katie and Lauren had their pictures taken at Portrait Innovations. This picture shows just how crazy and impossible it can be to get a good picture with all three kids smiling. Most of the pictures we got were some variation of this picture... that I actually love! But that didn't keep me from spending a very, very pretty penny in photos. Don't worry ... if you normally get Christmas cards from me, you will get some kind of picture! We promise! The lady at PI did a really good job, worked with me in what I wanted, and tried hard to get what I was looking for. I was very happy, as I've had good and not-so-good experiences there before. Click here if you are interested in seeing the 120+ picture from today's photo shoot.
After the photo shoot, we had about an hour to kill before we had a dental appt. for TJ and myself. TJ had yet to have one successful cleaning (due to anxiety), but he assured me he was ready to sit and have his teeth cleaned and inspected. HE DID SO WELL! He went in there, sat down, and took it ... well, I guess he took it like a man! A little man, but a man nonetheless! His teeth were clean as a whistle. I was very happy with the fact that he didn't have to have any scraping for his first cleaning. Lucky him! It made me VERY happy and VERY relieved because TJ is a candy hound and I am constantly on him to brush correctly. I guess it worked!
After getting everyone ready, running from Hazel Green to South Huntsville and back again, and dealing with changing clothes (and NOT getting spit-up on them) and then the dentist... well, need I express just how exhausted I am? I am sure you can image.
And with that, let's hope it isn't another "forever" before I post again. Off I go to attend to a fussy, tired little lady.