Wow, it's been awhile, and a lot has changed! I will get to the changes, but right now it's Easter and I am excited about that!
We have been sharing the excitement of the Easter bunny with Alex all week! Wednesday we took him out to dinner at a restaurant that was having a kids night, and he loved seeing the bunny their! He was waving at him (or her) giving hugs, high fives, and blowing kisses! It was so cute. On TThursday he got to take part in an Easter egg hunt at school. I did not get to see it, but the teachers took some really cute pictures for me.
Friday night we took him out to look for a bike for him as a little Easter gift/he just needs one. We did not have any luck. We found one that fit him great, but he could not pedal it, and I don't think he will be able to any time soon. We checked another store for a little 4 wheeler that is like a power wheels car, but they were all out because they were on sale. We did find out that their store on the other side of town did have them, so we put one on hold there.
Today we went to the mall for some Easter fun. Alex got to play some simple games to win little prizes. His favorite was a little ring with a smile face on it. He also got to see a fire truck and get in an ambulance. He seemed Star Struck at those two, since they are his favorite! He saw the Easter bunny, but the line to sit with him was way to long for Alex to wait so we didn't. He got to go in a bounce house for the first time and he LOVED it! He liked it so much that he would not get out when his turn was over, and the people working it had to go in and get him! Before heading home we ran into the toy store and grabbed the 4 wheeler that we had on hold. After a fast lunch we went home for Alex's nap. He must have been beat from all the morning excitement because he slept for over 3 hours and Joe ended up waking him.
When he got up we showed him his new 4 wheeler and he jumped right on it. We spent the next few hours outside playing and working on the yard. Then we headed out to one of our other malls in town to get that picture of Alex with the Easter bunny. Again he loved it! Now he is sleeping and I am going to hide his eggs around the house because it's going to rain tomorrow.
I love watching Alex enjoy the excitement of Easter, but this Easter comes with a lot of heartache! Not only is this our first holiday without the foster kids (Alex's brother and sister), but it is also the first holiday since a lot of drama in my family happened, and I am left with no family Easter to go to. We could have driven over to Joe's mom's for dinner, but we were just there two weeks ago and gas prices are nuts! So it's sad, but it is what it is!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Monday, September 26, 2011
Still Here!
Things have slowly falling apart here for a few weeks now, but we just keep working on putting things back together.
I started my new hours a few weeks ago, and it's not going as well as I had hoped for. My three don't get along that well when left alone, and so this leaves me very little time to get things done. Although I am home with them from 7am-10:30am, I can hardly leave the room they are in for more than a few minutes. Right now I hear "Is this mine?" "No, that's mine" "It is mine" but, this time I will be letting them work it out! It's is very hard having three children so close in age! Each day does get a little better, and I am finding ways to get things done, while still watching closely over the kids.
Alex has been a real spit fire lately! He is in a toddler bed now, and not sleeping well. He went from about 3 hours of naps a day, to 1 hour. He also went from falling asleep right around 8 and sleeping until 7:15, to falling asleep after 9 and getting up before 7. This lack of sleep is making him very grumpy and short tempered! His hitting is at an all time high, as well as his whining. I hope to get past this soon, because it is very wearing on us! I have no idea how to get him to sleep more, but again, each week is getting a little better and soon I hope he will forget that he can get right out of bed, and he will just go to sleep instead.
"Big boy" has expectantly pulled away from us. He has been her five months now, and has just started talking about "going home". He rarely smiles, hates his new school (daycare), is always bickering with the other two, and is just not himself. He got to go to his great grandparents by himself this past weekend and we hoped this would help snap him out of it, but so far it only seems to have made things worse. He came home very mouthy as if he is in charge of the house, and we were told that was how he treated his great grandpa all weekend. I guess we will try to find another way to help him through.
"Princess" has her days. She loves her new school (daycare), and does great with the boys one on one. Three really is a crowd in this house!
We are pretty brunt out on the system right now, and are wondering where we go from here! We have a big court date next week, but in the last two weeks the kids social worker left and we have a new one, the supervisor of the case left, and our licensing worker was changed! It's all been a bit much! Which is why I have not been on my blog. I have not even had time to read other blogs, which I always found time for.
I'll try to write more often, since it makes me feel so much better.
I started my new hours a few weeks ago, and it's not going as well as I had hoped for. My three don't get along that well when left alone, and so this leaves me very little time to get things done. Although I am home with them from 7am-10:30am, I can hardly leave the room they are in for more than a few minutes. Right now I hear "Is this mine?" "No, that's mine" "It is mine" but, this time I will be letting them work it out! It's is very hard having three children so close in age! Each day does get a little better, and I am finding ways to get things done, while still watching closely over the kids.
Alex has been a real spit fire lately! He is in a toddler bed now, and not sleeping well. He went from about 3 hours of naps a day, to 1 hour. He also went from falling asleep right around 8 and sleeping until 7:15, to falling asleep after 9 and getting up before 7. This lack of sleep is making him very grumpy and short tempered! His hitting is at an all time high, as well as his whining. I hope to get past this soon, because it is very wearing on us! I have no idea how to get him to sleep more, but again, each week is getting a little better and soon I hope he will forget that he can get right out of bed, and he will just go to sleep instead.
"Big boy" has expectantly pulled away from us. He has been her five months now, and has just started talking about "going home". He rarely smiles, hates his new school (daycare), is always bickering with the other two, and is just not himself. He got to go to his great grandparents by himself this past weekend and we hoped this would help snap him out of it, but so far it only seems to have made things worse. He came home very mouthy as if he is in charge of the house, and we were told that was how he treated his great grandpa all weekend. I guess we will try to find another way to help him through.
"Princess" has her days. She loves her new school (daycare), and does great with the boys one on one. Three really is a crowd in this house!
We are pretty brunt out on the system right now, and are wondering where we go from here! We have a big court date next week, but in the last two weeks the kids social worker left and we have a new one, the supervisor of the case left, and our licensing worker was changed! It's all been a bit much! Which is why I have not been on my blog. I have not even had time to read other blogs, which I always found time for.
I'll try to write more often, since it makes me feel so much better.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
When your baby is not a baby
As I was sitting in the living room taking a break from cleaning, Alex is sitting next to me chatting my ear off. He's telling me what he wants, and talking all about how he does everything "mineself" (myself). I try to hold his hand to help him off the couch and he pushes my hand away. He yells out again "MINE SELF". Then he sees his potty book on the floor and remembers he just pooped on the potty, so he runs around cheering for himself "potty yeah potty yhea". I look at the wild man running back and forth, and it hits me! My baby is long gone! Tears start to flow and Alex looks at me and says "mama cryin", then he gives me the sweetest kiss. I try hard as I can to remember what it was like to have an infant. I can kind of remember because of the sleepless nights, and consent feedings, but I can not remember 3-9 months for anything. I try to remember what it was even like before he became this running, talking, climbing machine and it just wont come back to me.
We have been in survival mode for the last 4 months, but now it's time to get back to enjoying life. I start my new job in two weeks and I can not wait for things to slow down, and to have more time to enjoy my kids! I do not look forward to the day I am again sitting on the couch and I am crying my eyes out as I help Alex pick out his graduation announcements!
We have been in survival mode for the last 4 months, but now it's time to get back to enjoying life. I start my new job in two weeks and I can not wait for things to slow down, and to have more time to enjoy my kids! I do not look forward to the day I am again sitting on the couch and I am crying my eyes out as I help Alex pick out his graduation announcements!
Monday, August 22, 2011
18 weeks
We are 18 weeks into our foster parenting journey and going strong......most days! We had a pretty big court hearing about two weeks ago, and things seem to be moving as we would hope. I don't want to say too much, but we should know even more at the end of September.
I think my last post was about my job dilemma. Well, I will be moving on. I have five more days with my current family, and will have my last day on Sept 1st. After the holiday weekend I will be starting with my new/old family. I am going back to nanny for the family that I was with before I was where I am now! Get that? I am excited about the hours (about half as many), but I am a little worried about the money. Some how we will make it work! I look forward to the time that I will have with the three kids, and think that the other two will benefit greatly from not being in daycare so many hours a day!
More to come soon!
I think my last post was about my job dilemma. Well, I will be moving on. I have five more days with my current family, and will have my last day on Sept 1st. After the holiday weekend I will be starting with my new/old family. I am going back to nanny for the family that I was with before I was where I am now! Get that? I am excited about the hours (about half as many), but I am a little worried about the money. Some how we will make it work! I look forward to the time that I will have with the three kids, and think that the other two will benefit greatly from not being in daycare so many hours a day!
More to come soon!
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