Tonight is the start of a new adventure for us. Amie is officially free of pull ups. She's been ready for this transition for a while now. We wanted to wait until she finished off her last pack of pull ups until we made the final move to Big Girl status. (That's milestone #1 for Amie. We know she's ready, she's made it a habit to get up at 3am, waking us up in the process, just so she can use the potty and be accident free.) She's also earned the privilege to move to the top bunk, milestone #2! As soon as Daddy switched over her waterproof pad, sheets and fleece blanket she eagerly plucked her unicorn pillow pet off the the newly undressed bottom bunk and ascended the stairs to her new haven.
Matty is working hard to build a vocabulary. I'm not quite convinced yet that he's got a handle on the concept of communicating with words yet. He's made it clear that he knows that certain words do have a meaning but he's not yet saying them in conjunction with what he means. He'll often say Mama to Daddy, he know's it's a word but not who the title should be directed to. Here's a list of the words we've heard him say (the one's we believe he understands, not the ones he's stumbled on accidentally while mumbling... He's managed a few foul words if we count the accidentals.)
Mommy, Daddy, Down, Done, Ball, Baby, Word World (which comes out word word)
His list of words he recognizes when we say is much more impressive, like
Trash, Amie, Highchair, Food, Drink, Cup, Share, Bed, Stairs... I'm sure there's more I seem to have lost track of it all!
Miah has been doing very well in his Instructor Qualifications. He just finished Basic Instructor Training, passed all of his tests, and will be returning to the normal shift work schedule. He's been pushing hard for me to OK Aki Do lessons so he can stay in shape and learn martial arts. It's not my favorite idea but he really wants to go. He's thinking about attending a class on Monday to see if he even likes it.
As for me... Well, I've really slacked on taking care of the house. There are toys everywhere, clothes in piles in the laundry room, dirty, and our closet, clean. The upstairs really needs to be vacuumed but my Dyson is downstairs and it's a hefty lump to drag up here. I dislike excuses, I know I need to work harder, but here's at least an explanation for why I feel it's OK for me to slack in my chores temporarily. Thanks to little miss Temperance I have severe pain at the base of my spine and in my hips. My OB/GYN dismissed my discomfort at our first appointment as "normal." This last appointment I was told to take a reoccurring dose of Tylenol every four hours, up to 5,000mg of acetaminophen each day. If the pain persisted he would consider sending me to a physical therapist to help strengthen my back muscles. He's certain I've pulled something. Why is it that most OB's dismiss complaints of pain as "normal?" From what I can find online (yes, I know web md does not replace a physicians care.) I have something very similar to what is described as Symphysis pubis dysfunction. Simplified it is essentially sever pain in the hips and lower back which often radiates through the groin, buttocks and thighs. It is caused by the separation in the pelvic bone. As of now, little research has been done to find a treatment for the pain. I'm sure most of you are thinking that I'm making more out of this than I should. While I was pregnant with Matthew my discomfort was easily managed through the use of my heat pad, 2 hours on it and I felt great! Now, I can spend all day on my heat pad and still have excruciating pain just standing up. That Tylenol I take every 4 hours does nothing to lessen the pain. It was so bad tonight that I cried at supper. It hurts ti sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and I struggle to pick either of the kids up. This pain that normally appears in the third trimester normally after 30 weeks has hit me hard, starting at 14 weeks! So when I say I'm in pain believe me, it's debilitating!
I think that's enough whining for one night. I've got a box a baby things for Faith waiting to be sent out to the west coast and a birthday gift for a precious 1 year old, Miss Emery, sitting in my craft room. I finally finished the cutest onesie dress for Temperance and her push over Daddy bought her a dress when we went to the mall to deal with DMV stuff. Everyone, except for me, got haircuts today. Sorry, no pictures, Somehow I killed my battery and never put it on to charge. So much for being prepared today! Amie did very well, didn't move at all but Matty was a bit of a grump. He had some huge crocodile tears rolling down his rosy cheeks this afternoon. Oh and we are finally the proud owners of my Sentra! The title came in the mail today! Someone needs to remind me in the morning to get a jump on the Pot Roast I intend to make for supper. I put it off until 1pm today so we ate left over spaghetti instead.
XOXO, A.Scott
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