Halloween 2010

I know, slacker I am.. never updating THIS blog. :) We are doing well though, although I'm still as baby hungry as ever (for those who aren't keeping track I've been "wanting" another baby for the last 2 1/2 years now... well more than wanting but hoping for one? We've had a few miscarriages but nothing too far along thankfully... they still suck...)

Anyways, Alex is doing really well. He had his MRI recently to check his spinal cord and it was FINE. NO sign of a tethered spinal cord and so now we are going to turn to OT and see what they can tell us about what we can do to train him. It's not his fault... we know that. He has two AMAZING aides this year, we couldn't be happier. Mrs Tammy is in the morning and Miss Jenn in the afternoon and I just adore them (more or less because they just LOVE Alex so that makes it easier.) Besides, I want to adopt Jenn as another sister (and she reads this blog so hey Jenn!) It's all good and they have been helping him so much. His teacher is amazing, we LOVE her too. It's just a huge blessing and a sigh of relief for me that we were so blessed. He's doing well, still struggles to hit the big 30 lbs mark (we were there but he dropped below 30 lbs again). Oh well. He's catching up a lot this year actually... if you look at his height next to the other kids he's still small but doesn't look like some preschooler who snuck in when no one was watching anymore. lol. His writing and reading are coming along (once again thanks to the many people that help him along with his teacher and aides). It's fabulous.

Ariana is doing well too, she's had a few bad days at school but mostly because she gets SO excited. It's the oposite of last year where they didn't know if she would talk. This year in Kindergarten she comes home and gushes about how she loves her teacher and someday wants to be a teacher "just like her" (ha... her daddy and grandpa are both teachers but she doesn't want to be like them, they are boys after all). lol. She''s so cute and is SO much taller than her brothers now. No one mistakes her and Alex for twins anymore, rather it's Alex and Camden. (Yes, that would be the longest pregnancy in history since they are 3 years apart...)

Speaking of Camden he's a booger but we love him. He's off the charts tall (they think he'll be at least 6'4 someday... 1 inch taller than daddy at least) and so he's proud of that. He's smart as can be (holy cow) and will be ready for school when his turn comes. We figure it helps that we work with the other two on letters/counting/etc and he is just picking up on it too. We don't mind, we love watching him learn. Sometimes we forget though that he IS just three because he's so tall and talks so well. Poor guy... He's not potty trained yet either but we know that his issue is that he watches Alex (who works hard at it) and since Alex isn't potty trained... well... neither is Camden despite our efforts. Stinker will get it someday, he's smart enough.

I'm doing great, I am on those thyroid medicines and FINALLY am feeling more normal. It's fabulous, I haven't felt this "normal" or like myself in a LONG time. It's amazing and I am not in a hurry to give up any of the medicines soon. I am hoping to wean off the 20mg of Prozac (lowest dose) but will stay on the low dose of thyroid meds. Good stuff. I'm praying for a baby... Ariana asks me all the time for a sister and I of course worry about a huge age gap after how close the other three are but it's not in my hands. The Lord knows what he's doing and honestly I'm grateful my body will be healthy (and my mental health... roflol) before another child. Definitely not ready to be done at the moment though.

Ray is working on his Masters project so he should have the Masters in Mathematics Education by Spring if it all goes well. Big relief! We also are NOT going to be moving to Idaho any time soon like we had hoped. We can't just sell our house at the moment and know we are where we need to be. Besides, we can't give up our aides for Alex. :) Ray is doing well though and we are all good.

Here are some great photos from Halloween to show you the kids (they kept changing their minds on their costumes).

Our friend Shane did face painting for the kids at their Halloween party and this is what Ariana ended up with (although when he first offered she had a melt down, you just never know with her...)

This was Alex's sign that he wrote yesterday when home sick.. he was DYING to go back to school and wrote "I want to go to school" on the board. Well, at least he sounded it out. Whether the letters went where they were supposed to is another matter... lol. He even drew himself on there, how thoughtful of him.