Family Updates

I feel like the last couple weeks have been so crazy I just have to recap what's been going on. First I had surgery on my sinuses on Feb. 18th for the second time in 3 and a half years. It went well. I could breath out of my nose right away and it seems that my nose is staying open. I did have a lot of throat pain and that little thing that hangs at the back of the throat (your uvula) was bruised and swollen. Other then being more tired and headaches it's going well. I have a follow up Dr. appointment on Wednesday so I hope to get some relief from these headaches.

As for Evi, well she has been doing pretty well. Kindergarten keeps plugging along and she continues to learn new things. We are working on sight words and word families as well as recognizing numbers 1-100. I feel like we should be doing more at home but sometimes it's a struggle to get everything in as it is. Right now she is really into all her make-up and jewelry she got for her birthday. We have been letting her watch American Idol and she is loving it. I'm not sure if it's the show itself or the fact that she gets to stay up later then her brothers with mom and dad. We haven't really had any bedtime issues in awhile and I think staying up a little later and getting that one on one time with Jeremy and I has really helped. Now if we could only get her to sleep with her door closed. This week at gymnastics the coach used her as the example of how to do a proper cartwheel. We are so proud.

Robert is getting so big. He is really looking forward to his birthday (poor guy has two siblings with birthdays in Feb.) and is planning on a StarWars theme. He is doing awesome at preschool and loves going everyday. I am so proud of him. I was so worried that he would have a hard time but it has turned out really well for him. He continues to receive speech three times a week for 20 min. at school and he also goes to Easter Seals once a week for 45 min. His speech is progressing, it's just been a slow journey. His park district gymnastics class ended this month so we need to get him signed up again. He really enjoys gymnastics so we plan on keeping him in it. He came home from school this week complaining that his leg hurt. I took him to the Dr. the next day because by then he wouldn't even walk on it. Since I wasn't suppose to be carrying him I had to ask for a wheel chair. The x-rays showed no fracture and no blockages. We are still not sure what was going on but by that evening he was running around on it again. The Dr. said it could be an infection that spread to his leg. We also did some blood work on him checking his sugar levels. Due to some strange skin issues he has (which turned out to be dry skin) I was worried he may be a diabetic. The blood work all came back normal. Praise God. I'm sure my Dr. appreciates when I come in with my internet findings. LOL So now we need to make sure and lotion him up every night before bed to help with his many skin irritations.

Our foster son celebrated his 2nd birthday this week which was fun. Thankfully we will be done with parties and such for awhile. It's hard having two kid's birthdays right after Christmas. Baby boy continues to do well. He is talking up a storm and we are working on potty training. Of course he is two so life isn't always a bowl of cherries. LOL He is a joy and a blessing though and we are so glad God brought him into our lives.

I am so glad that Spring is right around the corner, it really can't come fast enough. I had Robert and Evi out on their scooters today just to get out and do something. I'm sick of being in the house. I'm hoping we have seen the last of the snow and the sun is going to keep on shinning. Living in Chicago makes no guarentees!