It's been too long since I have blogged. I try to write at least once a month with updates about the kiddos.
So. Mr. Zachary is now mobile. When I say mobile, I don't mean just scooting around on his little bottom. He turned 9 months old on the 18th. He can pull himself up, he can crawl, he can stand up on his own, he can cruise while holding onto something, and now he can walk. Well, almost. He has learned to take Lacey's little chairs and push them around the house as he walks behind them. He looked a lot like Frankenstein at first, but he has gotten so much better. I am really surprised he isn't walking on his own. His movement has gotten so smooth and controlled over the past month. He also LOVES solid foods. It's almost all he is eating now. That adds to his messiness. He wonders around with a soggy cracker or cheerio on a regular basis and of course, touches everything. I think ( know) he desperately wants to keep up with his big sister.
Speaking of big sisters, she obviously has quite a few girly things. Hairbrushes, necklaces, purses and dolls to be exact. Zach must think he is a girl. His favorite toy? A hairbrush. He loves to play with little dolls, they are another favorite. His cars, footballs, and trains? Not so much. He will literally take off at top speed to get a brush if he sees one. I hope this is something he will grow out of. I can't imagine the teasing he will get if he decides he wants to be a hairdresser one day. Just as long as he gets married to a girl..I guess I could be okay with anything he decides to do.
Lacey and Zach both started back at daycare. This is their second week. I know the girl that runs this daycare and love her. We loved Miss Chelsy and her family too, but Mom/Daycare was cheaper and just a better option for all of us. We also felt that Lacey needed to be in a "school like" setting. She has to be quiet, walk in straight lines, make friends and share. Not to mention she has a spot in the GA funded Pre-K next year (WONDERFUL!!) She is also soaking all of the things they do in "class" right up. Most of the time she doesn't want to go home with me and last weekend she couldn't understand why she couldn't go to her school.
Zachary also enjoys himself. All of the teachers just love him. (of course they do!) I can tell that someone is snuggling with him all day long. He is also very friendly. He gets that from Andy. Lace and I, well, people don't flock to us, and we don't really care. Zach and Andy have that magnetism that draws people. When I get him up in the morning he is excited to go and when I pick him up, he is excited to leave. Works out really well if you ask me. He has been sick since the day he started. Last night he even threw up ALL night. I am running on about 30 minutes of sleep right now. He was fine after 3am so I watched him for a few hours and came into work about 10:00. I have checked on him a couple of times today and so far he is doing really well. Just tired (I know how he feels).
Andy has been working out of town quite a bit. It's hard working full -time with two kids and doing it all alone. I enjoy the solitude when the day is done, but most of the time without him the day isn't done until 9:30ish. I can't remember the last time I actually had dinner. He hates being away also. Most of the time when he is gone, he comes back on the weekends. A couple of weeks ago he had to work straight through the weekend into another week. He was pretty upset about it along with Lacey. So I packed the kids up that Friday night and brought us to him. No one slept in that tiny hotel room, but I haven't seen Andy's face light up like that in a long time. He hates being away from his kids. He didn't even think about the lack of sleep.
Nothing really special with me. I did get a promotion and a great raise at my work. Lindsey no longer works with me :(. I got the raise and promotion because things are so crappy here. It's not fun. I dread going to work everyday. I don't want to live like that. I'm going to stick it out and hope things change soon because this company has been great to me over the past few years. Let's face it. I have missed a lot of work because of the kids. Never once has it been mentioned. Not in a review, not even in passing. I owe it to myself to stay. I think that should pretty much sum up all of the new things that are going on.
I'll try to update more often!
So. Mr. Zachary is now mobile. When I say mobile, I don't mean just scooting around on his little bottom. He turned 9 months old on the 18th. He can pull himself up, he can crawl, he can stand up on his own, he can cruise while holding onto something, and now he can walk. Well, almost. He has learned to take Lacey's little chairs and push them around the house as he walks behind them. He looked a lot like Frankenstein at first, but he has gotten so much better. I am really surprised he isn't walking on his own. His movement has gotten so smooth and controlled over the past month. He also LOVES solid foods. It's almost all he is eating now. That adds to his messiness. He wonders around with a soggy cracker or cheerio on a regular basis and of course, touches everything. I think ( know) he desperately wants to keep up with his big sister.
Speaking of big sisters, she obviously has quite a few girly things. Hairbrushes, necklaces, purses and dolls to be exact. Zach must think he is a girl. His favorite toy? A hairbrush. He loves to play with little dolls, they are another favorite. His cars, footballs, and trains? Not so much. He will literally take off at top speed to get a brush if he sees one. I hope this is something he will grow out of. I can't imagine the teasing he will get if he decides he wants to be a hairdresser one day. Just as long as he gets married to a girl..I guess I could be okay with anything he decides to do.
Lacey and Zach both started back at daycare. This is their second week. I know the girl that runs this daycare and love her. We loved Miss Chelsy and her family too, but Mom/Daycare was cheaper and just a better option for all of us. We also felt that Lacey needed to be in a "school like" setting. She has to be quiet, walk in straight lines, make friends and share. Not to mention she has a spot in the GA funded Pre-K next year (WONDERFUL!!) She is also soaking all of the things they do in "class" right up. Most of the time she doesn't want to go home with me and last weekend she couldn't understand why she couldn't go to her school.
Zachary also enjoys himself. All of the teachers just love him. (of course they do!) I can tell that someone is snuggling with him all day long. He is also very friendly. He gets that from Andy. Lace and I, well, people don't flock to us, and we don't really care. Zach and Andy have that magnetism that draws people. When I get him up in the morning he is excited to go and when I pick him up, he is excited to leave. Works out really well if you ask me. He has been sick since the day he started. Last night he even threw up ALL night. I am running on about 30 minutes of sleep right now. He was fine after 3am so I watched him for a few hours and came into work about 10:00. I have checked on him a couple of times today and so far he is doing really well. Just tired (I know how he feels).
Andy has been working out of town quite a bit. It's hard working full -time with two kids and doing it all alone. I enjoy the solitude when the day is done, but most of the time without him the day isn't done until 9:30ish. I can't remember the last time I actually had dinner. He hates being away also. Most of the time when he is gone, he comes back on the weekends. A couple of weeks ago he had to work straight through the weekend into another week. He was pretty upset about it along with Lacey. So I packed the kids up that Friday night and brought us to him. No one slept in that tiny hotel room, but I haven't seen Andy's face light up like that in a long time. He hates being away from his kids. He didn't even think about the lack of sleep.
Nothing really special with me. I did get a promotion and a great raise at my work. Lindsey no longer works with me :(. I got the raise and promotion because things are so crappy here. It's not fun. I dread going to work everyday. I don't want to live like that. I'm going to stick it out and hope things change soon because this company has been great to me over the past few years. Let's face it. I have missed a lot of work because of the kids. Never once has it been mentioned. Not in a review, not even in passing. I owe it to myself to stay. I think that should pretty much sum up all of the new things that are going on.
I'll try to update more often!
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