Fashionista

Is that even how you spell fashionista? Just a quick note to tell everyone out there that Maddy will be turning 3 in a few days and she already fights us on what she wears. Isn't she too young to care that her shirt is red and blue instead of white with airplanes? She care more about what she wears than I do about what I wear. YIKES!!! I am afraid that I will have a diva on my hands soon!!!

Teeth

It is always a sad day when the toothless grin leaves. Last Sunday, when Geneva was eating lunch she kept grinning at me and all of a sudden I realized that the toothless grin was gone forever. I miss it so much but at the same time her teeth are really cute. She has 2 on the bottom, 3 on the top and another coming in on the top.

Kevin took 2 tests yesterday, and also prepared several job applications. Today he is going to start studying for his comprehensive again, which he takes in one week. He also took a test last Thursday and got a 98%. I have such a smart husband.
Lately, Madeleine has been trying on all of her clothes. She often forgets different portions, such as here where she is missing her undershirt.

Maddy wore underwear on Monday, and she only had 3 accidents all day. However, she hasn't tried again because we haven't been home. And today she has a fever of 100.3 so I don't think we will be trying again for a few days.


We will be leaving for Spring Break in about a week, so I hope that Maddy feels better soon. The good news is that no one in our family has been sick yet this season. The bad news is that I might need to send Kevin away so that he doesn't get sick while trying to study for his test. Well, we will see what happens.


I hope that everyone has a good week and don't be shocked if you don't hear from me for a few weeks because next week I'll be busy getting the family ready for a 10-hour drive and then I will be out of town. So HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!! (To those that still attend school.)

Not much going on...

What to say, what to say? Kevin went to a job fair this week, but that was basically a waste of time. Nothing really eventful happened this week until just today. Kevin's sister called me today and told me that they are going to be able to go forth with their adoption as soon as they are ready. They thought that they were going to have to wait until November, but we are sooooo excited for them and we cannot wait to welcome and unknown number of new nieces and/or nephews into our family.

Also, today, Geneva let go of a chair and took two steps towards me. It made me feel like a million bucks. You see, Geneva is much closer to Kevin than she is to me. She usually wants him and she actually says "Hi, Dada". She also would only wave to him for a few days when she first started waving. Well, she took steps to me which makes me feel great, even though she still won't say "mama", or anything close to it.

After the last post, a few people wanted to know where I work. So here is the story. My degree is a Bachelors in Human Exceptionality. It is basically a degree in special education, but I didn't student teach because Maddy was so little. So, last summer my sister-in-law Erin took a class that got me back in touch with some of my friends and professors from the college of education. At the College of Ed there is a program for kids with disabilities called Saturday School. This program not only gives parents a break, but it also allows the SPED 350 students and opportunity to observe students with disabilities and then work directly with them in a classroom setting. I am one of the co-teachers of Saturday School until April 4th. So, basically I play all day. That is what I do for my job, besides the obvious work of being a full time Mom Monday- Friday. My paid job is 6 hours a week, mostly on Saturday's which is nice because Kevin gets to be at home with the girls. And since he isn't home during the week, he gets to catch up on his time with them. I hope that explanation wasn't too long.

I love being an at home Mom. And I really love working with kids with disabilities, but just this short experience working out of my home makes me realize how much I love staying at home.

I hope that every one has a great week. Until next time!!!!