First off, apologies for all the spam that was sent/posted on this. Someone had hacked into my account and I hadn't even noticed it. I deleted the spam posts as well as changed my information. Hopefully, this does not happen again.
Lily is growing fast. She turned 6 years old yesterday. I can't believe how much time has flown. She is so smart, it amazes me. Don't get me wrong, she's a brat, a lot, and a bit bossy, but she's generally a good kid and I do love her bunches. Currently, she is doing 2nd grade work at home. We chose to continue to homeschool due to the fact that our children are quite advanced, and we like it that way. We worked hard for that, and are very proud of them. Lily is on top of it, and it amazes me how much she knows and remembers. I'm hoping to have her tested during the summer. We found a place that does free placement tests in Round Rock, so Justin and I are pretty excited. Her favorite things right now are: Pink, coloring, drawing, writing stories, Princesses, and organizing.
Iris, who turned 4 in October, is also growing well. She's just as advanced (currently doing Kindergarten at home) but is my much quiter child. She likes to keep to herself and speaks in two volumes: quiet, and quieter. When you ask her to speak up, apparently there is no inbetween and she will just start yelling. She is a very silly child, but is easily upset bby her older sister, so things are never boring at home. Her favorite things right now are: Purple, books, telling people off, and generally being silly.
Rose, who has been 2 since the end of July, is full of crazy. While we have her trying Pre-K work, she is very much disinterested. She knows all of her shapes, is speaking in sentences, relatively, and knows left from right. She can even identify a few capital letters. However, she refuses to count any number except the numbers 8 and 10 and doesn't care so much about colors. She's also the meanest of the three. While Lily is the instigator/manipulator, Rose is the brawler. She is usually yelling at *someone* for any reason at all and throwing punches. Even when she is sick. He sisters are cuddly, and maybe a little whiney, when they are sick. Rose, on the other hand, is full of rage. There is screaming and kicking involved when she is sick. She just got over a double ear infection not too long ago, and I'm just happy she has stop raging at everyone. (Don't get me wrong, she is still loud and raging, just not as often.) It seems like she has two emotions: rage, and surpressed rage.
As for the unborn: It's a boy!! I kind of feel sorry for the kid. He has no idea what he is getting himself into. Those girls are going to be all over him, especially Lily, who has been asking for a baby brother since before I had Rose. She wanted to name him Carlos, but we said no. Iris didn't care, just as long as he doesn't touch her stuff. Even though I'm due on February 13, he's coming out a week early. This pregnancy has not been too kind to me. I'm at a high risk for uterine rupture (due to three prior c-sections) and have gestational diabetes. I've been on bed rest since August, and take frequent naps, as instructed by my doctor. I hurt, a lot, and feel exhausted ona regular basis. While I have good days, and try and stay active on those days, it doesn't always go as planned. My legs and feet go numb a lot, my hips feel like they are trying to detach themselves from the rest of my body, and my back is one giant knot. I have to take a sleep aid, a painkiller, anti-nausea, and heartburn medicine just so I can sleep through the night. Not to mention that last week I had bronchitis, so on top of that, I had to take antibiotics three times a day and use my inhaler. I still have a nasty cough, but that's mostly due to allergies and my asthma. Did I mention this pregnancy hasn't been kind to me?
Keep on the lookout around February 7-9 for updates on the new baby! Wishing everyone happy winter holidays and a prosperous new year.
