S - I'm able to be home for 5 wks AND get paid for it! That's right 5 weeks! It has been a wonderful benefit to help out during the adjustment periods for C and the kids along with getting a greater appreciation for the life of a stay at home mom (yikes - full time job PLUS some.) And I get some great time with the kids and get to have fun with them all day, every day for a while and not have to hurry out the door to get to work etc...
C - has been able to get back on her feet and back into "super mom" mode rather quickly. I am amazed how she is able to balance everything and keep track of things going on with the kids so well (not that things are perfect - but her batting percentage is much higher than mine would be!)
G - she has fully embraced the "biggest sister" role wonderfully. She constantly is checking on baby C and wants to hold/kiss/talk to/sing/help/play with/watch him. Plus, she has been able to play with W so much more lately. And most of the time that is a good thing. We have often found them reading books together, playing hide -n- seek, running / chasing after each other.
W - he has a amazing vocabulary for an 18 month old. He seems sooo much older and bigger when he says "sit doun, read ook peese dada" (requesting a book to be read to him). And then he will proceed to tell you / recite some books to you. He can be the happiest and silliest boy when he wants to. He has the mischievous smirk down to a "t."
baby C - Sleeps and poops like a champ. What more can you ask for at this age? He has his nights and days straight and a couple nights ago slept almost 6 hours before waking up and eating.
So, that is a snapshot of the good life in our household . . . (accompanied by an actual snapshot!)
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Steve, thank you for your perspective. Thank you for loving your family.
Hurray - a Steve post! :)
I like the new template - works really well with the three pictures up top.
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