May Mash-up

G started Roller Derby, after being invited to watch a long time friend participate. The kids, parents, and coaches have been so great and welcoming to skater (G), playtime younger sibling (A), and new parents! G started by wearing her safety gear and learning how to fall. And now has already graduated from the push trainer.

She has enjoyed her video games she got for her birthday: LEGO Harry Potter and Minecraft. She also explored our Wii games beyond Wii Fit and now also enjoys Mario Kart. Lol, this wasn't expected nor prohibited and has actually turned into more cooperative time among the kids, particularly G and A. So much so, A' requests G to play so she can watch.

G is almost half way through her learn to read book and is progressing marvelously! She has had the attention, memory, and interest for some time. But we were working on the concept of practice and patience with oneself. Living the concept of practice and repetition through swim has helped her in her academics as well. We still need to occasionally remind her to breath deep, calm down, and be patient with herself since her eagerness to learn and master things sometime overshadows the enjoyment of the process. Seeing G succeeding, A asked to start reading lessons from the same book - so we have officially started with her too. Yahoo!

M's been on the wait-list for a spot in the young gymnastics class. We were lucky that a spot opened right before her birthday, so she got to start on her actually birthday! She's had two classes so far. She's been asking for class for months and ran right in and participated. She doesn't like when class ends but easily got over the disappointment knowing its time for snacks/lunch, lol. Speaking of, during her second class she did come out to ask for something from the vending machine. I was consistent and said no, no food until after class. She said she was done, but I said her classmates and coach aren't so still no snacks yet. She got bored with me and went back in. Ha, love it - she jumped right back in to rotation and practice without upset. A' was so supportive and encouraging! Really showing some lovely big sister moments at the gym and at home practice. *A's bridge and ring activities have been strong, and recently her cartwheels have largely improved.

M was delighted with her birthday party! We did picnic lunch with cupcakes at a local playground/park. We had both cousins and friends join us there. We provided food, a pinata, and some sidewalk chalk. The kids played and played, all seemed to have fun.

Dentist Check-up was all good for all 3! No new areas of concern and oral health is strong. The idea of braces in the future was brought up for G. We also had our well-checks for them. Things look good now, but each have 1 item to check on for next time: G back muscle development, A eyesight, M functional murmur.

Updates: Short & Sweet

G' celebrated her birthday through the week with friends and family. Our big girl enjoyed big kid time! With that need fulfilled she's been making extra effort at home being sweet and playful with her sisters. Another notable mention is her unprompted shift from disappointments to looking at the bright side of things when plans change. Lovely maturing of a loving little lady.

A' is so excited about her new baby sister. Rubs and kisses my belly, and gives lots of gentle hugs. She is looking forward to baby girl being here for her next birthday. Such a sweetie! Not any sense of being bothered about sharing her birthday month. I recently reviewed photos from our vacation last year and realized how much she has grown this year. Wow-wee! Active, strong, and passionate are adjectives that come to mind.

M' has so much to say but her vocabulary/pronunciation holds her back a bit, leading to some frustration and tantrums and occasional bullying of big sisters. That said she is a cuddly, playful, giggly spit-fire. And it's all about mommy these days, cuddles and assistance must be me. Shouting to other offers - "Not You!" I'll take it while it lasts. Milestones: She is day-time potty trained, yahoo! Only 2 accidents in two weeks.

E' is growing well (belly measuring large) all the while twisting, stretching, and dancing! All the big girls have felt and/or saw her movements. They also have taken turns talking and singing to her. Time is flying by, we will be meeting her soon!

WE LOVE OUR GIRLS!

SHHHHHUG-AHHHH

Though well in our second trimester, morning sickness turned day sickness has continue to partner/intertwine with my Hypoglycemia. Wow, not all that fun. Apparently 3/4 women suffer with morning sickness to some degree during their 1st trimester. A few continue to battle through 2nd trimester and even fewer continue through 3rd trimester. For me, I had morning sickness and weight loss for G, A, and M during the 1st trimester. But this time it continues.

Update 4/11: I talked to my nurse a few weeks ago and was coached for improved blood sugar stabilization. Huge improvements, hooray! Since I'm still a little protein adverse, my go to breakfast is plain oatmeal. Occasionally an over medium egg and toast or peanut butter toast. But what is key is no sweets, fruits, or caffeine for breakfast.

Flushing it away

We are officially potty training little M. She has requested and demanded panties at times and progressed to pooping in the toilet (multiple times now)! So we have to step up our game to provide consistent reinforcement of potty use. Hooray for self motivated little ones :)

Coming Soon...

E.L.M. will be joining us this summer. We are thrilled for baby sister to join us and complete our family! I started to feel baby's fluttering movements earlier this month (2/2). And this week has boosted the excitement, I'm growing rounder and am enjoying lots more feelings of stretches and pokes plus names have been decided on.