Update on the kids

Samuel

On Dec 15th he will be 7 months old, and I'm guessing he will be mobile by then. AHHHH! Part of me likes spending time w/ him on the floor upstairs (carpeted) teaching him how to crawl. Another big part of me would like to stay a little lump baby for eternity! Maddy and Christian have so many small toys, that we will have to babygate the toy room. Also 2 maybe 3 more gates around the house. Stairs are a biggie! We had a gate up at the top of the stairs when Christian was little, but it was not strong enough and he pushed the gate over and flipped about 5 times down our Very steep stairway. He was ok...but gave us a big scare!

So as soon as the big event occurs we will shoot some video and post it here! Stay tuned!! He still has no teeth...although he constantly drools and chews on everything! Loves the watch the kittens run up the drapes in the living room. Is easily entertained by his brother and sis, in fact, his day is pretty blah until the noisy kids come home from school. Driving to and from school (once to pick up Maddy and then later to pick up Christian) is a different story, he still Hates the car!! Sam's pretty little, still in 3-6 month clothes. Although he looks very proportioned! Not skinny at all! More to come!

Maddy

Maddy had a rough time getting back into the swing of going back to school over the holiday. She would break down crying in the morning saying she didn't want to go. But after a couple of days, I think she's back to her old bubbly self again! She already planning her B-day party and which of her friends she wants to invite to her "friend" party. I love all the crafts that she brings home to me. For Christian it's something he's very used to doing...but for Maddy, it's like she's giving me a most valuable gift! :) All of which I display either on the fridge or the hanging thing over our island that is supposed to hold beautiful pots and pans (that I do not own :) She now looks forward to every morning going downstairs to open her advent calendar (this year she has the littlest petshop)

Christian

Christian also looks forward to his morning advent calendar, he has Lego City. YES, he still is very much into Legos. Although he has been enjoying doing puzzles lately! Every day after school he does a puzzle. Even though he only has 3, he does over and over again. They are 100 pc puzzles but he keeps begging me for bigger ones. Maybe for Christmas! He is doing excellent in school! During the first-grade period, he came home with straight A's. Must take after his dad :) On the not-so-happy side of things, he has to have an operation on Jan 8th. This is to have tubes put in his ears due to frequent ear infections and hearing loss that he has been experiencing for over a year now! During the surgery, he may also have his adenoids taken out, as we think he has sleep apnea. Christian can you believe he is actually excited to have the surgery...he wants to be able to hear like everyone else again! I'm really praying that his adenoids are of normal size and they do not need to be removed as I know the recovery from that can be very painful! Hid Ped doc said at one time that his apnea spells and snoring could be caused by a very small mouth and throat structure, and if that were the case surgery would not help the apnea spells. Keep ya posted!

Dane

I know Dane isn't really my child.... but lately he sure seems like one :) Yesterday was his first day back at work following the surgery he had on Nov 21st! He still has a lot of pain from the incision sight. Yesterday at his doctors appt, the doctor informed him it was infected and gave him some antibiotics. NOW he should start feeling better! But he still can lift anything heavy for the next 6-8 weeks! So I guess I'll be the one putting up Christmas lights this year! UUGG!