So, yesterday I took Madison to the child neurologist to see if they'd have anything to say about her behaviors. So far we are pretty sure she'll have an ADHD diagnosis with inattention when she's older, likely with Auditory Processing, but they can't really give her any official diagnosis until she's older with that. They wrote up a form with things for her IEP so that she can keep as many services as she can. So far it looks like she's losing speech. She passed with flying colors.
The doctor also told me to start giving Madison melatonin at night since Madison doesn't go to bed until 12 usually, despite our efforts to get her to sleep earlier. She lives on about 3 hours of sleep which isn't very healthy at all. We started giving her the melatonin and now she's falling asleep by 8:30 and sleeping through the night. Our bed has been Madisonless in the morning. It's kind of fantastic. Good stuff!!
I'm very excited for next Saturday. Mike and I are going out on our first REAL date since... likely well before Lily was born. Our first entire night out since we went to a wedding... uhh. August in 2010. So... yeah. It's about time. Not that I don't ever want to go out, but... well. I don't get asked to leave my house a lot and Mike and I haven't ever used a babysitter so I'm nervous about it.
I started a new blog and a new diet. You guys should head over to www.2fatties1rack.com to check it out. The URL is creepy, but it's not a bad site! I swear. :)
Ok- I was going to blog more, but I just realized I have 20 minutes to get in the car so I can be at personal training on time. ... Let's see if I'm getting two children and myself ready in 20 minutes.
Friday, March 30
Thursday, March 15
On learning and working.
This blog is annoying to write today since my laptop was covered with a blanket by my cleaning ladies and now it's making this loud WHIIIIIIIR noise and lagging like mad. Something in it overheated. Sending it in to get repaired tonight but in the meantime, I'll write this dealing with the lag. (I'm desperate to be connected!)
So I was just sitting here watching Lily become fascinated with this little leapster learn and grow table that we bought Madison for Christmas a few years ago. Madison back then didn't see any use for the table other than climbing and standing on it to further injure her already delayed brainmeats as she tumbled down. Lily on the other hand carefully looks at each component of the table and plays with it, getting very excited when she discovers something new that it can do. Lily has already passed many of Madison's 'baby milestones' and it's just really interesting to see how she differs. Madison was more... movement oriented. Walked early, was able to climb and jump and do all sorts of crazy physical things at a very young age. While Lily still refuses to walk, her vocabulary (while still limited) is much further than Madison's was at this point. And the fact that she's actually interested in the table for its purpose is awesome to me. Who know that kids actually used these educational toys in the purpose that they were meant to be used?
I on the other hand have been making NO progress with anything that I'm supposed to be doing. My laptop has been out of commission for about a week now other than logging on to blog when I get desperate, but anything else I attempt to do on it just makes me mad and I give up. I'm supposed to be writing a blog article for Quirk Books, but I haven't even started any serious work on it other than my notes. It's hard with no computer. I could use Mike's but that requires leaving my children alone and I don't like to do that in favor of using the computer. Not sure if I'm being weird about that.
Anyway- in hindsight my time while Madison was at school probably would have been better spent with my eyes closed taking a nap, but Lily didn't nap so I'm sure maybe I can get away with taking one when we get home. I love falling asleep to the sweet sound of people doing our lawn for us because we aren't THAT domestic and fail at doing it ourselves. Today is a cold day, but a good day. Yes, yes a good day.
I on the other hand have been making NO progress with anything that I'm supposed to be doing. My laptop has been out of commission for about a week now other than logging on to blog when I get desperate, but anything else I attempt to do on it just makes me mad and I give up. I'm supposed to be writing a blog article for Quirk Books, but I haven't even started any serious work on it other than my notes. It's hard with no computer. I could use Mike's but that requires leaving my children alone and I don't like to do that in favor of using the computer. Not sure if I'm being weird about that.
Anyway- in hindsight my time while Madison was at school probably would have been better spent with my eyes closed taking a nap, but Lily didn't nap so I'm sure maybe I can get away with taking one when we get home. I love falling asleep to the sweet sound of people doing our lawn for us because we aren't THAT domestic and fail at doing it ourselves. Today is a cold day, but a good day. Yes, yes a good day.
Monday, March 12
On Starting Early.
I see on facebook a lot now a days that people are just now getting engaged, married, having kids. Mike and I already have a four and one year old.
I think about these crazy weddings that people throw. I'm not hating on the crazy wedding. I'm somewhat jealous in my own little way because my husband and I decided to keep things modest and not have a circus for our special day. Sometimes I just wish people would have taken us more seriously. No bridal shower with gifts of kitchen appliances or anything. I never even registered everywhere. Which... was actually great. My wedding was about me being happy with getting married- not wondering what plates we were going to be gifted with. Of course I was told because we had a small wedding, we'd have a big housewarming party the first time we bought a house, but I'm still waiting for that, haha. We've been here two years. At this point, we got what we need. No engagement party. No one gave a shit that we got engaged when we were nineteen. No pictures or newspaper announcements. Our kids weren't baptized so no extra parties for them.
I never even asked for these sorts of parties or wanted these sorts of parties. I don't care about the gifts. I don't want the gifts. But- at times... it feels like because I wasn't a bridezilla, or wasn't wanting to have anything flashy, or even because we were so young no one really took us seriously. We didn't rent grand halls to celebrate things. We just lived simply. And I think because of this friends fell out of touch because their lives were still in 'party mode' and I was pregnant with Madison three months after we got married. Honestly? I had a lot of friends at the time. Little to none of them gave a crap that I was having a baby and just... disappeared. One even told their mother (which was relayed to my mother later on) that I wasn't any fun anymore. Apologies for not wanting to show up at a bar pregnant. That's just tacky.
People just seem to get more love an acceptance now over these 'big life events' because... well honestly, lots of people have matured. While our events went hardly noted and quite honestly, even 'dissed' in private. We have a beautiful life right now and I wouldn't change a thing, but it's hard to admit that I do get jealous of the raving that others seem to get now that they're starting to catch up, like it's more socially acceptable now to be happy that someone is settling down whether it be by having a kid, or getting married. No one really raved for me, which was fine becuase I was still just as happy. Just now thinking back- it's kind of a bummer sometimes.
I think about these crazy weddings that people throw. I'm not hating on the crazy wedding. I'm somewhat jealous in my own little way because my husband and I decided to keep things modest and not have a circus for our special day. Sometimes I just wish people would have taken us more seriously. No bridal shower with gifts of kitchen appliances or anything. I never even registered everywhere. Which... was actually great. My wedding was about me being happy with getting married- not wondering what plates we were going to be gifted with. Of course I was told because we had a small wedding, we'd have a big housewarming party the first time we bought a house, but I'm still waiting for that, haha. We've been here two years. At this point, we got what we need. No engagement party. No one gave a shit that we got engaged when we were nineteen. No pictures or newspaper announcements. Our kids weren't baptized so no extra parties for them.
I never even asked for these sorts of parties or wanted these sorts of parties. I don't care about the gifts. I don't want the gifts. But- at times... it feels like because I wasn't a bridezilla, or wasn't wanting to have anything flashy, or even because we were so young no one really took us seriously. We didn't rent grand halls to celebrate things. We just lived simply. And I think because of this friends fell out of touch because their lives were still in 'party mode' and I was pregnant with Madison three months after we got married. Honestly? I had a lot of friends at the time. Little to none of them gave a crap that I was having a baby and just... disappeared. One even told their mother (which was relayed to my mother later on) that I wasn't any fun anymore. Apologies for not wanting to show up at a bar pregnant. That's just tacky.
People just seem to get more love an acceptance now over these 'big life events' because... well honestly, lots of people have matured. While our events went hardly noted and quite honestly, even 'dissed' in private. We have a beautiful life right now and I wouldn't change a thing, but it's hard to admit that I do get jealous of the raving that others seem to get now that they're starting to catch up, like it's more socially acceptable now to be happy that someone is settling down whether it be by having a kid, or getting married. No one really raved for me, which was fine becuase I was still just as happy. Just now thinking back- it's kind of a bummer sometimes.
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