Us Right Now – January 8

jake
Jake was off all week and as I expected, it was absolutely wonderful. He took David to the bus and picked him up, he helped with both kids so much and they loved having him around more. He also looks so well-rested and relaxed. He’s home for four more days and then back to work. It’s going to be hard for me to go back to doing it all without him.

karen
This week started with a lot of pain but thanks to an emergency trip to the doctor, it got much better. It was a busier week than usual with lots of CHA prep to work on and several nights out. I accomplished a lot, but also fell behind in some important things like my email and getting back to people. I’ll have to do better with that next week. I also have three classes starting next week so let’s see how that works out.

david
David went back to school this week and he’s back on his routine. It all worked out much more smoothly than I thought. He went back to going to bed earlier. We’re reading in the mornings now while he eats his breakfast. We do some workbooks when he gets home. He’s rather use all of his time to play on the computer. It’s his favorite thing to do. Being the wonderful kid he is, he doesn’t fight with me and does all of the other activities willingly. He’s getting so good at spelling and reading and even math. I am very proud of him.

nathaniel
Nathaniel is still all about the choo-choo. Meltdowns occur when the TV is not on but he will occasionally let David watch something or even me sometimes. But only for a short duration. Even if he’s in the other room, when I change the show, he comes back and says “choo choo.” He also learned to say wa-wa this week for water and uses it a lot already. I’m excited that he’s learning to speak more. Part of me is worried he’ll have speech issues like David did but we’re doing good so far. He’s much more communicative than David was.

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