Overdue...AGAIN!
I have not been real good have I? I shall make a promise as of now that I will try to work harder at posting updates on our little monkeys! I think the problem has been that we have been so busy through summer and early fall. During those nice weather months we are on the go and finding time to sit and post an update is hard. Now that the winter months are approaching I think I should have no excuse not to update, seeing as we will be in much more!
Well, I will give the best update that I can on both of the kids beginning with Camden. So here it goes:
Camden is an amazing young man as most of you know. He has been growing like a weed. Every day I look at him and think that he's changed in some way or another. He looks like like such a big boy. It does not seem possible that he is now four years old!
We began doing some homeschooling work about two months ago. We try to get it in every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Some weeks, due to other plans, we will switch the days but we have been trying to get it in as much as possible. We have gone through learning the weather and the seasons. With each lesson we do some type of "project". Here are a few pics of his projects that we did on the seasons.
Here in the last one you can see where Camden has been working on writing his name. He actually did it all by himself before I wrote his name for him on the bottom of the page. He is getting better and better at it. I'm so very proud of him.
Today Camden said something so precious. We were watching some old video of when his Daddy and I were dating. It was pretty old and I was telling him that is was from a long time ago, before Mommy and Daddy were even married. After about 15 minutes or so he turned to me and said "That's when I was still in Heaven with Jesus and God". It was sincere as if he remembered it. Out of the mouths of babes.
Well little Miss Merci is also just as amazing! She has been walking since she was just about 11 months old. She now has 12 teeth and will eat anything you give her. She stopped eating baby food at 10 months old. She has been picking up some of her brothers bad habits but is as sweet as can be. Our biggest challenge lately with her has been climbing. Merci will climb anything she can and if she can't she'll keep trying until she does. We can not keep her off of the coffee table or the couches. I'm so afraid that one of these days she's gonna fall and really get hurt. We are still trying to figure out how to keep her from doing it.
All in all the kids are doing great. We have tried to get some pics of them for Christmas but the one time I did them, they did not turn out too well. I hope to have some new pics to post of them coming soon. Until my next post (which I promise will not be in two months!) we hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! Our love to you all!!
Fall
Wow, way overdue!!
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I really am overdue for a post on the kids and my apologies to everyone who stops by. We've had quiet the busy summer as most of you know. We have recuperated from our trip to Florida well. We've found ourselves keeping busy since our return home.
Merci is now 10 1/2 months old and will have her first birthday next month. It is so very hard to believe she is going to be one. She has 6 teeth now and has the 7th trying to come through. She has been standing for quiet some time and "cruises" but hasn't taken any steps yet. She keeps her own when it comes to Camden and does not let him get away with much. Everywhere he goes, she wants to be right there too. No one can make her laugh like her brother and I love to see them interact.
Camden is doing great as well. He is going to be 4 in just a couple of months and just as with Merci it is so hard to believe. He is getting so tall and is just so darn smart. We are planning on starting to do real school work this fall, focusing on the preschool work that he needs to know prior to kidnergarten (which we believe we are going to start next year). Though he will only be turning 5 next year we see where is further ahead in some area than with most kids his age. We will not force him if he is not ready, but with homeschooling we have the choice to start him early if we believe he is ready. We will take it one day at a time but I am looking forward to starting the home school work this year (even if it is just preschool).
Though this is just a short post, I wanted to make sure I gave at least a small update. I hope to find a little more time soon to post more pictures and more details on how the kids have been. They are amazing as always and we are so very blessed to have them as our children.
Our love to you all until next time.
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Suprise!! I Finally Posted!
I have fallen sooo far behind in my updates. My apologies. Things have been pretty crazy around these parts. My lack of posting is mainly due to the fact the my computer was out of commission for about a month or so. I have since gotten it back and hope to get back to regular updates.
The kids are doing amazing! I shall start with Camden...
The kids are doing amazing! I shall start with Camden...
Our little man is becoming just that. Each week we look at him and think he looks more and more like such a big boy. It is so hard to fathom the thought that he will be turning four later this year. He is such a character and loves to make us all laugh. His latest "thing" is to act out all of American Idol for anyone willing to listen. He picks different people to be the judges and he goes back and forth between being the host Ryan Seacrest and one of the contestants...he, himself, of course then sings. The usual song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Sometimes he sings it like a ballad and other times in his "rock" version. It is quite funny.
He has recently just gotten over an ear infection that landed him in the emergency room. I didn't want to take him in but he was not acting himself and had gotten sick two mornings in a row. The second morning he threw up his water and that concerned me. He didn't want to drink anything and refused to even try. Out of fear of dehydration, Mike took him in while I stayed with the baby. We were glad to know it was just an ear infection (with a possible touch of a stomach bug). He has been is bouncy, vibrant self ever since. Through all of that, at his follow-up with our family Dr. we found out that he has grown two inches in the last year. He is now 33 inches tall (around 3 ft.) and weighs 31 1/2 pounds. He's grownin' like a weed.
Camden's mind is like a sponge, in turn, he wants to learn all the time. He is asking us to teach him how to spell things, how to tell time, and he loves to read books. Because of his wanting to learn, we are considering starting him in Kindergarten next year (when he is four about to turn five, rather than the next year when he would be five turning six). With homeschooling, it is nice that we have that option. If we do so and find that he is not ready than we will just hold back and wait. But with the way that he is learning now, we believe he will be more than ready. He already knows all his colors and shapes. He knows how to count to 30 with no assistance (he can even count to 10 in Spanish!). He knows his phone number and that he lives on Pembrook Rd. in Ohio. He recognizes all the letters of the alphabet both uppercase and lower case. He can even write the letters A, H, O, U, and I. Without wanting to sound as though I am bragging, I am really surprised at how much he knows. He simply wants to learn. I, nor Mike, have ever forced learning upon him. We just teach him as he asks or we see the opportunity. I am so very proud of him and I believe that if he continues to have this desire to learn that he will carry it over into his schooling. I can not wait to see!!
Well, now I'll try to update you on little Miss Merci...
Merci is doing amazing as well. She is growing so fast and it's so hard to believe she is almost 8 months old already!
As of Merci's last Dr.'s appointment for her 6 month check-up (back in March) she is 15 pounds and 26 inches long. She is back up to the 50% for her weight and about the 75% for her length. Just after her visit to the Dr. her bottom two teeth broke through and the are so cute when she smiles!
Not too long after her teeth broke through she began scooting around on her belly on the floor. She is now up on all fours and is starting to get the hang of crawling. She still falls to her belly but I bet she will be crawling all over very soon. She tries her best to keep up with her brother.
I love to watch my two children interact with one another. Camden is so gentle and loving and he is always saying "Mama, Daddy...I love our baby." I know that he understands and means what he is saying. Merci giggles and laughs at her brother every time he simply comes near her. My hope is that they stay this close as they grow older. It truly is a precious thing.
Well, I would love to post more, but I am becoming quite tired. My days are full and finding time to post is difficult. I do have lots of pictures to put together in another slide show for ya'll. I hope to have that posted soon. Until then, I hope to keep you posted much more often. Our love to each of you.