Well, in the last week, many things have stayed about the same and a few things have improved. Kiddo's school work has been much the same except for the fact that my amazing in-laws offered their assistance in teaching Kiddo his times tables. We thought this might be helpful for a few reasons: change of environment, a change of teacher, and a change of teaching styles. My mother-in-law in particular is great with numbers as she crunches numbers most of the day at work. She was the one who taught me how to balance my checkbook when Hubby and I first started dating. She doesn't really think she is, but she is very patient. Kiddo went over Friday afternoon and by Saturday afternoon we could quiz him on zeros, ones, twos and threes and he was consistently correct and quick...for Kiddo that is quite a feat, as it takes him a bit to process things sometimes. He is doing so well. Right now he is working on fours and fives...he knows them pretty well, but he needs to gain some confidence in those areas because he pauses for a good while before he answers.
Lil' Princess seems to be thriving! She is almost constantly moving...and she's big enough now that I can tell when she has the hiccups. I can sit and watch my belly bounce and shift...though apparently the angle that I get is much better than Hubby's angle, because he never sees it when she moves. Or maybe she's just sneaky. I did ask Hubby the other day, since he has a "mini me" if Lil' Princess will be mine. He said, "Well, I didn't ask for a mini me." I told him, "Well, you got one!" Kiddo is so much like his father. In fact yesterday Kiddo made a remark that cracked me up - even though he was talking back and I do not find that amusing - because it was so much a classic Hubby response. Oh my goodness! I tried to be good and let it slide, but within a second or two I literally exploded laughing. Oops. Bad Mommy. :)
Hubby is doing pretty well, too. Work has been slow, but he is working and gets a steady check - nothing to complain about there for sure! He seems to have recovered from his vertigo really well, and there doesn't seem to be any residual issues with his balance. The only thing I see is that occasionally he stands up too fast and gets a bit dizzy...but it's rare and he did that before, so we're not worried. Besides, it probably has something with altitude since he's tall! Lol!
Hubby has been reading the book The Christian Atheist and will soon be discussing it with his dad, who is mentoring him in his faith. Well, the author suggested that if you don't think you have an addiction to something, just try giving it up for a week. Hubby loves electronics - as does Kiddo, his "mini me" :) - and Kiddo doesn't think that he has grown too fond of them at all. Hubby and I see that he has. So Hubby and Kiddo have decided to fast electronics for a week. I've done this before and on my own, so I will not be watching TV or movies or that kind of thing, but I will still be able to keep up on here and with Facebook and such. This will be a big challenge for Hubby especially, since he works of computers for a living. He has certain restrictions - no Facebook, no text messages, no e-mail, no TV and no movies. The only exception to his no electronics restriction is as it pertains to work. The both of them can, however, listen to the radio. They agreed on that. Kiddo has even created a chart on the dry-erase board in his room so that we can tally up each time he asks to do something electronic - before he's reminded that he's given it up this week. :) Oh, and we also had to be sure to include that if the weather gets really bad, we can watch the news coverage in order to stay ahead of the storms...this was Kiddo's wish. We assured him that we could follow the weather on the radio, but apparently he needs to "see" the weather. He wants to "be prepared". :)
Well, I'm off to finish lunch. Have a blessed week and a wonderful Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe!
Lil' Princess seems to be thriving! She is almost constantly moving...and she's big enough now that I can tell when she has the hiccups. I can sit and watch my belly bounce and shift...though apparently the angle that I get is much better than Hubby's angle, because he never sees it when she moves. Or maybe she's just sneaky. I did ask Hubby the other day, since he has a "mini me" if Lil' Princess will be mine. He said, "Well, I didn't ask for a mini me." I told him, "Well, you got one!" Kiddo is so much like his father. In fact yesterday Kiddo made a remark that cracked me up - even though he was talking back and I do not find that amusing - because it was so much a classic Hubby response. Oh my goodness! I tried to be good and let it slide, but within a second or two I literally exploded laughing. Oops. Bad Mommy. :)
Hubby is doing pretty well, too. Work has been slow, but he is working and gets a steady check - nothing to complain about there for sure! He seems to have recovered from his vertigo really well, and there doesn't seem to be any residual issues with his balance. The only thing I see is that occasionally he stands up too fast and gets a bit dizzy...but it's rare and he did that before, so we're not worried. Besides, it probably has something with altitude since he's tall! Lol!
Hubby has been reading the book The Christian Atheist and will soon be discussing it with his dad, who is mentoring him in his faith. Well, the author suggested that if you don't think you have an addiction to something, just try giving it up for a week. Hubby loves electronics - as does Kiddo, his "mini me" :) - and Kiddo doesn't think that he has grown too fond of them at all. Hubby and I see that he has. So Hubby and Kiddo have decided to fast electronics for a week. I've done this before and on my own, so I will not be watching TV or movies or that kind of thing, but I will still be able to keep up on here and with Facebook and such. This will be a big challenge for Hubby especially, since he works of computers for a living. He has certain restrictions - no Facebook, no text messages, no e-mail, no TV and no movies. The only exception to his no electronics restriction is as it pertains to work. The both of them can, however, listen to the radio. They agreed on that. Kiddo has even created a chart on the dry-erase board in his room so that we can tally up each time he asks to do something electronic - before he's reminded that he's given it up this week. :) Oh, and we also had to be sure to include that if the weather gets really bad, we can watch the news coverage in order to stay ahead of the storms...this was Kiddo's wish. We assured him that we could follow the weather on the radio, but apparently he needs to "see" the weather. He wants to "be prepared". :)
Well, I'm off to finish lunch. Have a blessed week and a wonderful Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe!
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