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Aug. 7, 2008 - Big babies, big plans

Just an update...

I didn't  post Mon. after my OB appt., but after consistently measuring 4 weeks bigger than I should, my mid-wife wanted an ultrasound to rule out extra fluid, funny positioning, etc.  Went to day and we have a nice fat 33 week old boy in there.  His little legs measured about 33 weeks but his belly is almost 38 weeks :)  Everything averaged together, he's about 3 weeks large - about 6 1/2 pounds right now.  If I go full term, he'll be another whopper like his siblings have been -  around 10 lbs. maybe more if he doesn't slow down his weight gaining.  So far we've had weigh ins at  (in lbs. and oz.) 7-12  (three weeks early) 8-12, 8-13, 8-15, 9-13, and 10-7.  We don't exactly have teenie weenie newborns around here.  Skip the newborn daipers and 5-8 lb. clothes.  We go straight to size 1 and I have fold the tops or cut a notch for the cord.  But I like it!  I get scared holding tiny babies - they seem so much more fragile.  Mine you can toss a football :)

And since we're talking about growing, I'm trying to decide if  we should have a ceremony for my 14yo when he offcially hits 6 ft. tall.  He is 5'11 as of last night and has grown 3 inches since Feb.!!  Being a little over 5'8'' I don't look up at many children or ladies - I'm not liking this.  Not too mention the skis 'aka' as his shoes laying around the house.  And now my almost 12 yo is only 2 1/2 inches away from looking me in the eye.  What's a mom to do?  Keep having "little babies" I guess :)

On the planning front, I'm glad all is well and that I may have seven weeks to keep preparing.  I need it!  I bounce between house organizing, baby preparations and school planning.  I wanted to start this week, but just no way!  I finally got my 9th grader taken care of, since his was the most time consuming. Hopefully the rest will be a breeze.  His line up looks like this:

Semester one:

Bible - The Kingdom of God, Francis Breisch (an OT survey)
History - BJU World Geography
Economics - Uncle Eric Series (the first 2 books) Instead of one year of Economics tacked on in 11th we're learning some each year.  I think there is just so much to learn.
Literature - Teaching the Classics (IEW) , Andrew Adams - after we go through this we'll read several books and plays
Compostion - Classical Rhetoric through Structure and Style: Writing Lessons based on the Progymnasmata (IEW)
Logic - Intermediate Logic, Jim Nance
Greek - A Greek Alphabetarion/A Greek Hupogrammon, Harvey Bluedorn - depending on how fast we work through this he'll move into Homeschool Greek 1
English Grammar/Mechanics - (last year!! yippee)  Jensen's Grammar and Punctuation (2 books)
Math - Algebra 2, Saxon
Science - Biology, Apologia

Semester two looks the same except we'll be done with Intermediate Logic and doing an Intro. to Speech and Debate working through Christy Shipe's (Michael Farris's daughter)  book - An Introduction to Argumentation and Debate. We are using a guide by Deanna Stollar of Antithesis Debate Publications.

I've spent much time on the phone with my "Secretary" and on www.donnayoung.org  getting forms together and folders and files made.  I feel somewhat ready...

I also tackled the bi-annual chore-redistribution - that is sooo much fun.  Everyone is figuring out their new jobs and the house is staying very tidy.  But we haven't started school yet!  All in all, though I don't see the progress daily, when I look back over the last month I have accomplished quite a bit.  More to go, but hey, I've got seven weeks to get it all together, right?  hahahaha   I've had too crazy a summer to think I'm coasting until Sep. 

We'll see...

~Cindy

 

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Aug. 8, 2008 - Busy..

Posted by ClagettsFLStyle

Sounds like you have been a little busy...

Stay rested. But busy. Sounds like your doing a great job!
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