Love and Legos

Jan. 29, 2006

Okay, so maybe I should catch up!

I thought this might happen.  I start a blog and then can't think of anything to write about.  So now it has been a couple or three weeks since my last entry.  I'll try and catch up a bit. Lucas still has two teeth, is still almost crawling (but can swivel around like a lazy susan pretty well!) but has added a new accomplishment - sitting up with no help!  Yay, Lukey!  With his cute little teeth, he has been enjoying homemade baby food once a day or so.  So far we've done butternut squash, carrots, peas, and sweet potatoes.  Besides those things made just for him, he has sampled green beans and lima beans, a little bit of mashed potatos and probably a couple of other things from our plates.  It's about time to get a high chair for the little man. Joey has been using www.starfall.com (a totally free and completely awesome internet-based phonics program) almost every day, as well as the Word Whammer he got for Christmas, which stays on the fridge.  I think he has learned most or all of the letter sounds already in the last few weeks!  Go, Joey!  He's also experiencing a growth spurt, and I've pulled out some nice clothes for him in size 4T from his Box, so he's looking pretty snazzy on Sundays! Benjamin has been busy with his Miquon Orange book, so I've got the Red book waiting for him now.  At the pace he's going, he'll be ready for Red in three or four weeks, probably.  I also realized the other day that he has progressed way beyond the Get Ready for the Code workbook he has been slowly working his way through as he's felt like it, so I've found him a copy of ETC book 1.  I think it's a better fit, so he'll start that on Monday.  Well actually he did the first page today.  He also spends a lot of time on starfall.com and has been reading his Bob Books (level A set 2). Stefan has found the Geronimo Stilton series of books, and is loving them.  Finally something he reads on his own, and asks for more!  His friends are loaning him their copies to read for now, and I've made note of the ones they don't own, so I can buy those and share back with them.  I'm glad they're sharing books that way.  Stefan also had a friend sleep over the other night, which was great. We're not getting very far in Core 1 - I need to push that a little harder, I think.  We did a good bit yesterday, so maybe I'll be able to get us on a good schedule.  I'd like to do 2 "days" of the schedule on the first day, the next 2 "days" on the 2nd day, and  then the 5th "day" plus a week of science on the 3rd day.  That would get us through a week of the schedule every 3 school days.  That probably made no sense whatsoever, but oh well...  It makes sense to me.  Unfortunately, the boys' behavior has been pretty rotten lately.  I'm beginning to get a handle on it now, but it has been a little discouraging lately.  It's probably coming from the stress Eric and I are dealing with about money.  Kids pick up on stress so easily, and for some reason they're good at multiplying it a hundred fold!  Plus, for some reason the bipolar (both Eric's and Stefan's) has kicked up a notch and I'm spending a lot of my energy dealing with that.  And if you want to know stress, try spending time in a household with two bipolar people!  (I haven't written about the bipolar yet, but if you're interested just check back occasionally and I'll get around to it.)  I do know that we must stop eating out because it's too risky, as far as exposing them to the chemicals that for some reason set off their rages (artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives.  And also that we need to find a good doctor within driving distance of our new home. Well, it's extremely late so I must get ready for bed.  I'll try not to disappear for so long this time.  I'm hoping that I can share our experiences, including updates on the bipolar, in hopes of helping other families that are experiencing it.  We have some ideas about bipolar that we think need sharing.  So if you're interested, check back!

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