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Things have gotten better. T is on his second week sleeping through the night. Maybe I should think before I rant? But something tells me that's not how that works.
Hailey is having trouble with a certain kid at school.. apparantly she is having to hide in the morning from her because as soon as she gets there this kid comes up behind her and PINCHES HER ON THE BACK. *cue Mama rage*
Generally, I don't like to get involved.. I tend to let them fight their own schoolyard battles and work it out amongst themselves.. but here's the thing, Hailey, much like her mother, is an incredibly sensitive and gentle person. She will not, no matter how much she is tormented, defend herself. She will lay there and take the abuse and then forgive and forgive.. the issue there, is that she's coming home and taking out her pent-up anger on Kaleb, and that's not fair. I'm kind of at a loss here.. :(
Parenting is hard work, yo.
Speaking of K.. he's doing really well in school and has been referred to a new occupational and speech therapist since turning 6.. he will start in a few weeks. I think he's starting to realize that he's a bit different. I knew this time would come, but it's hard seeing him silently compare himself to other kids his age or younger and see the significant differences. Especially now that the other kids are starting to voice that they see differences too. I know it's normal, it just sucks and I wish we could skip it.
This winter has been mild and gentle, thank jeebus. We have barely had any snow and the , temperatures have only slightly dropped below with the exception of only a few colder-than-normal nights.
Speaking of cold, our house is old and freezing. The living room window is getting replaced in a few months (Hello, 2300$.. or I suppose I should say goodbye) but we are comtemplating how to go about this living sitch. Our mortgage is up for renewal in spring of '13 and we're considering putting it up on the market and moving closer to town, into a house we're happier in. Don't get me wrong, this house is huge and wonderful and we have good days, but for the most part, it will require major renovations to make it work for us in the long term and we hate the lot.. it would be really nice to have some privacy. Eh. We'll see what happens. Buying and selling simultaniously seems super stressful and I dont know that I want to deal with it. Ha.
Hailey is having trouble with a certain kid at school.. apparantly she is having to hide in the morning from her because as soon as she gets there this kid comes up behind her and PINCHES HER ON THE BACK. *cue Mama rage*
Generally, I don't like to get involved.. I tend to let them fight their own schoolyard battles and work it out amongst themselves.. but here's the thing, Hailey, much like her mother, is an incredibly sensitive and gentle person. She will not, no matter how much she is tormented, defend herself. She will lay there and take the abuse and then forgive and forgive.. the issue there, is that she's coming home and taking out her pent-up anger on Kaleb, and that's not fair. I'm kind of at a loss here.. :(
Parenting is hard work, yo.
Speaking of K.. he's doing really well in school and has been referred to a new occupational and speech therapist since turning 6.. he will start in a few weeks. I think he's starting to realize that he's a bit different. I knew this time would come, but it's hard seeing him silently compare himself to other kids his age or younger and see the significant differences. Especially now that the other kids are starting to voice that they see differences too. I know it's normal, it just sucks and I wish we could skip it.
This winter has been mild and gentle, thank jeebus. We have barely had any snow and the , temperatures have only slightly dropped below with the exception of only a few colder-than-normal nights.
Speaking of cold, our house is old and freezing. The living room window is getting replaced in a few months (Hello, 2300$.. or I suppose I should say goodbye) but we are comtemplating how to go about this living sitch. Our mortgage is up for renewal in spring of '13 and we're considering putting it up on the market and moving closer to town, into a house we're happier in. Don't get me wrong, this house is huge and wonderful and we have good days, but for the most part, it will require major renovations to make it work for us in the long term and we hate the lot.. it would be really nice to have some privacy. Eh. We'll see what happens. Buying and selling simultaniously seems super stressful and I dont know that I want to deal with it. Ha.