Life hasn't been too exciting lately besides the sleepless nights from our little boy who doesn't like to be left alone to sleep. We have been working on helping him sleep through the night or at least to go more than two hours before he wakes up (okay so let's face it I need to get a good nights sleep to remain sane in a house full of boys). Getting Colter to sleep through the night has consisted of alot of crying, not just from him but from me also. It has been so hard to let him cry. Thanks to Chris's help and Dr. Weissbluth's book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child", Colter seems to be sleeping better. It's only been a couple of nights, but he is doing much better. Hopefully, it will continue to do better so that I can catch up on all of that lost sleep.
Colter is now five months old and is growing so fast. We love his smiles and giggles, but he has a really cute pouty face as well. He babbles all the time, and has learned to scream (not cry), which can get pretty loud and annoying. He drools non stop and we are constantly changing his clothes because he soaks them. We can tell he is going to be a trouble maker because he is so curious about everything. It is about time to childproof the house.
Tanner and Dallin have been busy with school. We try hard to keep up on their homework. Tanner gets so much homework some nights that it can take up to three hours. Chris and I personally feel that this is too much homework for a 9 year old. I am planning on talking to his teacher about it, but I don't want to offend him so I haven't yet. We feel that this amount of homework is taking away from family time. Tanner just keeps plugging away with it though. We are so proud of him.
Dallin is learning to read, and he reads to us for twenty minutes everynight. He is doing amazing in spelling. He has gotten 100 percent on every spelling test, which we don't study for at home because he says that he already knows them (and apparently he does). At parent teacher conferences his teacher said she couldn't beleive that he has gotten 100 percent on every spelling test.
Chris is busy finishing up his last year of grad school. He works three days a week at his intership and is in school the other two days, and on the weekend he works at his regular job. On Fridays, I am lucky if I get to see him for an hour. Sometimes I meet him for lunch just so I can see him. This pictures shows how exhausted he is. He even has a highlighter in his hand.
I am grateful to be able to be at home with the kids and I'm having fun working on improving my homemaking skills. I am trying to lose those last 5 lbs. (well maybe 10) by going to the gym at least 4 days a week. I just can't seem to give up the chocolate and goodies. Since I have been nursing, I have used the excuse that I could have the extra calories, but now that I am only breastfeeding part-time right now I need to start doing better. Hey I am eating a yucky "Healthy Choice" meal right now for lunch, and I'm doing this while feeding the baby and writing this blog. That should burn some extra calories.
We hope all is well with everyone and hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.
2 comments:
Just keep thinking that Chris is almost done.
And DO NOT be afraid to let the teacher know that Tanner has too much homework. IF he gets offended he's either new at teaching or isn't a very good teacher. Most of them understand and will make some adjustments for children. They usually just don't realize it.
Colter and you are looking cute. Chris looks tired and I miss your boys.
Destini is 8 and rarely has homework other than reading. My 10th grader usually does less than 3 hours a week on homework unless there are some big assignments.
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