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Bitty T is talking chittery chattery now (which is awesome) and we again get to start fresh with baby words and bitty talk--- it took me almost 2 months to figure out with Baby Bean that "seeahleller" was Cinderella--- here we go again!
I have not been sleeping the past few weeks. I don't mean I haven't been sleeping well- I just haven't been sleeping..........almost at all. It's a hyper sleepy/anxious thing I go through from time to time (sigh). When I was about 12 I had all of these growth spurts etc. and I would stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning- no matter how tired or how much I wanted to sleep, I felt completely and totally unable. Uncomfortable, irritable etc. I did catch up on a lot of Spanish though- after 10pm the tv went to Spanish programming. As of late the kids are doing more together and we're finally getting out of the house a bit more and going to the park, playing on the trampoline etc. Baby Bean is SO supportive of Bitty T !!! Tonight Mike and I were sitting 3 feet apart and Bitty T was walking from one of us to the other over and over----she has GREAT balance but gets to excited on the rebound to me and takes one step and then folds forward with big happy chirrups.
I'm still writing my book (all of this not-sleeping is actually great on the getting stuff done side of things!) It's taking forever- and it's hard to try to get out and describe what's in my head- I over detail because I'm trying to show it just exactly how I've imagined it in my head- but I am working on making it easier for myself by going one section at a time and pushing onward while it's still bare bones- so I can go back and finesse and freak out later lol.
Big M is doing well in school, her teacher this year is a little bit off the wall, but her progress report came back with no negatives. Likewise, after her long visit with the other side of her family has definitely improved her attitude and appreciation for the life and the family she has with us. She has told me almost every day since moving back in with us how much she missed us when she was away and how much she realized that she belonged with us and didn't feel as happy anywhere else (so nice to hear these things and see that she really means it after all the crazy hard times we had before!)
Baby Bean is learning some letters and can spell most of her name :-) She loves loves LOVES numbers and songs and will count anything anywhere for as long as it takes (she can count to 20 reliably and after that it sounds like "twofour eightone twotwo" etc. too cute.
Mike is doing well at his new job. but he travels constantly-- I mean constantly! so that is taking a toll on family time- but if anything he comes home to a very happy-to-see-him family and lots of love every day!
Going to try to sleep now (again) lol- love you all - sorry for the long gaps in the bloggity!
