Crazy Days....

This last week has literally been a blur.. 2 funerals, 2 doctors appointments, 1 lawyer appointment to waive the conditions on the house, 1 appointment with the bank, 1 lunch date, and the usual parenting duties and my full time job! Busy and sad, but there have also been some fun highlights too. Pumpkin has been slow to speak coherent words in the last few months, but her nose has finally stopped running, and her language is really coming on. Today she said "Uncle John", "Hi", "Hello", "Stop", "Momma Fun" (when I was tickling her), "Luff you" (for love you) and "Bedtime". Sometimes things come out clear as a bell, other times, we can't understand a word. We have a eye appointment with her and again with Peanut at the end of the month and are anxious to figure out how well sited she is. She does so much better with depth perception, small items, and distance than what Peanut does. We think that her type of albinism is different than his is. Her pigment would definitely indicate that she has a less severe type, but we will have to wait and see what her Doc has to say.

We take 2 steps forward and 1 step back with her in terms of her comfort levels. She started having trouble at bed time again about a month ago, and wakes up often and needs to be soothed, and getting her to go in her crib is an issue again. We have tried night lights, no lights, blacked out the window, changed bedding, left the door open, closed the door etc.. and last night finally figured it out. She wanted to be like her big brother and have her own pillow. Gave her the pillow and she slept soundly the rest of the night. Went for a nap fine today, and down great tonight. Let's hope this is it!

The kids are off on Spring Break and I am calling it March Mania. So much to do, so little time! But, I am going to cherish these little moments together with the kids as much as I possibly can. I know I am going to miss them when the moments are gone. Too often people rush from this to that and miss the most insignificant things. I find there is a lot to cherish in the insignificant and the little moments.

One of the best moments for me to get some things done (like cleaning the bathroom) is to throw the kids in a bubble bath and let them play and laugh, throw water and bubbles, and just be kids until they are cold and wrinkly! It is fun to see Peanut the big tough brother be afraid of getting his hair wet, and Pumpkin takes a water jug and dumps it over and over her head giggling as the water cascades over her head. It is really the funniest and sweetest thing to see her do it and Peanut scream in shock that she would do that and not cry!

Here are a quick couple of snaps I took while they were in the bath, and then doing the Raffi song "Brush your Teeth".