A new plan for updates

I've been unhappy with how much I've been blogging / creating lately. It's been making me sad, not because I'm missing out on the act of blogging, but because I won't be recording the moments with the kids. I'm going to try to resolve to make Monday's A Blogging Day™.

The kids are good. They seem to be pretty much the same, but in truth they aren't. They are growing and getting better at stuff all the time. They are sort of sleeping in until 5 or 5:30 most days. Lucy still enjoys crawling into bed and pushing me until my heads in a drawer. Classic. But I'm starting to feel not like a zombie anymore. I was saying to Annie at work today that I've felt much better this last year. The face she gave me I can only describe as bitch please face. Apparently I was regularly zombie like in December, so I guess this is a ton of progress.

Alice is doing really well. She's far too clever for me. One of her friends at school has felt... toxic? She seems to be guarding herself against that friend which I'm happy about. She's been doing Brownies and loves it. She just got back from a two night (!!!!) sleep over Camp Woolsey way out Dunrobin way. The weather for pickup was horrible with freezing rain and then rain, so the roads were partially flooded on the way back. Not to worry though, we stopped for coffee and donuts.

Isaac is four, almost five, so that means he still has troubles with his big feelings. He'll rage, smash things, hit people, etc. But when he's calm, he'll come over for either crushing hugs or "dinosaur hugs" where he nuzzles his head against your side or head. It's very sweet. He's the kind of person that will give you the coat off his back, even if it's -30 just so you can warm up. So sweet. Then he smashes something else and / or runs away. So, it balances out a bit. He's in Little Kickers soccer right now and he loves it. He really does need to do active stuff to be happy.

Lucy is the sweetest thing right now. Loves being held (too much when I'm trying to do school pickup). She's playing well with both the other kids. Loves to tidy up and clean - cleans up Isaac's messes! She loves playing with her babies and dollies. But she's not Alice, and she's not Isaac. She's Lucy. She loves pink and purple, but has to have something with pockets. Ideally paired with a Thomas the tank engine shirt. Pockets + Thomas isn't usually pink. A week or two ago Laura said "I'm done with diapers. We're potty training her". I was nervous, but Lucy has done extremely well. I was doing something with Alice tonight, Isaac had to go pee and Lucy went in, pulled down her pants, and peed by herself. Cue the fireworks.

Laura continues to be super awesome. Not a day goes by where I'm not amazed that I get to spend time with such a wonderful, kind, beautiful, fun person. I'm not just typing that because she's sitting beside me. It's because it's true. I feel very lucky, every day.

That's it for now.