All kinds of busy!

But in a good way, I can assure you.


What with occupational therapy, speech therapy, doctor's visits, allergist appointments, errands, playdates, and general activities, I hardly have time these days to sit down and write a newsy post. It's not likely to lighten up any time soon, so you'll just have to get used to my infrequent and erratic schedule. :)


Still no name for our little man - it's a lot harder this time. So far in this pregnancy, I avoided a lot of nausea, but am constantly hungry. Sometimes for good stuff, sometimes for weird stuff, but always hungry.


I am also in full-blown domestic emergency mode, and can't stop doing housework. Which is mostly true, except for those times when my body simply won't do anything else, and I must rest. Like yesterday, hey? Wow - that was one tired afternoon/evening! Thankfully, I woke up feeling refreshed enough to power through and get most of the housework caught up. And even more thankfully, there are sufficient leftovers to keep me from cooking tonight, so if I do get worn out by all the domestic energy expended today, I'll be able to take it easy this evening. At this point, all that's left to do is vacuum and mop the floors. My weekend project is to find all the reusable shopping bags and clean them out, then put them back in the car where they belong.


C is doing well, halfway through her last year of preschool. She's really turned a corner lately in the behaviour department. It's as though I'm finally getting to see what others have been telling me about for a while. She still has moments, as do I - but they are fewer, and much less frequent. We're looking into school placements for her for next year - how did she get to be big enough to go to school??? She's also been diagnosed with 'glue ear', and we'll see the ENT man in a few weeks - not sure if he'll be a 'let's wait and see' kind of doctor, or a 'she needs a grommet right now' kind of doctor.

P is also well, with the new eczema and allergy management plan working wonders. Her skin is in really good shape, and we are able to skip the cortisone cream most days, and when we do need it, the weaker of the two is sufficient. She's also lost the 'allergic eye bags' she's had for the better part of a year. She's due to start preschool next year, and while I'll miss having her around during the day on those days, I know she's totally ready.

M - pulling up to stand on anything and everything, a big fan of emptying bookshelves, and a bigger fan of eating. She can pack away an astonishing amount of food before being full. Still suspect a latex allergy, but will wait until she's two before having her tested (mostly because of entering preschool, and need for caution there). Had another incident with a foam puzzle mat, this time it took less than an hour for the bumpy rash to appear on her face. Some weak cortisone seemed to calm it down a bit, and now it's healing (4 days later?) The reactions seem to be more rapid and longer-lasting each time. Kind of scary, but without a definitive diagnosis, not much to do but avoid it as much as possible.

Soon going to pick up C from preschool, after a busy morning out. And the day is not over yet. Tonight is a 'transition to big school' event at the preschool for the parents, where we get to meet and greet some representatives from local schools (two of the schools we're considering), ask lots of questions, and find out how to prepare our children for 'big school'.

Plus dinner, housework, etc. Amid pretty constant Braxton-Hicks contractions, and a chilly dampness in the air that makes one just want to lie down and sleeeeeeeep. Or maybe that's just me, in all my gestational, mother-of-three-point-five glory?

Until next time,
Sarah