Where does time go? Gosh, I really don't know. Life is still really busy for us, but I am feeling a lot more optimistic. Right now our biggest challenge is getting Daniel's eczema under control. He has had some pretty nasty outbreaks recently. I took him to the pediatrician yesterday and got some temporary medicine to hold us over until his dermatology appointment. The good news about Danny is that he has gained a little over three pounds in the past three months, Woohoo! That puts him at 34%. Quite a big change from the 14% I'm used to. Danny is such an amazing little boy. Every day I feel blessed to be allowed to be part of his life. No matter how blue I may get from time to time, just one of his smiles makes me feel like I'm floating on a cloud. I know that sounds cheesy. He is still practicing walking. He takes about two to three steps from time to time, (on his own terms, of course). He says a few different words, also on his own terms. He sleeps all night and plays all day. He is so happy and smiling constantly. Words just can't describe how much I love and adore that precious little boy!
Phillip has been doing much better recently, too. We had an incident a few weeks ago that forced us to really crack down on him. It has been a challenge keeping him on track as far as behavior goes, but he is definitely improving. We will find out in August whether or not he is going to be able to start preschool. I really hope so. He doesn't necessarily need it to learn any basics, since he is much farther advanced than his peers intellectually, but socially he would benefit. He has a very hard time with classroom related rules, like sharing, sitting still, waiting your turn, etcetera. So I'm really hoping he gets in this preschool. As far as his actual learning goes, I couldn't be more proud of him. We finished up his preschool concepts a long time ago, so we have moved on to kindergarten skills for now. He is reading, spelling, doing basic math, and learning more and more about nature. My only fear is that once he gets to school, there isn't going to be much for him to learn. The last thing I need is him acting up constantly out of boredom.
So, June is birthday month here. I had the "brilliant" idea of spacing our children exactly three years apart, (for developmental reasons, obviously). It totally slipped my mind that this would mean all of our children having their birthdays at the same time. I've had a tough time trying to figure out what to do. With Phil's unpredictable mood swings, and Danny's eczema, it's a challenge to find something suitable for them both. The best idea I have so far, (and also the cheapest) is to take them to the dollar tree and let them both pick out ten cheap toys each, then head to the arcade for a while. Top that with a trip to McDonald's for dinner and you've got two happy little boys. The whole thing would only cost me about $35 dollars and virtually stress free. I could always do a traditional party with tons of kids, and balloons, and cake, and ice cream... and the craziness never ends. But I'm lazy and I don't want to be stressed out this year.
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