I sheepishly ask, "Has it really been 2 months since I posted on my blog?" Well, you can be rest assured that the less I post on the blog means the more full our lives have become. Three children under five need quite a bit of tender loving care, and I am happy to give it!
Dakota is a plump 4 month old now, and already busting out of 6 month clothes. Preemie? Yeah, right. He is very low-key, and patient with his busy mom. He loves to smile and giggle at his family members, and is just a good companion to have around.
Cora has become quite a fun little friend. She is very lively and outgoing. She will climb anything she can, and loves playing with Quinn and kissing Dakota's cheeks. Her style of play has really developed. She loves pretending and reading books out loud to her brothers. Cora told me yesterday that she is going to be a mommy and have 5 children. An hour later, she said she was going to have 2 children. So the standard deviation is +/- 3 children.
Quinn, what a character. He is very silly and so smart that it is a bit scary. He is reading so well now and is currently working on words with double L's like "windmill" and "hilltop". Cora knows her letters and sounds and will now start sounding out words for the first time. I decided to teach them the alphabet in sign language and they have really been enjoying that. Our school lessons in the morning are such a nice time, as we all sit on the couch together and get to learn new things. We work on learning Scripture, reading the Bible- learning about King David currently, and then each child gets 1-on-1 time with Mom with reading and sometimes writing. I think this structure really helps the children with the rest of their day and they seem to really enjoy it.
