Whatever!

Blogging has been more difficult lately because David has been taking the computer to work with him and access to a computer has been little to none. So tons has happened and gone on since my last post. Where to begin?
We have had lots of firsts around here. Alexis got her first splinter. It was a big one in comparison to her little fingers. All I could do was put a band aid over it to distract her and hope she forgot about it. She wouldn't let anyone near her finger and David insisted that it be removed. The last thing I wanted to deal with was a screaming and kicking kid. David suggested we put "magic lotion" on her splinter to make it feel better. Alexis thinks lotion fixes everything. The magic lotion was teething creme that numbs the gums for teething kids. David said it would numb her finger too.... and it did! David distracted her with candy in one hand while he yanked the splinter on the other hand. Not one tear was shed and no one got kicked! A mini miracle!
Alexis has also mastered the tricycle. She rides that bike like a mad woman. It takes her 10 minutes to get across the driveway, but she is pedaling like crazy. I guess it is just small wheels and a small bike. She loves to go outside and play with all the big neighbor kids. It makes her feel all grown up. There is, however, a drawback to this. She mimics everything they do. Her new favorite phrase is, "Whatever!" and it drives me CRAZY! She uses it with all the attitude she can find. Am I already having to deal with a teenager here? Then last night she came over to me and said, "I hate you!" and I was caught way off guard and honestly I was super hurt. How is it that my innocent little girl could use such hurtful words? And where did she learn them? We had to sit down and have a nice talk about how such words make people very sad... and we don't say things like that. I'm not sure she understood exactly what she was saying, but I think I'm hoping more than anything that she didn't know. It breaks my heart to think she actually may have meant it. Good times ahead... I can't wait for teenagers...
Timothy can't talk much yet. I am grateful for that some days. He has been super sick though and if he could just tell me what hurts, it might be helpful. We all got this super nasty cold and the kids have been coughing like crazy. I had almost no sleep for an entire week because of staying up with sick kids. Sleep deprivation is surely torture. I feel like we've been sick the entire time we've been in Yuma. Hopefully we are in the recovery stage of the cold now. At least the kids are sleeping a little better.
Out little man is growing up so fast. His personality is a funny one. When he laughs he throws his head back and every time I see it I crack up. He is definitely more hyper than Alexis was and gets into EVERYTHING! There are no cupboard locks at my parents house, so all the pots, pans, and dish cloths are fair game. He pulls everything out and just laughs. He also thinks it is funny that I can't put things away as fast as he pulls them out. I guess that makes him a typical kid.
The sandbox is also a new favorite for Timothy. I was worried that all the sand was going to go strait into his mouth, but it didn't. He just loves picking it up and letting it run out his fingers. He was happy just sitting in the sand for over an hour yesterday. Simple things make that boy happy.
He is also on the verge of walking. He stands on his own for several minutes at a time. As he goes from object to object he has begun to let go and see if he can get there on his own. We also got him a little push scooter for Christmas that is now his own little walker. He still gets frustrated though, because crawling is so much faster.
David is in week 5 of this rotation. This means that he will be finished with his rotations in 7 weeks! Time is just flying by. I keep trying to kindly put things in perspective for him in regards to how little time he has to finish LOTS of projects. He always puts things off until the last minute, and then gets crabby when he has to rush and feel lots of pressure. He also is starting the job hunting process. The hard part is that just getting his licence takes about a month. That means he will be graduated for over a month before he will actually be able to practice as a licenced pharmacist. Talk about annoying! Our budget continues to get more tight as I think of all these wonderful scenarios of having bills to pay with no income or student loans available. I guess I just have to have faith that it will all work out.
All is well here otherwise. If I could just keep these kids from getting sick again. Sleep is returning and we keep trudging forward. Thank goodness for good loving families and gentle reminders of what is truly important...