catching up. we had a full week! lots of little moments together. lots of time spent thinking and reflecting. lots of time to love on my sweet boys and to cheerish our time together.
I'm a big kid now! story time at the mh library followed by more book loving.
where you can find us...every hour...every day.
My thoughts from the week: Some highs and some lows too.
monday. playdate with friends. toilet-ing. the most used room in our house right now? wild guess- the bathroom. now,what we look like using public bathrooms? hm. i'm just going to leave it up to your imagination. but just know we are using a public bathroom (at OT) 2x week (times 2 each visit) and know that caleb likes to do all things by himself. and lucas likes to follow all things caleb does by himself. that means...flushing...washing...soaping...drying...and since lucas isn't walking completely on his own yet..let's just say it gets a lil hairy!! and definitely a Lotta dirty! yuck.
the super good/great news? no Resistance/melt downs/accidents (about 2) all week. since nani worked her sparkly magic there has only been happy stickers and smiles and 'thunder wear'. so long diapers!
tuesday
more bathroom fun. such a blessing that accidents are not happening in public. we've had a couple at home but really as long as c goes every hour on the hour we are staying squeaky clean. public places and all. (i think miss. a (his therapist) is feeling pretty thankful for that!)
wednesday
big day.
I have so many thoughts on this day. still swirling around my head, it is hard to put thoughts to words. so let's just say it was a hard day. it was kinda sad for me too, in more ways than one. but, it was also a day with good moments too. Caleb had his evaluation (in class) with the preschool program we are hoping he qualifies for so that he'll get more services to help with his gross/fine/social skills (all sensory related). I'm feeling pretty grateful for a good friend this week who watched lil lu while caleb and I set off on the big school adventure. Their lil boy goes to this school for speech and his mama has been a good source of wisdom and encouragement through this process. Lucas was his charming self-and we were told they'd never been around such an easygoing/laid back/mellow guy. we feel the same way. which is maybe why him and c get along so good. they balance each other to perfection :) i'm feeling sad, like our home together days are coming to a close too soon. Also thinking on what would be a good fit for my sweet and sensitive boy. I want to wrap him up and protect him and putting him out in the world...well it is coming upon us too soon I feel. Whether it be this school, if he qualifies, or another school...we know that some social interaction (without us around) is really important in helping him overcome some of his social struggles. I think i'll write more on this later..but for now I am trusting and practicing patience and doing a lot of praying. We are studying the book of James in my bible study and this week we poured over chapter 4. Oh boy did God know just what I needed to hear this week. "draw near to God and he will draw near to you" 4:8 We talked a lot about letting go and letting God (something I always am struggling on and working toward). A personal story was shared and hope given as words were spoken softly " lay down your burdens at His feet" and "Have patience through your suffering" Our bible time together each week strengthens me and gives me wisdom, courage, hope, all from His Word. I treasure my time gathered around a warm fire, sipping warm coffee and enjoying treats with such Godly women each week; just what my soul needs. There is SO much good stuff in the book of James. I cling to His words and put my Trust in Him;especially when it comes to my family and our precious boys! God is already there. Trusting in him and the path that he would have us to follow is what I pray for always.
thursday.
more fun times in the bathroom. lucas going one way. caleb the other- in the public bathroom. seriously, way too many bathroom moments this week!
friday our home day-i'm so thankful for this.
I miss our home days. They don't come around as often as they used to and with the cold weather we don't get as much backyard time. But being warm and cozy inside with our pjs on, candle burning, cookies baking...well I'll take that too. I love this time of year and next week we'll be traveling to be with family and that makes my heart feel oh so cozy.
It was a full week. Dave had his own work stresses going on. A customer coming in, testing to be done. Good news is it all went great! And we are so proud of him.
I am looking forward to the change of pace next week will bring. More togetherness time. Less driving/shuffling/trying to get somewhere. More just being a family. I am really struggling with all this driving we are doing now for therapy, but there is good in the hard. Story time with lu and seeing improvements in c from therapy. Those are good things. And sacrificing some things to enjoy the fruits of other things...well that just brings blessing to the suffering.
enjoying some sweet caleb sayings this week
"thanks for making my lunch mom. it's really good!"
"I gotta use the toilet mom. my pee is coming out!! hurry"
"my pishadoo is coming out. look it's really big!" (i'm sorry. the things that come out of the mouth of babes)
"i'm going to work, bye mom "how was your sleep dad? mom? how were your dreams?"
"i love you mom. you're my cuddle bug!"
dinner talk. it is just my most favorite thing. the boys really get vocal. lucas sings/hums and dances. caleb carries on the most interesting and sweetest conversations. he's so polite. he asks us how our day was....he thanks us for dinner. he says sorry when he hits lucas or if lucas starts crying. lately caleb's just been so well mannered and it just cracks us up. it makes my heart melt. and it makes my heart feel so full with love.
lucas just jams to the tunes in the car and smiles. (sometimes he just jams without the tunes...and at the most random times)
Love these boys. and love our days at home (and on the go) together.
Every lil moment. Good, bad, hard, sad. I love that I get to be here to share in every little thing with my sweet and silly boys.
Love this rainy day friday and my two lil boys who can play forever with kitchen chairs that decorate my living room (courtesy of caleb).
sorry for the iphone pics! good camera pictures to come next week hopefully :)
Happy, Happy Friday!!!
Love the recap! I forgot to tell you he did try to resist hand washing! "I don't have to wash my hands Nani." And what? Bubbles in the sink helped!
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