School

I dread the school year starting, as I really enjoy sleeping late in the summer. :) However, I found out trying to home school my oldest daughter (twice), that we are not organized enough to home school and still get the bare minimum of housework done.

After 2 weeks of school, it is still hard to get the kids up every morning. It's a mad rush to get everyone out the door and off to school on time. This week we add 1 more child who has to get to school. My 4 yr old is starting preschool at the high school Tuesday morning. She is really excited, especially since my 8th grader has permission to bring her lunch and eat it in the preschool classroom with Laura. What will I ever do with only 2 at home for part of the day? Sam (almost 3) gets into so much without supervision. I guess I'll be following him around the house, with Rosalie in the sling?

Poor Rosalie

She has her first ear infection. By the second day of antibiotics, she had a rash starting on her head and body. Since 2 of my boys react badly to amoxicillin, the dr said to take her off the medicine and treat her for the pain with tylenol. She will either fight it off her self or the ear drum will rupture. Either one will make her feel better.

On the up side, she is 12 pounds even now, as of Friday. So at 21 weeks, she has gained 5 pounds, 12 ounces over her birth weight. My oldest son weighed this much when he was 2 weeks old. :)

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She is finally big enough that I feel like I am holding one of my babies. The others were so much bigger at birth. She started the real smiles recently.

It has been crazy recently. Between the trips back and forth to Pennsylvania to meet my BIL and drop off/pick up her siblings, #1 has gotten plenty of interstate driving practice.

School starts in 3 weeks? We have so much to do to get everyone organised before then. I would at least like to get the clothes all washed/dried/sorted once before school starts. After the next sock matching party, I'm going to throw out all the odd ones. An entire 1 bushel basket of unmatched socks is too many.

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She is now 10 pounds 8 ounces and 23 inches long. She has gained 5 pounds over her lowest weight in the NICU in 14 weeks.

Poor Rosalie

She was rudely awakened last night by Sam, (almost 3) who rolled toward me, squishing her between us. It was a bit squishy in our bed last night, with me, Rosie, Sam, and Ray (6) and Billy (9) who crawled in with us. For some reason Hubby decided to sleep in his recliner. :)

Rosalie, first 3 months photos

Top From 2 July 13 weeks

top right 10days old

bottom left 2 months old

bottom right 6 weeks

She is growing and eating alot, but can still fit in newborn diapers.

My hubby surprised me last week.

For the first time in 20 plus years, he cleaned out the microwave. He even washed off the turn table. Of course, he was the one whose spaghetti sauce splattered all over the oven. :)