Olivia's school self regulation is not improving. She can whip through her work very quickly when she sets her mind to it, but she is uninterested in taking that initiative. She also does not want to relinquish her new freedom to choose. Bryan is frustrated by her since he sees more of her unwillingness to cooperate, but I find myself much less irritated during the day, so I guess that's progress. :/ On the plus side, she has proved to grandma that she can indeed read, write, and do math, so I get bonus points for successfully providing an education. :)
Kaitlyn likes to play games where she assigns roles to people. Some favorites are Kaitlyn is the Elsa, Mommy is the Anna and Kaitlyn is the Mommy, Mommy is the Kaitlyn. Once she has distributed the parts, breaking character is strictly prohibited.
Poor Matthias has been one big bundle of chapped baby these last few weeks. Between teething, thumb-sucking, and a diaper rash he's sore and red all over. I was treating him for a yeast infection, but when that didn't go away and he got red bumps all over his whole upper body, I ended up taking him in to the doctor. It turns out that he had strep (but not in his throat). Now a few days in to an antibiotic, he's looking much more comfortable.
All my best updates are Matthias recently. He grabs things well enough to be dangerous, pulling bowls off tables and knocking mugs of hot liquid away from lips. He rolls with some purpose, but still not tremendously accurately. He is quite interested in solid food, and has so far enjoyed sweet potatoes and applesauce. He has not enjoyed carrots.
Pictures:
Matthias's BamBam picture:
Old pictures that mom sent me:
A thrilling book -- sophomore year of high school, I think:
The sister trio -- early 2000s and then again at the end of 2012:
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