Checkin in...

Thanks Amber for getting this going. I have had a bit of a crazy week, so now is the first chance I have had to sit down and write and even know I hear Caleb crying so I won't be long!

I have been to the doctor for either me or Caleb every day this week and the good news is that I appear to be all healed and was told I can resume all normal activities and not go back for 6 months. After seeing my doctor every day for 3 months, it is a little odd not to be checking in with him, but I am really glad to be done for now! Caleb is doing great as well. He had his circumcision done on Monday and had to go back for a recheck today and had gained 3 oz in 2 days! He is up to 7 lbs 5oz and considering tomorrow was his due date, that is great. He gets a break now from the doctor for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, the girls go in for flu shots next week and Christian has his 3 year old check up and flu shot the week after that. The kids doctor is trying to convince me to get everyone the swine flu vaccine as well...I am not sold on it yet. Any thoughts out there?

Outside of dr.s' offices, me and the boys spend most of our time taking the girls to all their activities. They walk themselves to and from school with friends, which is nice and we just walk with them on nice days or when friends are not there. The boys and I do preschool a little each day and are having fun.

Courtney has been really busy with school. She was tested for the GATE program and was one of the few selected out of 400+ kids tested. So, she goes one day a week to another school where all the GATE kids meet and have class for the day. They are learning languages, marine science, archaeology, etc. She loves the challenge of it, after the first day she told me that regular school was torture after going to GATE! She is also busy with piano, activity days, and girl scouts.

Aubrey is loving and excelling in first grade. She is in a 1-2 combo class, which she enjoys. She also started piano this month and loves it. She is in girl scouts with Courtney as well. Needless to say, she is tired at the end of the day.

Caleb is a great baby, just wakes up to eat every few hours and sleeps most of the time in between. He is starting to have more alert times and notice things around him more. He is so fun to have in our family. We are excited for dad and Megan and family to meet him next month.

Mark is at a conference at the Disneyland hotel this week and currently at an Anaheim Angels game...rough life! Just kidding, he was asked to go attend this conference and bring the info back for all the teachers. We miss him, but it is a good thing for him and fun too. He will be home on Friday.

I will post pictures soon, but better go and feed my boy.