Updates

A couple of posts ago I mentioned that I had been "targeted"(lol) at Walmart for a gym membership at a local gym. Well, I decided to check it out and see if there was a catch. And of course, I "won" the "contest" he was telling me about which would give me a $100 gift certificate. I was excited..WOW a $100 gift certificate. Wonder where it is to and what will I spend it on? That's alot of money. My curiosity got the best of me and after asking some questions...I found out the gift certificate would be given to me to be used towards a membership at the gym. HUH?? WHAT?? Great!(and that's a sarcastic great). Well, I have been using my one "free" week pass to see if it is worth it, but at this point I don't really know if we will be purchasing a membership. Do I really need to spend the money when I already have a treadmill here at home and even though I haven't used it in a while is that really the point? It's not like I live right down the street from this place..it's a good 20min away and then I have to think about the gas. It's just so high right now. Is it worth traveling 20min away & spending that kind of money a month only to be eaten up in gas? It would cost more money to pay for gas to go to the gym and use their treadmill(because right now I'm just starting out so not real big on all those intimidating workout machines they have), then it would be for me to just use what I already have. So, we'll see. We did find out that D's place of work offers a corporate membership but it would require us to sign a years membership. It's all up in the air right now. We'll decide by the end of the week.

Update on M#3. He has been seeing a speech therapist and a special instruction therapist to help with the speech delay. He still has a long way to go, but so far the few times they have seen him they have been encouraged. We are learning some signing words for him to use to be able to communicate with us. We saw a nutritionist today to discuss his very picky appetite and she suggested that he see an OT to make sure he isn't having any oral issues. They wonder if maybe his big tonsils is what maybe kept him from eating certain foods but now that those are out we are going to try some new structuring habits. She said he is on target with height and weight so she knows that he is getting some nutrition in the few types of foods that he does eat. Wonder if all that is somehow connected to him not talking?
I long to hear my baby tell me what he needs or wants or what is hurting or what he gets excited about. We seem to take some things for granted and when times come our way that we don't see is normal, we then realize how much we miss those little things.

Update on M#2. He is just as fiery as ever! So sweet though and doing much better with socialization at school! We are so proud of him! Excited about who may be his teacher in K4 next year. Same as M#1's k4 teacher.

Update on M#1. She is about to graduate kindergarten in exactly one month from today. WOW! can't believe this time has already come! We are supposed to get some pics together for her graduation night and just the thought of that makes me a basket case. You wait until that night..I will be worse than a basket case! Let me tell you this..back in October when we were going on a field trip to the pumpkin patch..ok..the pumpkin patch...I started to think then about her graduation night & I started balling in the van. I know..crazy but my how the time has flown since she was born! I have to stop now because writing this makes me get teary eyed. Only a mother's heart!