We're all ok. Just nothing too blog worthy going on.
Finally got Luk to the pediatrician. He's a healthy little boy. She didn't think he'd qualify for the disability tax credit because he has no special needs. Interesting. He is anemic and he needs vitamin d, so he's on drops for both. She is sending him for an mri so we can monitor his shunt. He isn't spina bifida enough to bother going to a clinic so he will start with just seeing ortho here on the island.
The big girls are doing big girl things. Walking home from school occasionally, riding their bikes around the neighborhood. Taking care of a friends cat unsupervised. Babysitting Jia. All of it is great, sometimes helpful. I'm not liking that they're growing up so fast.
Eric has made me a garden widow. He has a truly impressive dirt pile. He finally got to some planting today. Jia helped and put in her own wee patch, a kids mixture of flowers and veggies. Tomorrow he has to put a fence around his garden to keep kids, cats, dogs and chickens out ;)
Jia and I decorated for Easter last weekend and she has been nattering about costumes and trick or treating ever since. Sigh. She just won't believe that we’re just going to put grass in a basket and wait for the bunny to visit through the night. Apparently that is too simple. Now I'm anxious for it to come and be over so I can quit talking about it. Can you imagine trying to tell Jia about crosses, missing from caves and dying for us?! Way too much for her.
Jia has been fiercely missing her little yellow chick Goldie, who is now a fine big white leg horn chicken. So she has been packing around a tiny baby pretend chick. Today while rooting around for their easter baskets I found a little yellow wind up chick and a little blue bunny. Jia and Luk packed them around all day. Jia thanked me over and over again all day. Also found some pink bunny ears. Bought some blue ones for Luk while shopping tonight so the littles were pretty thrilled with those. Sharing the one set of pink ears clearly wasn't going to work.
I've been doing some culling. Getting into cupboards, cubbies and closets. Feels good to get it done. Hard to do with Jia and Luk underfoot. They aren't always so helpful ;) I have to stop for a lot for snacks, diaper changes, basic dispute resolutions and to clean up the extra messes they make while my back is turned. Not sure how long I'll keep it up as my focus. Perhaps just until we get back to camping.
One of the pictures is of the pile of clothes Lili dumped on Fei's floor. I had asked her to cull out the stuff that is too small for her. Hilarious. Poor Fei, took her a while to fit it all in. Fei went through her stuff too, she only brought me an arm full and it all went straight to Jia. Luk has not outgrown a single thing yet. He has grown 2" and gained four pounds. He's 24 lbs now. He is still wearing 18 -24 month stuff.
