Not Too Much Longer

Well, moving day is getting closer and closer. For those of you wondering, I think it was easier when I was pregnant than with a newborn (have to take into consideration feeding times and all that incurs). Oh well, I am hoping *fingers crossed* to get almost all of it packed except for essentials within the next two weeks. That way I have a week to do odds and ends and clean. So we'll see how that goes.

I'm a bit excited to get back around family and friends. Mainly family (babysitters). I can't wait to have a "date night" without the kids. Although I'm sure "date night" will entail dinner, renting a movie, and falling asleep before/during the movie. LOL

Thanksgiving Lunch

Well, I must say my second Thanksgiving doing it all by myself went better than the first! I didn't really plan too much and did as much as possible (or should I say as much as the kids let me) the day before. I was a little stressed because we had one of Tom's classmates from Slovakia there (the foreign students have to learn as much of our culture and traditions as they can while they are here). Everyone liked it, which was a relief! lol Tom told me that it made Rene a bit homesick, but enjoyed it.

Doc Appt Results

Katheryn's ears aren't red anymore, but her right ear is still bulging a little bit. I wonder when that will go away?

Victoria has in fact caught the cold that everyone had. Poor girl is very congested. The good thing is it's not in her chest! She has also gained another 1 lb and oz. She is now 9lbs 6ozs! They didn't measure to see how long she is (I'm gonna do that later), but she fits lengthwise in some of Katheryn's old 3 - 6 month footed outfits!

Little Helper?

Ok so I was noticing yesterday that Katheryn's cups were running short in the cabinet. So I started searching around the house (in her favorite hiding places...one being the refrigerator on their play kitchen). I couldn't find the cups. So I asked her to put her dishes in the kitchen when she was done with lunch. We put her to bed and I walk into the kitchen only to notice her cup in the trashcan. Now, she had a habit of throwing her dishes away (which I thought we had stopped a couple months ago). Well, apparently, she has started that bad habit up and I'm sure that is where the missing cups have gone without me noticeing them. Ugh...the joys of having children!

On a side note, I am taking the girls to the doctor today. Victoria seems to have caught the cold everyone had and I want to make sure it's not worse than what I think it is. She has started coughing and seems to have more congestion. Even with me elevating one end of the mattress so she doesn't sleep flat. Katheryn also seems to be messing with her ear again (the one that had the bulging eardrum). She is still taking her antibiotics that end Sunday, but I want to make sure it is working and not getting worse. I can't wait until everyone is well again!

LEAP Assessment Test

Ok I have to brag a little!

Well, I dropped Gabriel off today for the LEAP (Learning Enrichment and Acceleration Program) Assessment Test. I'm proud and excited for him. Only 18 out of the 400 Kindergartners in the school district (which is both on and off post...it's strange here) were chosen to be tested today. We will find out sometime in the next two weeks if he scored high enough to go on to have an IQ test done and then if he scores high enough on that then he will be accepted into the program. She said that some of the Kindergartners have trouble with tests (who doesn't) and when they get more accustomed to school and taking tests then they are accepted, but that they usually get in the program when they get to the 1st grade. Either way if he makes it or not I am still extremely proud of him. Being one of the 18 chosen says alot for me!