For the past two nights, I have been serenaded as kids go to sleep with a litany of how much they hate me and what a horrible mom I am. Thank you, Liesl and Maia. Hopefully tonight will be better.
Xai excitedly informed Oma and Opa last night that they were great grandparents to Akos and that someday they would meet him! So funny. Great news for them, lol. Oma told him that she has actually met Akos before. News flash!
Before I went to Texas to be with Tova and Ben after their baby passed, Penelope would call both Quinn and I “Mommy.” After I got back from Texas, all of a sudden, I was Daddy! No way! I have worked tirelessly and patiently since then (so for over a month) and finally she is calling me “Mommy” again! And she’s back to calling Quinn “Mommy” as well. Apparently she just has a universal parent word. She also has a universal older-sister-in-the-house term, “Hava.” “Eli” is the term for older younger brothers. It was super cute the other day: we finished setting the table (with her help) and she started yelling loudly, “Eli! Eli!”
This morning I called up to Xai, “Hey! Do you want to come down and help me update our job charts?” He let out an excited gasp. “I can’t come down!!! I’m not wearing anything green!!!!” I jumped up from the table where I was sitting and dashed into my closet to change before I got pinched. That startled Penelope awake, who hurriedly awoke, slid out of bed and dashed out of the room (I think she was looking for the usual cartoon that is playing in the front room). Now she is rubbing her soft fuzzy hair against my arm…I think she is pretending to be a puppy.
Xai has been doing a TON of writing in his workbook! He is analyzing stories, identifying parts of speech and other grammatical challenges. And his handwriting is so improved! We found this Groove calligraphy book where the kiddos actually follow the grooves and it has helped so much!
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