March was a very busy hectic month for us. Well, our lives always seem a little hectic, but it felt like March had a lot more going on in it than normal. Here are the highlights.
Isabella went in for her second set of tubes to be placed in her ears. She was still retaining tons of fluid on her ears which make it very hard to hear, and even more hard to pronounce words clearly. It has only been a few weeks and we can tell it has helped a lot. Dr Puckett swears this is something she will grow out of, and I'm really praying he is right. I worry about her being in Pre-K this fall and nobody being able to understand her.
She was a little trooper. She wasn't scared and she didn't cry. Now I was a different story, but I handled it a lot better than the first surgery she had. She wasn't as upset waking up as last time. I was able to calm her down in about 10 minutes versus an hour last time. When she calmed down all she wanted were popcicles, and alot of them! I think she had 4 of them while she was in recovery. It was funny.
We put our house up for sale! We are building again- in our same neighborhood in Bixby. We love how much Bixby is growing but it still has the small town feel to it. We also LOVE Bixby schools. With Robert getting his new job and deciding to stay here in Oklahoma for the long haul, we are thinking more big picture instead of just 4-5 years down the road now. With 3 growing girls who will soon be teenagers and will need lots more bathroom and storage space for all their girl crap, a new baby coming, and the interest rates being so low right now, we decided now was the smart time to build a bigger more long term house. With all my family being out of state, it is very important for me to have enough space that my family can come stay WITH us and feel comfortable. We have a couple of potential buyers right now, one family moving here in June from Texas for work. They have called us and told us that they are sending over an offer soon. He is just meeting with his loan lenders today. So keep your fingers crossed for it to work out!
Alyssa was a star in the "Dr Suess Golden Star" musical that her 1st grade put on for all their families. She did a great job singing loud and clear. She definately has a love for anything to do with music. I am in the middle of looking for a used piano to purchase. We want her to start piano lessons. She is really excited about that.
Look who keeps ASKING me to go sit on the potty!? She has even gone a few times in the potty. Most of the time she will ask to go sit on the potty as she is filling her diaper, and then its too late, but that is pretty dang good for her to recognize that at 20 months old. If we can get her potty trained at 2 years old I will be a very happy mommy! (bad picture from our phone camera)
Last, but certainly not least. We found out that we are expecting our 4th child. I know, shocking right!? We are over the moon about this special little child that will come to us and complete our family. I am 12 weeks along now, and starting to feel a lot better. Was feeling pretty sick off and on. Oh, and for those of you who have been wondering why I have only been wearing loose baggy clothing or why I may have looked thicker- now you know! This 4th child has really popped out really quickly. I'm hoping it levels out throughout the pregnancy because at this rate I will be as big as a house.
