family update

me - i am still doing WW, although i have been thrown some challenges. our treadmill, isn't working, so i have been trying to go out for walks during the day. the weather isn't always accommodating... it is spring time in new england. also, our weekends are getting busy with t-ball, swimming, baby/bridal showers, and family gatherings, so getting to my weekly meetings is getting harder. i need to just make sure i keep my weight loss a priority. also, a bit tmi but i am having issues with the pill, and have noticed since i started taking it, my weight loss has really slowed down, so i am trying to figure out my options there. other than that, all is good in my world. i think i am doing a great job with the 3 kids. i still am able to get out with my friends for some quality down time, which is much needed and appreciated. life is good!!!

craig- he is doing great with his weight loss. i think he is down about 30 lbs. now. he is a great dad and husband. he has a ton of vacation time, and has been taking some random days off which has been fun. also, i think he is having more fun with carter's new DS than carter is.

carter - i had carter's parent/teacher conference last week. he is doing so good in school. he is now reading, and loves his dr. seuss books. he is a good boy in school, which i was so happy to hear. he is actually really good at home too. we had a slight adjustment period after he started full day kindergarten this year, but ever since mid-november, he has pulled it together. he always comes home and reports everyone's bad behavior and i was a bit nervous that he may have been involved more than he lets on, but mrs. lamb assured me that he is one of her top students. just a quick example - carter told me that russell and kevin got in big trouble. he informed me that kevin pulled down his pants and told russell to smell his butt, and russell actually did it! thank god, it wasn't my kid!!!

mason - when mason turned 3 he no longer qualified for early intervention services. our town tested him and determined that he does need to continue getting speech, and offered us 2 sessions per week (3o min. each). he has also had 3 ear infections since his tubes came out last fall. both his pedi and speech therapist think getting tubes again with help with his language. we have a follow-up appointment with his ENT next week, so i guess we'll see what he says. mason is fun and friendly. he ADORES his big brother, and wants to do EVERYTHING that carter does. it is really cute to watch. i am trying to skip naps all together these days... he was staying up way too late on the days he napped. so we are replacing nap time with walk time. mason has a busy schedule for a 3 year old. on mondays we do play group, tues/fri speech, wed. miss stephanie comes for 2 hours, and thurs. we have swimming. busy, busy, busy!!!!

hadley - my beautiful baby girl!!! she is amazing... she is happy, and just goes with the flow. she is a big girl!!! she may be a bit on the chunky side, but i love it! i now can only buy her a few outfits at a time, b/c she is growing so fast. like most 3rd children, she is on the go and is a trooper. i can't wait for her 4 month appointment later this month to see what her stats are. i am waiting for the weather to be a little bit warmer, and then i plan on moving her out of her infant carrier, and into her big girl car seat. today was beautiful outside, and after our walk she got her first swing ride. she loved it!!! and then she feel asleep in the swing... i couldn't imagine our family without her.

so there you have it, a bit of an update on all of us. i am going to try to upload some pictures to post later this week.