Here is an update for the Weston Family.
Bob is working hard...as usual...but I am hoping with Christmas quickly approaching I can get some good rest out of him. He has a house currently in escrow with a new buyer that is scheduled to close next week. I am glad he enjoys doing real estate part time. Hopefully once the kids are a little bigger, I can get my license and we can do real estate together.
Abby is on her last day of school for the year. She is excited to have some time off from school for Christmas and New Years. She just finished up a month long Tae Kwon Do class at school that was offered to the GATE kids. She has also been working hard with Choir for school and had a Holiday performance today. She is starting soccer back up after a 2 week break from rec soccer to indoor soccer that starts up in January. We love indoor soccer...very fast paced and fun to watch!
Ethan is loving school and making some fabulous adorable Christmas decor for the house. Ethan is loving being a big brother again. He says that Owen is HIS baby...and as possessive as he is with him, you'd think he really believes that.
Aaron has started potty training and I am hoping he pick it up quickly. It will be nice to only have one child in diapers....just when I thought I was almost done... =) Aaron is growing up very quickly these days. Counting to 20 and learning his alphabet. He picks up on so much of what Ethan learns in preschool. I love it!
Owen is almost a month old already! Time goes by so fast and especially faster when you have 4 children. He's growing so well. Had gained 2 lbs. in 2 weeks. Can't say that he is not a good eater! He is very snuggable & loving. He has been a very good baby. Already giving me 4 hour stints at bedtime which is nice. I am hoping he will be sleeping through the night by 3 months old. Crossing fingers!
As for me...I am doing well. Just trying to get a routine down with 4 kids, housework and crafts. Some days I feel overwhelmed and others are easier. It helps having Abby in school and Ethan in preschool (3 days a week) for me to having some breathing room to get stuff accomplished. It's a lot of work and I may lose my patience occasionally, but it's very rewarding.
Now we just need to get our Christmas Shopping done and I will feel a sense of Holiday Goodness in the air.
Some days are easier than others. I am very thankful that all the kids are MUCH better with their health. Looks like the cold bug has finally left this house. The antibiotics that we got for Aaron last week finally helped kick whatever he had. Poor boy was sick for like a month. He was starting to look think from not wanting to eat. So glad he is better and his appetite is definitely back!
Owen is now 11 days old and doing very well. He is nursing like a champ and my large boobs are feeling it. LOL! He gets circumcised next Wednesday since they didn't do it in the hospital. The pediatrician in the hospital said he didn't have enough foreskin to do a circumcision, but when I took him to his pediatrician on his 2 day appointment, they couldn't see why they couldn't have done it. That he has plenty to work with. So the poor boy will have it done at 2 weeks old...luckily he is still plenty young enough that he won't remember much of anything. He is already out of newborn diapers and most of the newborn sized clothing is getting too short. So I know he is growing nicely.
Abby is taking a Self Defense class offered through the GATE program at her school. They were offering about 5 different after school programs for the kids in the GATE program and she wanted to learn self defense which is fine with me. She'll need it with 3 brothers... She starts up indoor soccer in January and I believe practice for it starts this weekend...so much for a break from soccer, but she loves it and we love watching her.
Ethan is still loving school and doing very well. He is like a sponge! I need to get him into an extracurricular activity, but haven't found what he likes yet. Thought karate would be good for him, but he seems scared to try it. I think maybe I might take him to watch a session and see if it interests him or if he'd still be scared.
I'm taking a little break from my crafts...though I think 2 weeks will be enough, but we'll see. I may make it to the end of the year. It's nice to not have to work on an order every night, but I do miss it.
Bob is keeping busy as usual, but it's nice to see him taking some time for himself. He is getting more into golf which I think is a great outlet for him.
Other than that, we are all well and doing dandy. Need to finish my Christmas Shopping...I feel behind this year, but know I will get it done. =)
