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Callie at 8 1/2 months learned to pull herself up & stand. She's also managed to learn to walk along the couch. She's trying very hard to try to catch up to her big sister. She just wants to be able to do the things that Chloe is doing...especially when Daddy is involve. Every time Chloe & Steve play, Callie is always right behind them wanting to join in their fun. Soon she'll be walking on her own. I have yet to take them for their well-check (Callie @ 9 months & Chloe @ 3 yrs) but I have set up an appointment for them next week. We'll see what their weights & height will be.Chloe is learning her numbers from 11-20.
She pretty much can say it with the exception of 13 and sometimes 16. Steve is working very hard with her. It just seems like she isn't enjoying school as much and has less interest in learning new things. Recognizing the letters of the alphabet is still in the works. I'm working on her recognizing her name...which is funny because she keeps telling me that she doesn't like the letter "C"! She can say the pledge of allegiance - which is so cool because I know she learned that from school. It's nice to see that she is learning something new besides learning how to be social which I know she desperately needs. She is socially inept...she's not good at socializing with new kids or kids that she doesn't see often. But it's been a battle to get her to go to school every time she has to go. I think it has gotten worst since the one girl from her class isn't there anymore. I'm trying to get Steve to see that maybe we need to pull her out and find a different school that suits her best needs. Steve just wants to keep her in school no matter what but for me, I think she should be able to enjoy being a 3 yr old and not force school on her. I don't want her to feel overwhelmed & get frustrated. I want her to be able to have a good experience. She has the next 15 years of her life worrying about school and the last thing I want to do is force school on her now and not let her be a toddler! I know she's very much wants to take dance lesson...which I am all for but I know how she doesn't enjoy being on the spotlight so that's gonna be a bit tricky because every dance class usually has a recital. I'm looking into it for her so that she can experience it. She might take that for the summer and I'm in the works trying to find a different school for her to go to also.My sister Grace is in a singing contest this year again and is 1 of the 7 finalists. I guess they are extending the contest much longer this time around so hopefully she'll keep on going...click here to vote for her. We're so proud of her and the journey that she's in...way to go, Sherry!
Steve is golfing today which I think he desperately needs. He truly enjoys golfing but feels like he can't go as much because of us. I've encouraged him to go because I know this is something he enjoys. Since he's working throughout the week, he feels like he needs to be around us & have our family time. I've told him that he should never put what he enjoys the most to the side because he feels the need to have some family time. The girls & I will be fine if he's gone part of the day on weekends...it's when he's gone for 3 -4 days is when it's hard on us but such few hours in a day isn't gonna hurt them. Besides, this is another great outlet for him to have since he's been super stressed out about work...and life in general.
We haven't heard much about our house. The last time Steve talked to the bank they had told him that we were in foreclosure and should be getting the letter sometime in the mail. I have yet to receive it but not even sure if we should start packing our things up or wait until we get the official letter. It's really hard because the lender is saying one thing & the bank another. So we are still in a standstill. I'm frustrated because I just want to move on and worry about something else besides this house. I'm trying to find a different school for Chloe and the schools that I'm looking at is in Chandler. It's going to be a drive for us since there's nothing in Maricopa. Most of the things that we do is drive out of Maricopa so I'm not sure why we are sticking around...well, I know why but at this point, I just want to move on. I feel awful because I don't want to add another stressed in his life and I know how he feels about our home (given this is our 1st home together as a family) but I just feel like this is not worth all the stressed. A home is just a home...it is us that makes a home. As long as we are together, it really shouldn't matter...and I would hate to move in the summer...yuck! It's getting hot and having to deal with 2 babies and moving isn't going to be fun in the hot summer days!!!
