It's still an adjustment being 30 minutes away from everything we knew so well for over 4 years. Makoa is still missing his friend, Own, and asks just about everyday if he can play with him. Distance is still a concept he is working to grasp.
Did I mention before that I go to the school 4 times a day? It keep me on my toes. I only have to actually get out of the car once, and that's to pick up Ka'imi, so it's not too stressful. I'm a pretty (ok really) casual kind of person. I don't do my hair everyday, and Ive been trying to at least get some eyeliner and mascara on each morning as part of my personal morning routine... yeah it's about a 5:1 right now. I'm all about t shirts or something comfy that will cover me up. I just myself the coolest Duck Dynasty tshirt yesterday. It's a women's tee so it's not too frumpy. ;) Just so you know, I am the queen of frumpy.
La'akea will be one year old in a few short weeks.
I'm starting to feel "normal for me" again. I'm even sleeping through the night most nights. After the kids go to bed I usually hang out with Cam and watch a TV show or something on Hulu. Our latest favorite is Once Upon a Time. It's just nice to have something to do together, and look forward to. We're pretty picky about what we watch and for the most part Cam doesn't like TV shows. Anyway, we stay up pretty late hanging out and I end up getting up between 630-7. I should be utterly exhausted and dysfunctional. But I'm not. I get through my day for the most part with a little caffeine boost around 2ish when I can't get a quick nap in (which is rare these days). I feel like a good mom. I spend time reading with each of them most days.
Speaking of reading, Makoa's reading is really really coming along. I'm so happy with his progress. We've just been spending the time each day to get through the entire Green Eggs and Ham book. The first time was the hardest. It's a kind of long, very repetitive book, but he did it (with me almost completely losing my patience!). The next day, he read the whole book again. The next day, he read it (yeah he memorized some parts) again without a hitch. Amazing. He's never read that much yet and he learned so many new words. He's also overcome a lot of negative behaviors and has been much more patient with himself when he doesn't get something right away. This is huge for him. He's been able to progress so much, particularly in reading. Also, we love Dr. Seuss.
La'akea is starting to walk. He can take about 7-10 steps in a row. He seems to be a self motivated learner. We have hardly encouraged his turning over, sitting up, crawling, standing, walking... but he just picks it right up. Not like it's super early or out of the norm, but I have been impressed with his determination to keep up with his brothers.
It's kind of amazing and really cool how different each of my boys are. There are similarities, but there are so many differences!
On a random note, I ordered a cute picture of all of my boys hold hands in a 16x20 yesterday and am excited to get it in a few days!!
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