We're back... Maybe.

I just dropped Katie off at the second summer school session (HOORAY!), put the other two tater tots down for a nap, and thought, "Hmm... should I update the blog?"

The last post was from when Maggie (now, 21 months) first started walking! That seems like a million years ago! Now, she is talking up a storm and repeating absolutely EVERYTHING we all say! Her vocabulary is amazing for a not-even-two-year-old... but, her attitude... oh, that attitude!

Katie is Katie (now, 4-1/2 yrs. old). Same old thing. She is as silly as ever and seriously says some of the funniest things on the planet. For example, yesterday, she was making a "smoothie" in their toy blender and handed me a sample. I said, "Wow! There are a lot of flavors in there," referring to the cookies, blocks, legos, and figurines she put in to blend. She replied, "Of course there are, Mommy! I'm Flavor Girl and I can do anything!"

Our newest member, Lillian Maria Wilson (now, 6 months old), is great! I only give her 12 more months of being great though... seems our children like to trick us for their first 18 months of life before they turn evil. Lily loves to smile, and she just started giggling. She's rolling over, sleeping through the night (mostly), and is highly entertained by her two crazy sisters! We are still having issues with her lack of interest in taking a bottle, but that finally seems minor in the grand scheme of things. She is growing as she should, so it is all working out.

Jimmy and I are as tired as any parents of three girls would be, but maybe not nearly as tired as anyone with three boys or triplets would be :) One day at a time seems to be the best way to handle it all.

Here are some pictures and videos of our little ladies...

Katie

Maggie

Lily

The Wilson Sisters

Super Girls Song

Loving on Lily

October/November

We've been going full speed ahead the last several weeks, so I haven't thought much about blogging. We've been getting over colds, helping Maggie practice walking and talking, hosting and attending gatherings, repairing flooded washing machines, refinancing the house, etc... There is just a lot going on in the Wilson household.

Here are some pictures and videos of recent events:

Halloween

Tickle Me, Mags

Walking Mags

Thanksgiving Program at Garner United Methodist Preschool

(Katie is in the white shirt to the right of the boy (Justin) in red...

she keeps clapping throughout the "If you're happy and you know it" song.)

Katie baking

Maggie dancing

6th Annual Fakesgiving Dinner

Halloween and more

As you could tell from the previous post, last week was not the best for Jimmy, so we took it easy on Halloween night... 

For the last three weeks or more, we have been trying to find out what Katie wanted to be for Halloween.  She started out wanting to be a dinosaur, like that of Corduroy in Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!.  Then, after seeing a Snow White costume, she had to be Snow White.  Soon after that, she didn't want to dress up at all because Halloween was "too scary."  In fact, I found her one afternoon pulling two stools together so that she could read her imaginary friend a story, "Once upon a time...  scary, scary, scary.  The end."

I assumed Halloween would come and go and she'd be just fine if it did.  She continually refused to try on her costume.  However, on Thursday, I made one more attempt to get her to wear her costume so that she wouldn't be the only kid at school not wearing one.  She misinterpreted what I said and thought I was telling her that if she didn't wear her costume I was going to let her friends at school wear it instead.  She immediately said, "It's Katie's mine costume!" Translation: EVERYTHING BELONGS TO ME, KATIE!  So, she allowed me to put it on her.

   

   

She enjoyed the party at school, but because her teacher couldn't give me the correct time of the festivities, I missed it.  I arrived when all the kids had changed out of their costumes and were eating lunch.  Sigh.

Again, since Katie was so fickle about the whole Halloween thing, I didn't make any grand plans to go trick-or-treating.  If we went, we went.  If not, no big deal.  Sadly, she was so geared up for it, but our neighborhood isn't ideal for trick-or-treating.  In fact, we only had 3 kids come looking for treats.  Instead of going out, we let her eat candy and watch a Charlie Brown Halloween special while also watching me carve a pumpkin.  Super fun!

Saturday was way more festive as we got to visit with family in Randleman for the annual Williams Family Reunion.  Katie had a blast and we enjoyed introducing Magpie to everyone. We came home with a lot of gifts and treats, and if Katie wasn't addicted to sugar before then, she surely is addicted to it now!

Even though this weekend wasn't exactly hectic, I am indeed thankful for daylight savings time! We're all tired and need more rest and way less candy!

Latest Belly Update

I had another doctor's appointment this morning at 11:15 am.  I was able to see Dr. Groff this time, she's the doctor who grew up in Solon.  She is very matter of fact about everything, but much much much more pleasant than Dr. Inge, in my opinion.  Anyway, she said I was still only 1.5 cm, but she added "a GOOD 1.5 cm" to make me smile.  Then, she told me I was half way thinned out, which is more important to me anyway.  I guess I'm pleased with this news, but I still want to deliver already.  

She told me that because of the Gestational Diabetes I could opt to be induced between 38-39 weeks.  However, since I've kept it under control, I don't have to do it if I don't want to.  I was all, "What, are you crazy?  Just take it out now!"  I won't be able to schedule the induction until after my next visit which is Thursday, Sept. 25, provided I don't go into labor before then...  sigh.  I guess that's OK for now.  We'll just keep our fingers crossed that this all happens naturally, and the sooner the better.

On another note, I was thinking I probably wouldn't have the energy to push a baby out today even if nature demanded that I did.  Katie decided to wake up at 3:45 am and start her day.  We tried a little bit of everything to get her to go back to sleep, but unfortunately she was a little too restless. I was so worried about sending her to school on such little sleep, but apparently she did pretty well.  They got to meet some firefighters and check out a fire truck.  I thought she would totally dig it, but her teacher said she was a little shy about it, though still did pretty well.  The whole car ride home from school she just kept telling me that the fire truck was too loud.

She's napping now, even though she put up a fight.  I think I'll take a nap too, but without the fight.

Another School Day!

Katie was entirely too cute this morning, so I had to share these pictures. When I dropped her off at school her teacher said, "Oh how cute, Katie has a ponytail today," and all the kids turned to look. She already knows how to make an entrance!

     

     

Preschool

Yesterday had its ups and downs.  

Downs:

I experimented at breakfast with one cup of Raisin Bran Crunch cereal and paid for it all day. My blood sugar soared and I just couldn't get control of it for most of the day.  Finally, by dinner time, I was feeling much better.  The lightheadedness and woozy sensations subsided.  I decided after that I would stick to plain and boring so as not to aggravate mother nature.

Ups:

Garner United Methodist Church called at 8:30 am to tell me that they had a cancellation for their preschool and they were instituting the waiting list.  If Katie was still interested, there was now room for her.  This was such great news!  Even though I was feeling woozy, Katie and I took a trip over there to check the place out.  Katie really liked it and the people seemed quite nice.  

Classes follow the Wake County Public Schools calendar, so she will begin on September 3rd. There is an Open House on Tuesday, August 26. The class is Monday and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.  There will be eight kids in her class with one teacher and one assistant. Since it's a 2 year old class, they don't have to be potty trained, but they do encourage the process with little tiny toilets/stalls!  Kids have to pack a lunch, but the school provides a snack.  

The preschool has been around for 20 years, but unfortunately the 2 year old class is new.  They normally hadn't started kids until they turned three.  I'm a little nervous that she'll be a guinea pig, but I think it'll be OK.  The cost is so reasonable, and if I hate it, I give 30 days notice and she can stop going.  No harm done.

This comes at a great time for us because I have to start going to the doctor every week now so they can make sure the baby isn't growing too big...  gestational diabetes.  I was worried about having to take Katie with me for every appointment, but now I'll just schedule these appointments while she's in school.  While she's in school...  holy crap!

Jimmy asked if it broke my heart to see her in that classroom, but I was so excited that it didn't even dawn on me that I'd be dropping off my baby, entrusting her to strangers.  I'm sure when I leave her that first day I might freak out.  But, if she looks happy, I'm sure I'll get over it.   Maybe I'll even celebrate with a pedicure!