E x 2 update

Emma

Is my little eager preschooler! We started official homeschool this day. Which means that I now have a purpose and a plan. (Thank you, hubbardscupboard.org) She really is a model student. She hangs on every word I say. She's learning sight words and the handful of books she can now read will rapidly increase. Fine motor skills are not her strong suit. So she doesn't love to practice writing her letters, but she does like to write in her journal. 

She actually did...or maybe mommy did and she watched! 

She also loves to listen to stories, play hide and seek, play with friends and pretend! She likes to build.

And thanks to the Kuerig, she's our resident barista! 

Elsie

Is really doing well. She's as active as ever. She hasn't had any seizures since her surgeries. We're hoping that means her little brain is free of abnormal activity which is allowing her to make new connections. She's the one with the busy schedule, preschool four days a week and out patient therapies once a week. This week preschool will change to afternoon, which also means no more naps.  I think it'll be fine since they were sporadic anyway. I know I will miss their nap times far more than they will! 

Elsie is in constant motion. So I don't have lots posed pictures like I do of Emma. Here are a few. 

She did not like the snow that day. She lasted for fifteen minutes before she was crying because it was too cold.  She never cries. She really doesn't like the cold. 

She is always in pigtails and something is always in her mouth. It's usually her thumb, but it's actually anything she gets her hands on and wants to explore. It's a miracle she hasn't been more sick this winter.  Elsie loves to climb and run and slide. She loves to be thrown in the air or swung back and forth. She has an adorable laugh when she's tickled. She loves being chased. 

I am frantically trying to keep up with them. Thankfully, by God's grace, He gives me the energy I need for each day.