Friday, November 20, 2009

i can't believe today's friday already!! i was hoping to update a lot more this week, but it just never happened. so, i'll give you some updates on our life lately...

R has been doing well in school and at home...well, except for that *minor 3 day suspension last thursday through this monday that he got for fighting in school. (*sarcasm implied) when we asked him about the fight, he admitted that he started "messing with the kid" because he annoys him every day between classes. thankfully, R didn't really put a serious beat down on him or anything (although he probably could have because of his size), but started with hitting him with a rubber band and then it escalated from there. we were NOT HAPPY either way! after a long discussion, we decided that R would not be allowed to play in his basketball game on monday and he lost his fun privileges around the house and outside of the house for awhile too. i think he was shocked to actually have consequences, but he was respectful of our rules this week. aside from that, he's been pretty content and chatty all week. i can tell that's he getting more and more comfortable in our home, and i love to see that. he now refers to our house as "home" and his room as "my room", and i'm thankful for that. we keep telling him that as long as him and P are with us, we're family and our home is his home, and i'm glad to see that sinking in a bit.

last saturday ryan took R to get glasses and a hair cut, and really looks cute! i told him that the only fighting that might be going on in our family in the future is us fighting the girls off him ;) R has been asking about seeing his middle brother, C, for his birthday for awhile, so on sunday we met C and their aunt and uncle at a local go-kart place to hang out. we ended up staying for 3 hours and the boys had a great time and their aunt talked my ear off! she told me quite a bit of stuff that i wish i didn't know but it was good to get a larger perspective on the situation. you can tell that she knows her sister well, and sadly, she doesn't seem very confident in her chances of truly getting it together...

this week, we also had a lot of other appointments for R. we got him started with his therapy, and i was really pleased with what i saw of his therapist, even on the first visit. i have a follow up appointment scheduled with the therapist in a few weeks so that we can discuss specific issues we're seeing in our house and start devising a plan of action for R. we also went to the dentist and didn't have such a good time there. he's got some major dental issues, including 4 cavities, 1 root canal and crown that need re-doing, 1 baby tooth that's wedged between 2 permanent teeth that has to be removed, and a need for braces. sooooo, looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of the dentist in the next few weeks!! we also went for our orientation at the visitation center this week, which is where we'll be taking the boys to visit with their mom and P's dad. the place was nice and the staff was friendly, but i'm really not looking forward to upcoming visits there! something about dropping the boys off to strangers and not knowing what's going on at visits, makes my anxiety peak. it's uncomfortable enough already to take them for visits with the social workers that we know supervising, but the visitation center just seems a little scary...and i don't even have to go to the visits! i just wonder how R is really handling all of this. either he's a much tougher cookie than me or he's really good at hiding his feelings...

P is getting big and is a very active little fellow!! his love for his jumperoo seems to be ending, as all he wants to do now is army crawl around the floor. if you give him some toys on the floor, he's content to play all by himself for a long time. i think his little chunky self will most likely begin to thin out now that he can really get up and go. with all his new activity, we decided that it was time to lower his crib to the lowest setting. we were worried that he'd be able to pull himself up and over the side of his crib, so we're not risking it, even if it's a little premature. he's also has another tooth that has broken through, next to his first. i can't wait until he starts cheesing and we can see those little teeth!! (*i soooooo wish i could post some of our adorable pictures of him and R, but maybe one day!)

anyways, well that's all i've got to report for now! next week will be busy as usual but we shouldn't have all the crazy appointments. the only thing on the schedule so far is the boys' mom's first visit in over 4 weeks. we'll be meeting at a mcdonalds one last time and then begin the following week at the visitation center.

hope you have a great weekend, and enjoy some time with your family!


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