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Cold Days

 We've been having sub zero temperatures and really bad windchills here in Illinois lately! It's been so so cold! There was one day that we were able to "enjoy" the snow a little bit before the winds picked up and the temperatures dropped!


The kids have had a blast, but Callie has been very upset about all the school days being cancelled. She loves her school time! I've tried to tell her that the days will be made up, but she doesn't seem to believe me sometimes. Usually, she her "pouting" is quickly over and she's soon running around the house having fun with her brothers.

Nolan's favorite time of day? Bath time! He has such a blast splashing around in the tub.


And since Mommy and Nolan decided to stay inside while the rest of the family is out playing and getting cold, we got to have an extra long and extra warm bath with his new toys from Christmas! He love, love, loves playing "Bathketball" !! :-)

Nolan has also started making different sounds. Sometimes it's like he's said a whole sentence. The other day, I promise you it sounded like he said "I love you". I don't know if anyone else could have made it out, but it definitely sounded like it to Philip and I! Of course, we could be a little prejudice about how smart he is . . .

Gabriel is doing a lot better about playing on his own. Though he still comes out multiple times an hour most of the time, every once in a while we'll get a good stretch of him playing well by himself. Yesterday, I had to take Gabriel to his allergy doctor for a check-up and he was so sweet and polite in the office. He even told the nurse, "Oh, this is a very nice pillow!" Made her laugh out loud!

Callie is doing well in school. We've been working on some areas at home that she was struggling with and we've seen some marked improvement on those lately. It's always encouraging to see that as a mother when you've been struggling together with something.

I'm getting to the point (and yes, I know I'm only at 9 weeks) that I'm beginning to wonder when I'm going to feel like myself again. It's rough with so much going on with the rest of the family, I'm anxious to feel better and get more accomplished every day.

Philip is probably anxious for that as well, even though he'd never say that out loud! ;-)

So that's us! Cold, stuck inside for the most part, and spending a little extra time together during our snow days.

Hope you have a great finish to the week. God bless you and yours!

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