Mallory is such a little momma to Melanie. It is really sweet. She will hold her for me while I’m cleaning up the kitchen or trying to look like a human one day a week (Sunday for church). If Melanie is squawking – Mallory will run to her and see what she needs… nuk or blanket.
Mallory is even our “backseat momma” in the vehicle. Melanie is good in a car, but she is going to wake up when it is time to eat. She is not going to let you forget that her time to eat is about up.
The best part is that Melanie really likes Mallory. She looks at Mallory and watches her intently. Mallory can get her to calm down and she can hold her and get Melanie to fall asleep.
Having kids with older kids… easy! They are such a huge help!
Onto my blogging troubles! It is so hard to find the time to blog. I am a month behind! I don’t like it because I have gone back so many times to read what we were doing years ago and what the kids were like and what their milestones where at a certain age. I’m slipping! Melanie is already becoming that child where her life is not documented. Heck the camera stayed in the truck when she was born! Who needs those first moments of life anyways. *kidding*
Life with three is busy at the moment. Only because she eats so often yet. Plus I have my girlfriends little boy with us 3 days a week. So there are four kids here most of the time.
Oh and then…
we decided to homeschool!!
We feel like it is the best option for our kids and for us at the moment. We prayed. We talked. We researched. We prayed again. We decided. We took the plunge.
I would be totally lying if I didn’t say I was scared! I’m scared! Scared because my kids entire future is in my hands! This is a huge deal! Which means I do not take this responsibility lightly! I am probably being totally extreme! But I don’t want to mess this up. So every “free” moment I’m working on getting ready for Kindergarten! And finding materials for Max as well. I put together my own curriculum and I bought one… remember that extreme part. Yeah. She will have two curriculums for Kindergarten! : ) But I love them both and can’t decide and so I do both. Go Big or Go Home!
We only have two more weeks of summer break and then we start school. And once we start I can totally see my “free” time slipping away and my blog starting to disappear. I hope it doesn’t. I hope that I will have little secret moments to blog.
Right now I have Max taking a nap (after a little Mommy vs. Maxwell battle… Mommy won!) Mallory coloring at the counter. Melanie sleeping on me with the computer in my lap.
Mallory and I need to go have some girl time and we need to paint our toes. Until my next free moment…
