173 + 69 Weeks

Well, packing is proving to be rather difficult with Carmen and Arley underfoot.  We really can't get much done at all when they are up, and it is SO difficult to muster up any energy at 8pm when we have had a full day of both of them.  But, we are slowly getting through it.  Our house move has been pushed back a week, so we are getting the keys to the new place on Friday 14th, to move that week-end.  So, the next few weeks aren't exactly going to be fun!

We have had a good week, however.  The weather was beautiful, we spent lots of time outside, and even got Lolo down to the Inlet with us.   There was no-one there, only one other couple.  One afternoon,  I took the kids on a seemingly happy walk which turned into me trying to carry both of them home because Carmie got a bindy in her foot - not fun considering they both weigh about 30lbs!  And Arley is communicating more - he is pointing a lot, and he can say 'hat', and tonight he showed me where his nose is.  He also knows what a lion, horse, cow, snake and cat say.  But that is it.  He is a little behind where Carmie was at when she was his age, but I see him catching up little by little.  He has had a bit of a rough time lately, as he is teething.  Two more teeth are coming up on the bottom, which will make 8 in all.  He is very drooly.

And we had some bad news this week too - Carmie and Arley had their first dental appointments, and we were given the news that they are both orally defective!  Carmie has ruined her bite with her Monkey that she constantly has in her mouth.  When her mouth is closed, her upper teeth do not cover her bottom teeth.  There is a large monkey-sized gap that she can stick her tongue through.  The dentist said to try to get her monkey away from her if we can, but that she would rather Carmie be happy than devastated, so if she won't give him up, leave it be.  And poor little Arley has upper lip tie (which we knew about), but it is so bad that it is joined through his top teeth and underneath to his pallet.  She said we will have to get it snipped, but not until he is older.  I am actually taking the kids to get a second opinion on it all after we move.  But now every time Carmie smiles, all I can see is this gaping hole that shouldn't be there :(

Poor Jeffrey had to get a wisdom tooth pulled this week too, so I am flossing away like mad, I don't want to be next!

Here are a couple of cute videos of Carmie dancing along with a show on tv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ7PuQFYvY8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZoShkNTMc0&feature=youtu.be

Going on our not-so-fun walk

 Watching their beloved iPad together

 Giving Daddy his medicine after he got his tooth pulled

Carmie's Monkey-shaped smile :(

 Packing, such a big help

 At the beautiful Narrawallee Inlet