Ugh, what a sleep deprived week! I think Arley got Carmie's bug from last week, as he has been rotten to the core! Of course I realised days later, so never thought to give him medicine. He has also been waking up at night and crying out, as he has lost his second last wubby (dummy/pacifier), so is down to one (from seven). He now has five broken ones, and one good one, so if that goes missing in the night, we're done for. It is about time he got rid of them all together, but I just can't bring myself to go through it yet. So, I am exhausted, and sick too, as it seems he passed Carmen's bug on to me :(
But, the good news is that Lolo and Dida came back from Thailand this week. The kids were so excited to see them again. And it wasn't just because of the presents they brought back with them. They also brought down my cousin's dog who we have just adopted. She is six years old and called Maggie, except Carmen has insisted we change her name to Bella, so Bella it is. She is a real sweetheart, and only a little bit naughty so far. She seems to like our bed and couches better than her own bed, and today when I went out, she jumped up and pulled two bags of doggy treats down off the table, chewed through the bags and ate most of them. She has settled in very well though, and the kids love having a dog around. Jeff and I are pretty happy about it too.
The kids are still keeping up with their swimming lessons, and they are both doing really well. Carmie has always been a fish, but Arley has been hopeless, until now. He has always lashed out at his teachers, and he could never lie back to try to float because of his lying down issues. But for the past two weeks, he has been brilliant, comparatively speaking! He loves his swim teacher now, and he loves to try to float, and we even got a very spasmodic few kicks out of him too. This is really big, because for over a year he has been a very cranky, screaming, hitting lump in the pool. Anyway, here is a short video of Carmie swimming:
We did some baking this weekend, and the kids got to lick the icing off the mixers.
Backyard fun
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