First. We are all moved in to Tommy's parents house!! Since Tommy has started graduate school at UAB and I am starting an internship along with my last semester of college (hallelujah) we are going to need a live in babysitter to help us with the kids. (Except its reversed because we live with our babysitter haha). Betsy and Emily are going to help us with the kids while we get through these next two semesters! We are loving it so far. I thought it would be hard for both families to adjust, but we are doing great! I guess I can't speak for Betsy's family- but they seem like they are doing great too. ;)
Second: Tommy started school this past week! He is taking an online class and one class on campus on Thursdays. Yay! He is a little relieved because when he looked at his classes yesterday they weren't as scary as he thought they would be. So that is good! I am trying to keep all the stress off him that I can but I am not sure how well he would say I am doing at that.....
Third: I landed an AWESOME internship opportunity. A website called Birmingham Mommy, that I have been following for years, responded to an email I sent them saying that they would love for me to write for them for a few weeks to get my hours in. Its going to be really fun because I get to choose what I write about. The first article I sent in was about how to keep your kids safe online now that school has started back and they pretty much have to use a computer. I technically start my internship on the 12th so you won't see any of my content on the site until then- but I am still writing and saving articles to get ahead.
Fourth: AnneMarie has gotten her two top teeth!! Thank GOODNESS because the girl eats like a 400lbs man. She can eat a whole kids meal by herself. She wants to eat corn cobs and turkey legs. Steaks!! I am always nervous when my babies want those things and don't have any teeth- but I feel better about giving it to them the more teeth they have. (Don't worry, I am not giving her steaks...although she would eat them).
Fifth: John is loving being at his Grams house. She gives him all the cookies he wants and he basically does whatever he wants! He asks where Daddy, Pap,and Meme are as soon as he wakes up in the morning They are all gone already- because everyone over here is on such an early schedule. Betsy teaches seminary, Emily and Tommy both work in the surgery center so they have to be there early, and Butch leaves around six two. My kids have both adopted a 6:30AM schedule sooooooo you can probably assume how I feel about that. But that means they go to bed pretty early so its not all bad.
John loves having so many dogs and he always wants to go out there and when he can;t go out there hes looking out the window.
He is doing really good with his speech. He can say all the names of the trains on Thomas and Friends and he asks for drinks/foods by name now- (i.e. hot dogs, chips, apple juice, peanut butter) when before he would just say one word for all foods. So we are pretty stoked about that!
Everyone is handing the adjustment well so far and we are so thankful that Butch and Betsy are so willing to help us and let my kids destroy their house on a daily basis. We are so lucky to have them. I definitely scored in the in-law department. All my friends keep telling me they could never live with their in laws but this is like the greatest thing I've ever done! It feels like a family sleepover all the time.
I'll update again soon an hopefully things will still be going this well! You know what they say though- when things are going this well its only a matter of time before....well you know. I won't jinx it!!
BG
