Where have we been?

I joined the world of Facebook (for good or bad, I don't know yet) so I haven't been blogging at all, but I decided I still want to keep this blog up to date so the kids and I can look back at things. They love to look at pictures of themselves and hear what I've written.

Kennedy's last week of preschool is next week, then it's off to Kindergarten in the fall! We went to the Kindergarten registration a month or so ago at the school; when we walked into the school and especially the kindergarten classroom, Kennedy's eyes lit up like a kid in the candy store! She is so excited to go to school and even more excited to ride the bus! I am excited for her to have her own grade school adventures, but at the same time I feel the need to protect her from the cruel world! It's hard to let go, even a little, and let her experience the "real world." Luckily for me, though, she's a pretty confident girl so she's going to do just fine. She's taken off with her reading and can read pretty much any kid book you give her. The other night she read me Guess How Much I Love You and I was blown away! She has picked up on reading like it was second nature to her. It is so fun to watch her read and understand things.

Jake has been going to his preschool/therapy place for a few months now and is doing great! He really likes his teachers and has made a LOT of progress both with his motor skills and speech. He is a big talker now; sometimes you can't get a word in edgewise! He's really patient with us when we don't understand him-he'll often sign the word while he says it so we can "get it." He also says "love you, mom" now, which is of course, the best!

Leah is growing like a weed. She can roll over but always gets her arm stuck under her. She is such a happy, smiley baby, especially for Kennedy. She loves to stretch in the morning when I'm changing her diaper. She has the shortest, chubbiest legs of all my kids. Everyone is saying she looks a lot like Jake, which I can see more and more each day. She is so tolerant of all the running around we do-from taking Kennedy to preschool, Jake to therapy, and mom to work. She takes it all in stride and usually has a big nap when we finally return home each day around 4:00. Even though I knew it would happen, it has always amazed me at how a new little person just fits into the family like they were always here. I can't imagine life without her now.