Things
have continued to go well for us in October.
We are able to get both girls to head to bed at a decent time to allow
for us to clean up from dinner, do our daily chores and prepare for the next
day. We have been getting more sleep
which has allowed for us to have some more time together or simply go to bed
early!
Deb
and I aren’t typically the biggest fans of Halloween, but we busted out one of
our old costumes this year and attended a party. Yep, we went as Buddy the Elf and his lovely
wife, Jovie. At this party, all we kept
doing was taking pictures because people were saying, “my kids love that
movie.” Umm, I love that movie…so what
does that say about me?
Each
October we usually participate in a fundraising event called “Light the Night.” This fundraiser was special to us because it
helps raise money for blood cancers, which is what my dad was diagnosed
with. The Caslers, Mark, Wahmans, Beth
and Matt were in attendance with us and it was a great night for the walk. It is always a little sentimental of a night,
especially when you get a great picture of Allison holding a star with my dad’s
name on it (see below).
Randy
and Anna came to visit toward the end of October in preparation for his
shoulder surgery in November. They will
be heading back this way for surgery on Nov. 11th. Everything looks like it should go well, so
hopefully he won’t have any more pain in that shoulder. While they were here, they helped us make a
dent in the fall yard-work we have to do along with babysitting so we could
head to the Halloween party mentioned above and go buy some new
appliances.
Allison
seems to be changing each month. She is
talking so much now that there is rarely a conversation I have with her that I
have to pick my words so she can understand what I’m saying. She had her 2 and a half year appointment and
she is 37 inches tall and 29 pounds. She
is continuing her potty training and doing OK with 1-2 accidents a day and no
real success with going #2 on the potty.
She is transitioning to the 2.5-3 year old room at school. It is going well as she has plenty of friends
in each room. She was Minnie Mouse for
Halloween and Deb’s mom made the costume, which looks great!
Sarah
had her 6 month appointment this month and she is 15 pounds and 9 ounces. She was 27 inches long. Deb is starting to slow down her feeding
schedule so we can switch her to formula here soon. This will allow for me to spend some more
time with Sarah and Deb to get some one-on-one time with Allison. Sarah was a ladybug for Halloween, also a
costume made by Deb’s mom!
Sarah’s Things of the Month
Sarah eats so much better than Allison in regards to
solids it isn’t even comparable. We used
to have to play and coax Allison to eat food, but Sarah is ready to roll most
times. I can’t tell you if Allison ever
ate 3 “jars” of food, but Sarah will do that a few days a week.
Allison’s Things of the Month
Most the time, I put things on here that are funny or
cute. Not this month. We are in the middle of dealing with some
pretty tough times from about 2:30 until 5 each afternoon on the weekend. When Allison wakes up from her nap, and if it
isn’t long enough, she is pretty grumpy and short tempered. We do our best to be patient, as we know she
is just tired. We try to leave her in
her room, but she has gotten so worked up at times she has gotten sick. We hope this phase goes by quickly, because
she is so much fun in the mornings.
A few more items from this
month:
·
My mom’s knee
replacement has been causing her some issues this month. She has some swelling
and bleeding and we are trying to head over there when we can to help out.
·
Deb enjoyed some
drinks with Amy Gellert at Macaroni Grill this month.
·
Deb and Beth took
the girls to the Zoo and Allison enjoyed the carousel while riding the ostrich!
·
I went to the Colts
vs. Denver (Peyton Manning’s return), with the Colts winning an exciting
game!
·
We went to a
fundraiser called “Superbowl for Saturday’s Kids.”
·
We have been
trying to go swimming a little more often, so Allison and I went once on our
own and we went another time with the Vandervaarts while they were in town
visiting.
