Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Off to the Crazy House!

Well what a crazy couple of days...well everyday here at the Schoenrock residence is crazy!

Jeremy was away for men's conference this weekend. I was home with three kids and spent the entire weekend moving three sets of furniture. Along with the help of Jordan, Shanice, and Shania! I am still sore but it was worth it cause now I have a new (to me but used from my mom) living room set! Thanks mom!

Monday was back to work as normal. Running around dropping off, picking up, and watching up to six kids during the day! I told you it was crazy here.

Today of course was just as crazy but with a little twist. I usually pick Jeremy Jr. up from school at 11:30. He has begged me since the start of school to ride the bus. So yesterday I told him if he listened for the entire day he could ride the bus home from school. Well of course he was a good listener. So I wrote a letter to his teacher telling her that Jeremy would be riding home on the bus. As I stood on the hill of the field with Nathan, Aaron, and Karlia the bus drove down the street and passed me to the corner and as it passed I caught a glimpse of Jeremy Jr. happy as could be chatting with his buddy's like an adult on Septa. At that moment my heart sank and the reality of him getting older and growing up set in more then him going off to his first day of school! What a big boy he is! I can't stand it!

Everything else is pretty normal, if crazy is normal for you. :)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Looking forward to the weekend!

It is only the middle of the week and already it feels like it should have ended days ago. I had a not stop weekend that was filled with kids which lead to a busy week and yup that has been filled with kids too.

One of my highlights this week was getting to hang with my girl Emma while her mommy went to get her hair cut. She is so awesome!

Today not such an up day though. I have been fighting a sinus infection since Friday, today was extremely bothersome. Nathan had behavioral therapy today which seems to just be a waste of time as the therapist says there is nothing she can help with. So I go through the stress of having the therapist come for what reason. So we went to the library today as she wants to see how Nathan acts in public. Of course he was a saint.

On the way into the library I twisted my ankle while holding Aaron and we both went crashing down on the pavement. I now have a sore ankle, two busted knees, a sore wrist and shoulder from trying to catch myself so Aaron didn't smack the pavement. I didn't do well as Aaron's head whacked the sidewalk. It sounds worse then it was but I felt sooooo bad. Aaron is doing fine with just a slight bump on his head.

I am so thankful that I have a day off tomorrow before I have all six kids for a full day friday because school is off! Pray for me to make it through the rest of the week.

Ok I am being slightly dramatic about the week but what fun would it be to read a blog that has no drama. haha still Prayers would be great! Looking forward to the weekend!!!!!!!!!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Update on the Fam

So yes I finally got a new computer and some of my blog followers gave me a bad time because I said I would post but I haven't. Well I have been updating the computer and syncing it with my iPhone and getting to know it. So now I am ready to go. I figured I would update you all on the family for my first official post on the MAC! (ok its the 2nd post)

Jeremy Jr. has started kindergarten this year. He is doing AWESOME! We had a little problem the 1st week of school with him being very silly but since that note came home and we had a talk with Jeremy he has been doing great. This week was his first week of homework and he knew it all. I barely had to help. Wow he is really growing up in just a couple weeks.

Nathaniel is doing very well since his surgery. He had a pacemaker check by phone yesterday and the tech said it all looks good. Nathan is having a slight difficult time with Jeremy being in school but he is coming into himself and not relying on Jeremy much anymore to make up his mind for him. He is growing up fast too! With other health issues with
Nathan he sees a behavioral specialist once a week, as he was diagnosed with a Behavior Disorder (NOS) a couple months before the surgery. The Behavioral specialist this week said that she thinks that Nathan's behaviors are not due to a behavior disorder but a processing disorder. She thinks his brain is processing much slower than that of a normal person. This sounds more likely to me as well, since I have been stressing to all the Dr.'s that he understands my words but doesn't seem to get what I'm saying. This whole process is made difficult because Nathan is home with me instead of at daycare in a school setting. We are working on that as he is on a waiting list for Head Start. So our next step is to get Nathan tested. He really is doing great though!!!!

Aaron just had is 1 year check up. Yes he is 14 1/2 months but we were late due to Nathan's surgery. He is well. Out of all the children Aaron is the only one that has not been to the doctor's for a sick visit during his first year. He is the boy that doesn't get sick! Amazing since Jeremy and Nathan were both very sick their first years of life with Asthma and ear infections, etc. Not Aaron so far he is healthy, healthy. We do however have to look into Early Intervention for Aaron as his development is behind. He only has three words and he mimics them, not using them purposely. He can say dada, mama, and baby but all repeated. Oh he can say NO too! He also isn't using body language to express himself. For example he doesn't raise his arms to be picked up, he doesn't wave, he doesn't point, etc. There are other things that the doctor asked if he was doing and it was clear he was behind. So we will start with therapy and see what happens. Since Aaron was born I've said he reminds me of Nathan alot with his mannerisms. Let's just hope this is all because he knows he is the baby and wants to be waited on hand and foot. haha Overall though he is doing well!

Jeremy Sr. is a guy and doesn't share what's on his mind (haha) so as far as I know he is doing well.

As for myself, I seem to be a zombie. I know Nathan's surgery was 12 weeks ago and he is back to normal but I have just been messed up since. It was a break in my routine and I have not found my nitch again. I hate to admit it because I feel like I should be back to normal especially since Nathan who is 3 is more back to normal then me. I have been so discombobulated that I have missed therapy appointments and other appointments and that is not normal for me. I am a deer in headlights just waiting to get slammed! I am doing good though. I know that seems like an oxymoron but its true. Though I am out of it I know that I serve a big God and there is no serious things going on so in the long run I am good!!!! So I just tell myself:

Life is Life! Just deal with it!

- Christina