And Breathe!

For the first time in a while i have managed to sit down with a cuppa and write! Finn has got to the stage, where if i leave the room, he cries! I put him in any one of his playthings.. he cries.. no wind, no full  just cries! As soon as anyone of us pays him attention, there are big smiles and a sense of achievement from him!
I love having a baby around the house again, seeing all the smiles and the pure innocent nature he has.. and then i remember the terrible two's..threes...:) Crossing fingers and toes that he is more like Lucas in more ways than one!

Weather is starting to turn cold, maybe chilly is a better word for now! The leaves are all on the ground and the wind is bitter. The temperature this week is dropping by quite a bit and i dread to think what it will be like over the coming months! March was bad enough and that was the end of their worst winter!! When you walk around Costco and they have ski shoes and ski trousers everywhere, there comes a point where you have to take the hint and realise it's not timid weather!

Thank goodness the boys have started indoor football! I don't think Finn and i would have coped any more in the cold! They are on the same teams and loving every minute! They've made some firm friends (as have we) and it is no longer a chore!

We had parents evening the other week, both boys are at the top of their class, even though they are a year younger than anyone in their grade. Ollie is doing really well but is getting lazy! His teacher sent home a note saying it took him 50 minutes to do a task and Ollie was just staring into space.. not quite sure what she expects me to do about it! Can't very well do anything whilst he's at school, and talking to him about it is rather pointless! After being at school for 8 hours, his brain is kaput!
Lucas is doing really well, we had a few issues with certain friends, but thankfully all sorted now. I had to reassure him England will not be bombing Michigan!

Finn is doing well, he had more injections this week :( As expected he had a little bit of a temperature afterwards, and was generally moody with everyone! But he did well. It's noticeably different over here, no weekly check ups, no midwives or health visitors checking in. He will be seen again in two months and i can email the doctor directly if there are any concerns. Test results come back the same day and there's no wait to have an appointment. Guess that's the difference when you have to pay for it and it isn't cheap!!

I've been on a high for the last few weeks. I had a really good birthday, Dave spoiled me rotten. We had a lovely posh lunch, a family day out and he threw me a surprise party! Felt very loved and very emotional! This week with a teething baby, a few sleepless nights and the cold weather, the natural high has gone and normal chaos resumes!
I even managed to start Christmas shopping this week! Which made me feel sad! Not being around the usual people for Christmas will be hard, but i will make it work! I have to make it as good as every year for the kids, i can't make it noticeably different. The snow will help with that i'm sure! Especially as 40 minutes from us, you can get the bus to a ski resort and learn to ski at the weekends!! I'm so unprepared!!!

Dave and Lucas are off to see a  American Football game  on Thanksgiving! Lucas has been bugging us for a while to go, and our lovely friend has offered him and Dave a ticket! I'm excited to embrace thanksgiving, although getting the kids to eat any roast dinners will be stressful! Makes a good excuse to have a nice roast each weekend to get them to eat it!

Right on cue, Finn has finished his cat nap! Time to go!

Much love and thanks to everyone for the birthday love, gifts and cards!

xxx