Yeah so like every other diary I have ever had, there are sparse times. I promise to get better, really. So much has happened in a year. Am I the busiest person on earth? Probably just the most unorganized in reality.
So from where I left off. DD #1 did fantastically as a 1st grader and started this year in the 2nd. She is exceding and still a favorite of her teachers. I still don't know when exactly she grew up on me but I see my baby giving way to an amazing little girl. I can't tell you how hard yet wonderful it is to see them grow. I just now realize exactly how important it is to enjoy the clingy times. By the time they hit this age they are very rarely clingy and all I want is to hold her sometimes.
Then there is DD#2. She is a big girl, started all day Kindergarten this year, wow. I can't believe it is already happening. She to is thriving in school and loved by many. She does very well, but her learning is much different than her older sister. She is great. She though, is a bit more of trouble....lol! She can't sit still as well as DD#1, but I think she will work her way in easily enough. When DD#1 started Kindergarten we had just moved to this new place and she was still a bit off foot. She got her footing. Well DD#2 started off with stable footing, so she is much more secure. Thank goodness she still needs tons of mommy time though. Clingy is not completely gone yet, yea!
The baby is not a baby anymore. DD#3 is now a strong and independent 19 mo old. She is amazing and crazy. She loves to make us laugh. She does this by laughing, dancing, singing, and sometimes intentionally falling. She is so smart just like the girls always were as babies. I can't believe how much they all have in common, yet they are completely different girls. That brings me to the newest arrival.\
That's right, you guessed it. I found out I was pregnant about this time last year. So on July 5 of this year we had DD#4, another girl. She is beautiful. She has captured the hearts of each of us, especially DD#3. I am being so careful to remember everything as this is the last one for DH and I. I had my tubes tied after her. She is wonderful, but each time I finish something up it is a bit of bittersweet. I am getting ready to wrap up all of her 0-3 mo clothes as she is growing out of them already. I will be sending them on to a friend. This is my last time with all these outfits, some of which have lasted through all four girls.
I am just glad to have a friend to send them on to.
So now, DH and I have found a wonderful house finally. It has space for all of us, and even has space for childcare. That's right, I quit the job I had held for the entirety of adult life and started my own childcare business. As I have delved into it, it has become a passion for me. It is amazing how much we can give as child care professionals to the children we care for. I am essentially doing the job of the parent in their place. So now I have finally gotten one son. He is a cute and happy 2 yo that loves to play with the babies. He is a good kid. I worry about him though, his mom is young, split from her husband, and spends a bit too much time on herself these days. It is a big change for him and his older brother.
Anyway, life is great, even when it is busy and hectic and crazy. I always love it, and would never change a bit of it. I am so happy, happy to me. Happy to have the friends that I have from years gone by, and happy to have made new ones, but always remembering everyone. I have such a huge capacity for love.