It's been a typical winter. Everybody has been sick (strangely, except for Dad - maybe the flu shot was worthwhile after all!) with Linc going on almost three months of not hearing. Ear infection after ear infection, he just keeps getting crook. We have seen an ENT specialist (who said, hold off on grommets, he'll likely get better eventually) and two specialist appointments to have his hearing tested (he is picking up about 50 per cent of a conversation, apparently)...As of yesterday, both kids were on antibiotics - Linc for the sixth time this winter. Yes, sixth time, Carter for the fifth time (tonsilitis the latest reason).
Adding to the life challenges was Mum's sister had a close call with cancer; the shock and sadness quickly permeated throughout the family, with a complicating factor being Mum's parents being O/S (in Africa) and the (wise) decision not to tell them what was going on, thereby losing that support network (by necessity). But we all pulled together as a family and were able to provide constant, immediate support as needed, with pesky things (like work!) being the only thing to really take a hit.
Mum also was on antibiotics for a while with a very nasty sinus infection; it's pretty well cleared up, but she is still not 100 per cent.
We have just experienced Canberra's coldest stretch in 43 years, with four consecutive days of below -6 (one of those days was -7.6!)... But it's not as bad as it sounds, given we have a well-insulated house with excellent heating; although the gas bill is going to be an unpleasant surprise...
Carter is continuing to make life difficult with his regular hissy fits; he is an unbelievably stubborn little kid. But he's also growing up fast, and I guess that it's information overload for him at the moment as he takes everything in at a greater rate than ever before. He has also (finally) agreed to have a go on his 'big boys bike' that we got him for Christmas. Not sure he's picking it up as quickly as Linc, but he's doing very well nonetheless.
We had Linc's parent/teacher interview and, on a positive note, he's well above average for reading, and his speaking and writing are also very advanced for his age group. On a negative note, he is very much a people-pleaser; to the point where he is taking the blame for bad things other kids do. And he's also getting a bit bruised and battered as the other kids are quite rough with him, and he doesn't really fend them off too well. Then when he does, a teacher will see him do it and HE gets into trouble, rather than the kids who caused the incident.
Linc is still enjoying soccer, and doing really well (although he tends to follow the group around, rather than get stuck in); however, he did score TWO goals today! He's also started Auskick (AFL) on a Monday afternoon which he really enjoys. Both boys still attend swimming each week; Linc loves it, but Carter doesn't much like putting his head under water...
We're still loving the house, and have well and truly gotten used to the added traffic noise from being on a busy road; we often have to pinch ourselves that we are lucky enough to have been in a position to buy a house like this.
Anyway, on another note, here's some stats for the kids:
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| YES, he's as psycho as he looks... |
Height: 1165 mm
Weight: 23.4 kg
Carter June 2014
Height: 1055 mm
Weight: 18.6 kg
Ollie
Weight: 6 kg
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