Time is flying by

Well time continues to fly by. Lexie has started violin lessons since I last wrote. She is liking it. :)
This is the shortened version of what the piano teacher tells me every week. Abbey is doing great. AFter only 4 months of lessons she is reading music. Her playing is good too. She is doing far better than the average student. Lexie is blowing her teachers mind. WE ended up choosing to pay more for their lessons to get them a teacher who is out of the box and really really gifted. I think that we are getting our money's worth. Lexie is playing Minuet in G Major after only 4 months of lessons. That is not normal. In fact, the owner of the store can't believe what he hears when my girls come in for lessons. He knows when they started, and we have lessons when no one else does so there aren't other kids playing too. God has blessed Lexie with perfect pitch. I can't quite grasp that as I don't have perfect pitch. She can be playing a song that she has never heard before and will know by sound if she hits a wrong note.
We are finished with our first quarter for school this year. Everyone is doing well with their schoolwork.
We got new living room furniture, and I also got an elliptical. I love it. I am enjoying some relief from walking which agrivates my plantar fasciatis.
I wanted to post some pics, but that will have to wait until next time.
WE have quite a few doctor appointments lined up. Brayden is being seen for his issues. I can't write them off to shyness any longer. He is missing out on fun things because he can't get the courage or whatever to participate. He even does this at home. He misses out on fun things because he is in the fetal position on the floor.
I went to the dr today about my very very painful periods. He did some blood work. That would indicate whether it is likely that I am perimenopausal already. It is not a 100% accurate test though. He is also running a thyroid test to make sure that that is functioning properly since there is family history of issues. The bonus was that I asked if I could get more of the shoe inserts for my plantar fasciatis, and they gave me 2 more pair. You can't buy these good ones at the store. So I am very thankful for more. In fact, the lady told me anytime I need more just to come in and ask for them. :) Now I don't have to wear the same ones I workout in all day.
The kids are also having their eyes checked in Nov. I hope to "convince" Brayden to have his checked too because he reads with his books very close to his face.
Lexie is having a sweat test to see if she has cystic fibrosis on Nov 5. It is unlikely since the boys have both tested negative. However, it is not normal for an otherwise healthy 8-9 year old to get pneumonia 3 times in the coarse of one year.
The kids are growing up so fast. I keep thinking that once the kids sleep through the night life will slow down, once the kids are all in school, once the kids can do most things independently, but it never does. It seems to be gaining speed at an alarming rate. One thing is for sure. We are getting in all of the quality family time that we can. We are also committed to getting into God's word with the kids daily as well. That is really the highlight of the boy's day. Daddy does devotions with them every night.

Dr Dhawan

So, I saw Dr Dhawan. Everything is great!!! I can ride water slides and roller coasters. I can do whatever I like except run. I can lift the boys now. :)
Mom, he said that he would do your knees too. ;)

Oct 8

The girls are both thrilled. They have learned some new gymnastics skills. Lexie can do a back walkover and a front one really well now. Abbey learned to stand up out of her bridges and front limbre. She is working on her back walkover and front walkover now too.
Brayden got to do the rings yesterday for the first time. He liked it. Brayden made a friend at gymnastics who is also there from 4-8. So it works out well. They get some play time in.
Lexie is starting violin lessons tomorrow morning. She is very excited. :)

We have been very busy since the beginning of our school year. We are now 6 1/2 weeks done. There are only 29 1/2 weeks to go. The kids are all doing very well. :)
The 3 kids that are taking piano are doing terrific. They are all exceeding their teachers expectations. Brayden will probably start piano this week if all goes well.
All 4 are loving gymnastics classes in Lowville. Abbey is going to start going to her level 2 class on Tues and also Lexie's level 3 class on Friday. This will be good for her. :)
We haven't been up to anything truly spectacular. The kids all decided what they are going to be for Halloween this year. Lexie is going to be Iridessa (a fairy). Abbey is Tinker Bell. Brayden is Peter Pan, and Trent is Captain Hook.
The boys had physicals at the new pediatrician's office this week. Brayden is same percentile for height and weight according to them. Seems he is very very thin to me. His ribs have no meat between them so the skin dips in between them all. In addition, he is complaining of stomach pain and weakness in general. I have to get his records from the old pediatricians, and then we will go from there. Trent is only 50th percentile for height. He is almost 75th for weight. He is 43 inches tall and 43 lbs. Brayden is 44 inches tall and 40 lbs.
The girls go for their physicals on MOnday.
Hopefully I will finally be able to see Dr Dhawan on Thursday. I called and asked to talk to him yesterday. He called me back, and I told him that his office needed to get some things done so that I could come see him. He said it would be done that day.