3 years

On Saturday, November 5th, Lilian turned 3....where did the time go?? Time just seems to fly once you have kids. It seems like just yesterday she was born and now she is a walking, talking, fully potty-trained little girl. Her speech has improved so much since she had tubes put in her ears back in May, but there is still sooo much coming out of her mouth that we don't understand. Her well-baby/child check up isn't until the 18th and I think I'm going to bring it up to the dr and see about maybe a speech therapist for her. I know she'll get there eventually, but I think it could be a good thing for her. I think it can also help with her concentration if we have someone who is trained to work with her on something for periods of time actually working with her on something. For her birthday she got her first two board games. Candyland and an ABC board game. We've played both and it was hard for her to focus on such short games. Candyland was easier for her to focus on since she knows more colors than letters but I find myself getting more irritated than I should when I have to tell her several times to sit back down, quit messing with the board, and to stop moving the player pieces around...I know she is only 3 but Candyland only took us 10 minutes to play and she couldn't sit still through that. But right now she is playing with her Cinderella castle she got, and has been for a while now. I know she's got the attention span to sit through things. We went and saw Puss in Boots last night and she didn't get up from her seat once. I just don't want this issue with focusing on something that is teaching her to become a problem later in life when she starts school.

                                                                     11.05.2008

                                                                          11.05.2009

                                                                    11.05.2010

11.05.2011

I also think now is a good time to start for baby number 2. Well not right this second, we have some bills we'd like to pay off first, but the age gap that would be between Lili and her little brother/sister is ideal for me. I've had baby fever for a while, but I think its in full swing now. But I always told myself I want a few year age gap. My brother and I are 23 months apart to the day (almost to the hour lol) and all we ever did and still do a lot is fight. I look at my step-sister and step-brother, and there is about a 5 year age gap and they get along great. I know not all siblings would fight like my brother and I did, but it just put a bad taste in my mouth for close age gaps like that. 3 is good I think...I'm hoping to get most of our bills paid off with tax return next year so by the time we actually start trying and conceive, Lili will be around 4 years old when a baby gets here. I also told my self I'd never want two babies in diapers at the same time....Lili hasn't worn a diaper since May so we'll have had a good break by the time we have another. We are also trying to PCS again around February, so I'd like to wait until after that stress is over to try again, but the fever is just burning too bad. If I can handle my husband leaving and moving across the country when I was pregnant with Lili, I can handle just a move. I think the stress of moving would be less than the stress of staying here. I love my job and the people I work with, but that's the only good thing about El Paso for me. So we'll see.  But here's to hoping for a late 2012/early 2013 baby!