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Still trying to upload pictures to our blog but the computer refuses to cooperate with me. *&^%$ you computer!!!!!

Mimi's doing good. Recieved a good report card despite the fact that she missed 14 days of school. Now I owe her a Bey Blade. Starting this past Monday, the girl now has gymnastic practice almost everyday of the week (M-Th). Two hours everyday. I am going to have her do swimming lessons also. Gotta keep that child busy.

Lately she has been baraging me with a ton of "How come" questions. "Mom, how come the sky is blue? How come there are clouds? How come people use bad words in songs?" The list goes on and on. I try to answer all the questions to the best of my ablilty but it is wearing me down. At the same time, I realize that this is the age when they ask a lot of questions and then there will come a time when she may not want to talk to me at all. So I try to keep our line of dialoge open but man, it's wiping me out!

Mei Mei on the other hand is soooooo polar opposite of Mimi. This is one laid back child if I ever saw one. Nothing seems to phase this kid. Took her to her first doctor appointment yesterday where she recieved not one or two but three shots and narry a cry or whimper. Don't get me wrong, this kid is active and loves to play and play all day if I let her. She just is not as active as Mimi ever was or is. Thank goodness!

Screw the formula! says Mei Mei. We all thought that Mimi could pack it away. Well so can little sis for that matter. She now eats solid foods. Pureed of course due to no teeth yet. Instead of buying the ready made baby food, I just make it myself. So much easier. I do however buy the rice cereal and will use the formula in the foods the kid eats. Mei Mei now drinks soy milk in addition to water and plum smart juice. Need to keep her regulated you know.

Dad is doing ok. He says that it was hard for him to go back to work after being off for so long. Nice thing is, he doesn't have to go out to Everett anymore. Maybe just now and then as the job is starting to wind down. He can go back to taking the Sounder (train) into downtown Seattle.

As for myself, I am slowly getting better. The house still looks like a tornado ripped through. Slowly getting my thank you cards out to everyone. I feel so fortunate to have so many wonderfuly friends and family out there. Like I mentioned on my fb, there was a time when I needed to take some Melatonin to get to sleep. Since Mei Mei has come into my life things have changed quite a bit. I now give her a bottle of soy milk at around 9 then at 10:30 the kid passes out (she's a night owl), then I am ready to pass out till the next morning and it all starts all over again.