Katie's Show Day at the Little Gym

Well my daughter finished her 20 week class at the Little Gym just like her brother.  She has come a long way since starting this class.  She can now do her forward rolls, high balance beam, and high bar.  She can also hang by herself from the bar and put her feet up.  She has also gained confidence in this program and I am looking forward to seeing her start the next class and and learn even more. 

Here she is doing some of her routines:

 

Alan's Show Day at Little Gym

Alan received a medal after his 20 week class at the Little Gym.  When we first started at Little Gym he had a hard time attending, following directions, and usually went off by himself.  I watched over the last 20 weeks how much Alan improved in these skills.  He attended and listened very well.  He stayed with the group about 99% of the time.  He enjoyed himself and interacted well with his peers.  He became confident in himself with all the routines that he teacher taught him.  It still amazes me to remember when we first put him in a class like this at Gymboree where he always wanted to be by himself and never participated with the other children.  Now he is becoming a little social butterfly.

On Show day, January 15, 2011, Alan surprised me yet again.  He usually gets really shy or shuts down when a lot of attention is brought to him but he did awesome this day.  He came running in when his name was called and showed all the parents his favorite move which was a forward roll.  He then proceeded to each station show me and everyone else in the room what he could do.  I was so proud of him.  I am proud of him either way but it brings joy to my heart to see him just fly.

Here he is with all his friends doing a train while holding on to each others ankles. 

Here he is doing his high bar routine.  Loves the height.

Doing his balance beam routine.

Here is his class with his teachers.  He loves both his teacher especially Ms. Gabby who is next to him.

He will be starting Karate next week at the Little Gym.  I am hoping he takes to this so we can put him at a regular Karate place.  I think it will really help him build up that confidence.

January 2011

Well its a new year and I am looking forward to it.  Alan has been talking up a storm which is great.  He talks a mile a minute as they say.  He loves to say my name over and over and over again, did I mention he loves to say my name again and again.  While sitting at my computer he has said my name at least 10 times and I just sat down.  I love it and so happy he talks to me.  It is great to watch both of my children play together.  I love their pretend play.  It does not make sense to me at all but they play so well together.  I only have to break them up once or twice a day but that's typical.  Alan was recently diagnosed with mild asthma and the doctor feels its due to this bad winter we are having.  She put him on medication and he has stopped coughing and sleeping so much better.  I hope this 7-day treatment works he he can stop the medications.  He surprises me every time.  Due to his oral sensory issues he still has problems tolerating certain foods and objects on his face.  So when the doctor prescribed a nasal spray I thought for sure he would bolt at it but nope after a few days he now asks for his nose medicine.  He says "It makes my nose feel better".  Now he asks for his "breathing treatment" to help his cough.  He tolerates the mask very well which shocked me, but that's Alan always a surprise.  I just love him so much and so happy of all the progress he has made. 

My daughter is doing great and she has been a great help with us all.  She keeps us on our toes and is a joy to watch and be with.  She is an awesome sister to Alan and a great little girl to us. 

We have decided to try and have another baby.  We have been debating this for a while because we wanted to make sure Alan would be okay.  I did not want to have another baby if Alan or Katie needed more attention.  So, now that Alan is doing great and Katie is doing really good we have decided to add one more child to our family.  I am super excited about having one more baby.  I think three is a perfect number.  Alan wants a baby brother and Katie wants a baby sister. I am sure they will love him or her either way.  I cannot wait to see their reaction when we bring a baby home.  Not pregnant yet but we are planning and looking forward to it. 

Joe is currently in pre-deployment stages so its going to be hard over the next year with the kids missing their daddy and I missing my husband but we just have one more year and we are done with the ship.  I am hoping this next year goes fast and we get to be a family again in the same house and state.  Looking forward to moving to a new place.  I am hoping we get Dallas, Texas since that will put us closer to family and closer to where we want to retire.  Not looking forward to seeing the kids lose their friends but we will make more and that will be a good experience for them.  I will make it a grand adventure for the kids and try and make it as exciting as possible. 

Well thanks for reading and take care,

Ketzie