After a couple of lull months regarding activities, I thought it was the perfect time to fit in some much overdue doctor's visits. What was supposed to be a routine set of check-ups turned into months of tests, stress and worry (at least for me) over what ended up being nothing. A huge relief... in fact, I don't think I've ever been so relieved at being told "it's nothing." However, I was diagnosed with the early stages of Glaucoma, and for someone of my age with no family history, it is statistically unlikely... lucky me. Although I've already developed a blind spot in my right eye, since it was caught early and with proper maintenance (which right now is simply eye drops), I will likely not lose any significant vision. But... that's enough about me!
While on the topic of doctor visits, both Eli and Lucas had their check-ups during this time period. I've got two very healthy boys. While the youngest rockets up the growth chart, the other stays steadily on the bottom curve. Eli at 2 1/2 years weighed 30lbs (which is between the 50-75th %ile) and Lucas at 5 years weighed in at 35 lbs (which is the 10th %ile). Years of worry about Lucas' weight doesn't just go away, but it does feel good knowing that the doctor is not concerned. Lucas' vision and hearing tests both came back with negative results. The hearing test can most likely be attributed to allergies (from our experience last year), but after everything with Clara, I wonder if it would be a good idea to have his eyes checked by an actual eye doctor. My worries with Eli were very few (the main one being that he didn't seem to be recognizing his colors), which proved to be a non-issue now that he know them all!
Before I move on to the Just Plain Busy part, I want to mention the Weird, which could also be classified as the Highly Unnerving. Early Saturday morning (April 17), about 3:30am, Jason woke to the sound of a car alarm going off nearby. When he looked out the window, he noticed our carport light on and immediately went to check things out. He discovered our car with the driver's door wide open, the passenger door closed not latched, the glove box, console, and ashtray all open and our GPS gone! He ran upstairs to wake me up and then called the police. We live in a quiet, safe, trusting neighborhood. We've lived here over 4 years and never locked our car doors (even been told by our neighbors that they don't either). Long story shortened... it was a high school kid and his friends just stirring up trouble and we got our GPS back. Although, I'm glad to know that it was just teenage mischief and that we don't suddenly live in a crime-ridden area... I am left feeling vulnerable and violated. Our car... we leave it locked now and bring our GPS in at night. On a lighter note... I am so glad they didn't steal my Glee CD!!
Our California house also caused us a bit of strife during these past few months. Our really great tenant (the one who always pays on time and keeps the house up well) moved out. It was heartbreaking to have to go through the process of finding a new tenant again. We are so extremely lucky to have our friend there who acts as our property manager working on our behalf. Surprisingly, it only took a month to find a new tenant. We were told that most of the people who were interested in the house were moving because they had to not because they wanted to. That doesn't makes for the most desirable of candidates, but I'm optimistic that our new tenants will work out.
And now that spring is in full gear, we have been hopping busy with Clara and Lucas and in both T-Ball, soccer and dance. Now just to be clear, we weren't going to sign her up for T-Ball, but she wanted to play... very badly and didn't want to give up soccer either. With this being our first experience with the Little League scene, we were unprepared for the commitment. Initially, as I was writing all the practices and games into our calendar I was upset about all the conflicts. I hated the idea that she wouldn't be able to participate in all the activities that we signed her up for. However, it was brought to my attention that maybe if there weren't so many conflicts and she actually could participate in everything, then she may get burned out on all the activities... especially if that left her no time for homework. Everything (I didn't even mention Clara's involvement in the church chimers group and choir) is keeping us very busy, but the kids are really enjoying everything.
