It has been almost four weeks since O interacted with another kid.  It hurts my heart to think about it.  But unwilling to make sacrifices is how we (as in the country) ended up here, five months in.  It would also break my heart for her to get sick, important to remember that as well. 

We are all making sacrifices in this new way of life (well except Isla I suppose).  Virtual Kindergarten requires more of parental involvement than I ever thought would be required of S and I.  If something can be heartbreakingly cute, that would be watching O navigate online school.  I both want to just let her be and "pretend I'm not here", but also constantly remind her to "pay attention" and "sit up straight".  I have never been good at letting things be...

As one day blurs into the next, I have never been so conscientious how big my babies are getting (I have never spend so much time with them either).  Isla is stringing words together, sometimes skipping a verb, sometimes adding an adjustive.  It is so cute we all grin from ear to ear when she speaks.  There is a lot of "what's that noise mommy" and "where daddy is"?  She is refusing to be potty trained, as in no amount of bribery can get her to pee even once on the potty.  Oh well, will cross that bridge another day. 

Olivia is 5 and making some strides in her reading skills.  We love our Piggie and Gerald books the best.  She always takes the part of Piggie and I always take the part of Gerald.  Bedtime is always giggly when we read this series.