Back on Track with a Z-pack

After a night to that started with chills and ended in sweating, plus two doses from a Z-pack, things are looking up!  We caught up on a LOT of school work today.  Clearly, if you read the post I wrote yesterday, you'll realize I wasn't all there!!  My brain is functioning again, thank goodness, and I feel so much better!
Rachel and Ford both started new math lessons today and we were able to watch the lessons on our new MacBook.  It was awesome and so easy.  Rachel is subtracting numbers from 10 and Ford got to use the big red 100 blocks to create super large numbers.  They both did a little handwriting--Ford practiced numbers and Rachel is writing rhyming words.  Ruby traced and colored shapes and picked out a book on reptiles for us to read during Science time.  We all sat down together review what Rachel has learned about animals.  We will finish up next week and switch back to Social Studies.  After that unit I might be able to do both at the same time again, but it's been nice to focus on just one subject.  We have talked about what makes mammals, birds, and fish different.  Next week we'll talk about reptiles and amphibians.  Rachel will also start a poetry unit next week (appropriate for Valentine's Day!).  I am going to look for some animal poems this weekend and get her to write one of her own next week.  She will also have a big unit test in math next week and we will need to do a lot of reviewing.  The lessons covered on the test go back before Christmas and before Baxter!
Speaking of Baxter, the boy is really starting to get the hang of sleeping in his cradle.  He hasn't missed a pacifier today.  He is only waking up about 3 times a night now to eat.  We are definitely making some progress.  I think when we get to once a night, I may start trying the crib, but since it is literally right beside Ford's head, I don't want to disturb him too much!
It's been a pretty good day so far.  We were able to take a nice long walk since the sun was shining.  We stopped to tell Vanessa happy birthday.  We ate most of the leftovers for lunch and Ford discovered that he likes egg salad.  I only had to give Ruby one oh-so-effective lecture today about how Rachel's schoolwork is mandatory and hers is not, so to quit interrupting if she wants me to work with her!  As I'm saying it all, she doesn't even listen, just wants her turn.  It's a tough balancing act.
This afternoon is violin and then Allen will be home from his final day at his current school.  Hopefully we'll have an awesome weekend before he starts his next adventure...