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  1. Thank you for your replies! ...yes, I hope it will get easier with time...! I am quite sure, I am not dealing with PPD, as this feeling doesn't come as a surprise...actually I knew it was going to be there, as I am very aware of this being my last! DH was fine with two children, so FOUR is a lot for us!!! What is so weird, though, is that one part of me is fine with being done... I know, I wouldn't want to have a baby after 35... I know that dh is too old (in our opinion) to father another baby...we don't have the resources to provide in a way we want to, for more than four...our life is organized in a way, that we could not fit a fifth, sixth, etc. child...I will have my hands full, bringing up our four in the way we want to...I am looking forward to my "after-mommy-life" with dh...dh did a HUGE step towards having a family of four, and there is NO WAY he would ever consider having more, and, frankly, I would never ask him to... So, me being sad about moving on is just so unreasonabe, and I am trying to figure out how to find a more positive outlook and come to peace with what I know is right, and best for us... Thanks again for your replies!
  2. I just had our fourth child - ds Henry - three days ago. We also have ds9, dd7, dd5...for us the perfect family... I just turned 35, dh is going to be 49 in November... We are DONE with having more children, and while I very much know, that because for a number of reasons, this is the only sensible thing to do, I still grieve not ever going through pregnancy and giving birth again...and that is with a newborn in my arms:001_huh:!!! Intellectually I feel okay, going towards a new stage in my life...emotionally it is eating me up... I feel so "un-done"...but then I know very well, that this feeling is very likely to always be there, even if I had had 10 kids...!!! So, please share with me, how you got over "being done"... Tell me what relieved you, what gave you peace... Remind me, that 35 for me and almost 49! for dh are good reasons to stop having children...! And please, give me reasons, for why 4 kids is just "perfect";)...! Thank you so much, for reading this whiny post...I feel guilty, as I know so well how blessed we are! Kay
  3. We actually always had a matress on the floor in our room...in addition to their crib/bed in their room. That avoided us being "invaded" in the middle of the night (or for naps) and the kids always (even very little) perceived that as a privilege, so they stayed right on it... BUT, once asleep, all of them, at all ages, tended to roll off the matress and I can tell you that we have woken up to the strangest sleeping positions: child UNDER our bed, dog on the matress...matress upside down, child kneeling in front...child under the matress...we have seen it all... So, while I still think the matress on the floor has its advantages (and we'll certainly keep it available for this next baby) it certainly is not for the very tender parents:lol:...and, I also believe, that their own bed/crib is still best (at least for us, it always was first choice...). HTH!
  4. We live in Europe and most quality multivitamins are ridicioulusly expensive. And then we have to calculate that times 5...soon 6... So, even with shipping and customs I think we'll be far better off ordering "bulk";) in the US... What are the companies you order from (men/women/kids)...and trust to get a quality product...? TIA!
  5. Do you think we can jump right into FLL 4, without having completed 3, nor much other grammar? TIA!
  6. ...I think I might... Ds is going to start 5/4 in September, and while I see the value of learning to write out his problems, I think we loose nothing waiting another year or two.. I looked through the book and it seems like he will have enough space to work the huge majority of problems in there... We do have smaller siblings following, but frankly, I am ready to re-invest in new books, if that helps ds to keep enjoying math...more or less;)...
  7. I will have three students this year: K, 2nd grade and 4th grade. Last year I used to spent about 1 hour with each, while the others were working independently (or supposed to...). While looking over the subjects and resources we will work on this coming year, a new idea popped up in my mind: I am wondering, whether it is realistic to have ALL of them working on the same subject at the same time - but each one at their level (math and LA):confused:. This way, even if we got sidetracked, at least I knew where to pick up, and all of them were likely to get the essentials done... We would start with Latin (phonics for my K-student), then math, then LA. Those would fill about three hours in the morning. History and science would be left for alternate days in the afternoon. I really do appreciate spending individual time with each child...but I am just not sure this is the most "efficient" way to do school, for us... Just deciding with whom to start seems impossible, as I know the other two will somewhat "loose" that timeslot (there is just so much they can do independently, without any prior instruction and guidance...). I am looking forward to hearing what you think about my idea...! Maybe someone has tried the same? And, most importantly, what are your "secrets" concerning the distribution of your time??? TIA!
  8. I really appreciate your feed-back! ...I have to admit that adding Saxon to Horizons is just too much of a temptation, as Horizons usually gets done without me doing anything... But then, again, I feel that Saxon's drill is doing the kids good... But I will think about dropping one, as I agree, that they are very similar... As far as the writing is concerned: no, for the time being we are not doing any book reports...so, there is going to be NO writing apart of R&S's assignments and then CW... I will be homeschooling three this year (4th, 2nd and K) and have a little one due at the end of September - after a pregnancy that has been tough and will leave me drained... I know, that we will do what is "on the program", but honestly, I am not up to being inventive and follow up on all the great WTM-suggestions for additional writing this year (be it History, Science or LA)... I will spend this year quietly preparing ds's logic stage...and do better for 5th-8th... Do you think that will do? Thank you so much for your advice!
  9. ...yes, I intend to do both, Saxon and Horizons...the kids are doing Horizons almost completely independantly, so the only "real teaching" (and drill) is happening while doing Saxon with me. I will probably not have them do ALL of Saxon every day, but I like the thoroughness of instruction... As far as R&S and CW are concerned: I really need a program to get writing done, any writing... The notebooking, narrating, etc. are just not happening in this family...in spite of my best intentions... So, to make up for any "missed writing" elsewhere, I somewhat feel the need to add CW. After all, SWB, when rooting for R&S as a good stand-alone grammar/writing program, assumed that more (substantial) writing was going to happen in History and Science... This coming year I need the peace of mind, not to have to expect ANYTHING in those two subjects (apart of making sure through talking about the material and maybe some worksheets...that the kids "get it"). Do you think this could work out? Or do you believe the kids (mostly my 4th grader) will miss out on something? Thank you do much for your thoughts!
  10. I am changing a couple of things this year and would like to know your thoughts on our 4th grade program: Latina Christiana - 4 times per week Horizons (independently) - 4 tpw Saxon 54 (w. mom) - 4 tpw SWO D - 4 tpw R&S 4 - 4 tpw CW Aesop - 4 tpw We will do Greek myths & literature quite freely and an overview of world history (with CHOW) for the second semester... For Science I am not decided, yet, but will either use SL or Apologia... I do not intend to do notebooking, etc, for those two subjects (History/Science), but keep it simple this year (new baby...) before starting a "complete WTM-round" next year for the beginning logic stage. This is the reason that I added CW to R&S, to make up for missed writing elsewhere... Thanks for your thoughts!
  11. ...I know that they teach math very differently... But, generally, sticking to grade level, would you help me putting them in order least to most difficult? I have the feeling, Saxon is easiest, followed by Horizons and then SM being the most difficult... What are your thoughts on this? I am asking, because we have been doing a mix of these (for 1st and 3rd grade) and I want to streamline for 2nd/4th, doing just two (probably Saxon/Horizons combo) and keep SM (being the most difficult one...?!?) for next summer...(not doing any math for 3+ months is not a good idea in this family...). Any thoughts (apart, of course, that I am completely nuts...)? TIA!
  12. I really like the structure of R&S 3rd grade and up. I have never looked at the 2nd grade book and am considering this for dd now. Any experiences? Btw, we did FLL for her 1st grade, which was okay, but given that I want to switch eventually anyways, I figure we could do this now rather than next year... I am looking forward to hearing your opinions! TIA!
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