Hey Everyone,
Hope you're all enjoying the wonderful icy weather... We had planned to play in the snow with K. today, but I think that will have to be put off until we can get through the layers of ice.
Anyway, as you know yesterday (Dec 15) was K.'s official first day as a member of our household. We had anticipated a very emotional and weepy transition, but the truth is that over the past week we have become very close to G., (K.'s foster mom), and her family and we have nothing but good feelings and a warm connection towards each other. This has really helped K. feel that he is being well taken care of and know that the family that played a large role in his life will still continue to do so. After G. and her worker left, I spent the day with K. as Greg had gone off to the clinic to get some medication for the bronchitis he was starting. After our first overnight last Tuesday, K. graciously shared his cold with us - our first act of bonding. So Greg has been hacking away and I've been sniffling away ever since. So K. and I played all day together yesterday and he seems happy to be in his new home.
He's settled enough to be able to stay focused on one toy for a good 5 - 10 minutes (which has helped Daddy tremendously) He also knows where to go to get his bowl and spoon and this is how he lets me know it's snack time. He likes helping to clean up too, and it's not enough to just put the bowl in the sink, he wants to wash it too. But I think this is his sneaky way to get me to turn the faucet on so he can shake his hands under the water. He's also loving going up and down our stairs to get toys from his bedroom and bring them downstairs. It's taken no time at all for our house to look like it has a kid in it cause everywhere you look there are building blocks scattered everywhere. During nap times is when I get to scurry around and put them all back into the bin, but K.'s most fun moment is to tip the bin upside down and make sure they go as far as possible. So I'm constantly increasing my search radius. :-)
As for the aforementioned nap and bed times, getting to sleep is not K.'s best moment. So last night was our first major melt-down as K. did his best impression of Luciano Pavarotti and Maria Callas (yes all octaves combined) while trying as hard as possible to push us away while we walked him around the house for an hour. Yes, an hour. That was the longest therapy session of my life! That will teach us to let him nap for too long in the afternoon. Oh, and the other wonderful thing is that K. has learned to pick his nose (which is often stuffy). So at nap time yesterday, I was rocking him and all of a sudden he leans back to show me what is on his finger for me to take it. I have no idea how something so big came out of such a little nose, but I surprised myself by saying, "thank-you" Truly a gift only a parent can appreciate.
But I think we are going to fall into a routine fairly easily, already I know that mealtimes play out like an italian wedding reception. Though the plate stays on the table and the food doesn't change, we go through many courses. And I'm also starting to develop that diaper sixth-sense that alerts me to incoming packages. (Or maybe it's just one of my five senses becoming more accute?)
In any case, the smiles, the dancing, the peek-a-boo and yes, even the smashing blocks make it all worth it.
As for news through Batshaw, things may move quicker than we thought concerning the adoption. K.'s worker will be on holiday till Jan 5th, but he mentioned that he will probably start the paperwork come February. Birth mom seems ready to sign off and birth dad would like to meet us first, but also things look good there, so we'll cross our fingers that the process goes smoothly for us all.
That's it for now, my window of opportunity to write is closing as we speak... K.'s nap is just about done.
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