Welcome to some of the quirks of America, kiddos! They got their first taste of turkey and all the fixin’s in the food & football fest that is Thanksgiving.
It was a different kind of Thanksgiving for us. No Thanksgiving Day project this year. That is because we dropped a few Benjamins on a storm door. Okay, and we were too busy to buy paint. I thought we already had some for the master bath, attempt #4. Instead the kids discovered the great fun of playing in the trunk of my car. Go figure!
After naps, we went to some friends’ home for dinner. They got to run around outside while I tossed the squeaky dog toy at them. They thought it was a blast. And they enjoyed their first turkey. It was great.
Last weekend we watched Stuart Little. I wonder what the kids thought about that adoption. A movie about adoption you don’t want to see is Adopting Terror, not to be confused with the most likely even more horrible Paranormal Adoption, which shows up as a recent Netflix addition starring Samwise himself.
We are thankful for how “easy” the transition has been. We know some people who have had very difficult transitions. We also know people who have had huge medical problems. Thus far we’ve pretty much been trauma-free.
We are fighting some power struggles with both kids. They really don’t seem to be used to Mom & Dad being in charge. That can be a difficult transition for them. Consistent and firm can be tough at times. I have to keep reminding myself that Asher is 2 since he’s mostly potty trained already. He moves so slowly, like he’s waiting for you to take over and do whatever it is for him. I think it is age appropriate stuff- getting dressed, taking off shoes (not putting them on), getting on and off the potty with a stool. I know he can do them because he has done them. Sometimes he just decides he doesn’t want to do them. Or come upstairs like you have told him to.
She doesn’t have the helpless act. She’s just more resistant and pouty. One funny difference with her and Jadon is that when she is tired she sucks her middle finger instead of her thumb. It doesn’t happen often, but it sure looks odd when it does.
They have both had skin issues. Both of them on an ear, and her on her rear. They get these crusty spots spots that can ooze and bleed. We aren’t sure what causes them, but hydrocortisone seems to work.
The kids, all 4 of them, love this new song by Audio Adrenaline with new singer Kevin Max (who seems to have been hitting the weight room). Sounds like Cold Play with Michael Tait doing his “whoa whoa”s in there. But it is a great song about adoption.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!