We are gearing up for Roman's return to full-time daycare. Most people don't understand why we take Roman to daycare during the summer, surprised that I wouldn't want to spend all day every day with him. To be honest, it's boring! Do other women find playing trains for 2 hours a day exciting? My mind melts after about 10 minutes, especially because Roman doesn't really want me to play with him... he wants me to do the voices for a few minutes, move a train around, and then just sit and be next to him. Or he tells me exactly how I should play. But woe to the person who decides to multitask while Roman does something, be it reading, coloring, Playdoh, trains, even a video. He pesters and whines, sometimes gets physical (launching himself onto your lap, or playing doggy). And when I am "game" for playing with him, he changes his mind every 5 to 10 minutes, never satisfied. It is annoying.
I have noticed that at this age, it would be good to have a sibling in the house for Roman to pester, be it older or younger. We rather regret that we can't afford to adopt another child right now; it would be good for Roman to not be the universe in our household. That's partly why I want him to go to daycare in the summer - he needs to be around other kids, continue to learn how to be a friend, and do the kinds of activities that I wouldn't think of. He comes home singing songs and having done projects that would never occur to me to introduce. "Little Bunny FooFoo" being the most recent song. Roman especially loves bopping the little field mice on the head.
Anyway, on the subject of adoption, it is irritating to me that people are now telling us that "you need two in the house!" or flat out saying, "now he's at a good age to plan another one." Sure, if it wasn't for the
_ _,000 dollars it would take! Especially because money aside, now does feel like the right time that we would start paperwork again, for an arrival in another year or so. But age is up in the air to us, as well as, how do I put it, minor medical problems. There are a couple kids that we became aware of as we went through Roman's adoption that our hearts bleed for, that we both admitted the other day we still think about. But for that, I'd want to quit work and that can't happen anytime soon. Plus, we wouldn't want to start an adoption in one area of the state and have to finish it in another. Ah well, adoption is like tattoos. Once you get one, you immediately start thinking about the next one. :)
In exciting news on the Roman front, the boy put his head under water today for the first time! Last swim practice, and he had been working up to putting his ears and nose under water. Today he pushed himself to just over his eyes, and thought it was so wonderful he began to dunk himself over and over while holding onto the wall. Luckily I had a camera handy and took lots of pictures!
I have noticed that at this age, it would be good to have a sibling in the house for Roman to pester, be it older or younger. We rather regret that we can't afford to adopt another child right now; it would be good for Roman to not be the universe in our household. That's partly why I want him to go to daycare in the summer - he needs to be around other kids, continue to learn how to be a friend, and do the kinds of activities that I wouldn't think of. He comes home singing songs and having done projects that would never occur to me to introduce. "Little Bunny FooFoo" being the most recent song. Roman especially loves bopping the little field mice on the head.
Anyway, on the subject of adoption, it is irritating to me that people are now telling us that "you need two in the house!" or flat out saying, "now he's at a good age to plan another one." Sure, if it wasn't for the
_ _,000 dollars it would take! Especially because money aside, now does feel like the right time that we would start paperwork again, for an arrival in another year or so. But age is up in the air to us, as well as, how do I put it, minor medical problems. There are a couple kids that we became aware of as we went through Roman's adoption that our hearts bleed for, that we both admitted the other day we still think about. But for that, I'd want to quit work and that can't happen anytime soon. Plus, we wouldn't want to start an adoption in one area of the state and have to finish it in another. Ah well, adoption is like tattoos. Once you get one, you immediately start thinking about the next one. :)
In exciting news on the Roman front, the boy put his head under water today for the first time! Last swim practice, and he had been working up to putting his ears and nose under water. Today he pushed himself to just over his eyes, and thought it was so wonderful he began to dunk himself over and over while holding onto the wall. Luckily I had a camera handy and took lots of pictures!
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