The Quiet Wait

Things are have been good here ... quiet. This blog tends to be a quiet one because the second time around is so different from the first. No more pre-adoption educational reading to pass on as we're living it; No more educational seminars to attend; No more hair-pulling waiting as Mikiyas keeps us busy that time flies ... so we just let each day go by. We wait patiently and distract ourselves with our amazing son.

Mikiyas really looks forward to having a sister one day. He often mentions out of the blue that a certain toy he is playing with at the time, he will share with her. When my mom comes to visit, he lets her sleep in his little sister's room [currently where a spare bed is] and makes sure to point it out. Even when friends are over, he will tell them that it is his sister's room. Yesterday he wanted to save his orange julius for his sister. He prays for her too. He knows she is scared and wants to come home.

Last week there was a field trip with daycare. Lyle dropped Mikiyas off and left one of the carseats for Mikiyas to use. I picked Mikiyas up and therefore had to pick up the other carseat. I now had two carseats in my car. Mikiyas got very excited. He thought his sister was "ready" and we were going to get her NOW. Pure disappointment and confusion on his face when I told him we couldn't go yet.

We did buy a new book recently. A beautiful book that is full of history and culture. I recommend it to families as it looks like a terrific book to use for school reports.