Today was blue day. That means that Rodrigo did not have school. I have been looking forward to this day for quite a while. Allen started back to work today and the other children were all in school. That meant that Rigo and I had the whole day to spend together! One of the reasons I have been so excited about this day is because it gives us some time ALONE. Allen started bonding with Rodrigo from day one. For some reason, it has taken Rodrigo a bit longer to feel comfortable with me. Last Thursday was the first time he would even sit on my lap. It is all ok, and I have tried not to push it, but it has also been hard to hold back my affection for the boy. Anyway...it is much better now and today...well, today was great! We had a ball!
I did allow 30 minutes of PBS Kids programming. I watched from the kitchen and thought it was quite good. Rodrigo learned how to make popsicles! We thought it would be a good project to work on so we went to the store for all the ingredients. On the way, we stopped at the car wash. What a fun activity!!... "MOM! We go to wash car now??" He was very curious about the whole process and kept pointing at all the dirty cars in the parking lot after we left. Our trip to the grocery store was fun as well. He convinced me that he should have a shovel. After all, it was snowing and this IS Minnesota! He kept saying "MOM! It is snowing. I will shovel the snow. I will help Dad!". How could I resist?
Rodrigo is a very independent little person and wow(!) does he like to HELP. When we were checking out at the grocery store, he loaded all of the groceries onto the belt, then ran over to bag them. I didn't say a word. He just did it! When we got home, he hurried into the house so he could help me bring the groceries into the kitchen. Again, I didn't ask. He just volunteered. They told us about this at the shelter. They said that one of his favorite things to do was to work in the garden with the house mother. I hope he doesn't grow out of it!!! He wanted to help me make dinner, so we worked on lasagna together. It was really fun.
My day with Rodrigo was a highlight. It feels so great to have my son say..."MOM"...300 times a day! Maybe it is fun for him too. He never had that chance before now so I guess he is making up for lost time.
5 comments:
Mary, What a blessing for YOU, Rodrigo, and Mothers "sharing" your journey. It doesn't get better than that! Have a good day! Rox
Sounds like a great day Mary. It has got to be difficult to resist smothering him with hugs and kisses all day. All in good time!
That is so encouraging to hear! I hope we will have such success with our kids when we finally get them.
We have continued to be blessed by openness and honesty on this blog. Thanks for the transparency. It is encouraging for young parents like us to see your perseverance and strength. We are working on gathering some Filipino recipes from Erica's aunt. She was so excited to hear that they were from Cebu because she was raised in that region and says she is especially good with the foods from there. We are hoping to have something Filipino to bring to Christmas. Hopefully Erica's aunt will have some recipes and cooking tips for Filipino food pulled together by then. It was great to see you all last week.
Aaron and Erica
hey there Mary! your son is adorable :]
i'm browsing through blogger and telling all the mothers i know about weegy.com because it's so cool, ahah. i probably sound like a nerd, i know! but you enter in any question you can think of and it pops right out! anything from calories of beans to world war 2. you should give it a try <3
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