First weekend

The past couple days have been purty good. Probably because they have been a whirlwind of activity, and I tend to be happiest when I am busy. Since I got my boy with nothing but the outfit he was wearing and a couple diapers, we spent the first half of the day shopping. We managed to get a few more outfits, a ton of diapers and baby wipes, and a bunch of age appropriate toys. One of the difficult things about foster care is that you have to be prepared for various ages. I have both a bed for the "big kids" and a crib for the "little kids," but toys I have more or less skimped on. I got a nice bunch though from the thrift shops. I wanted to get outfits from the thrift shops as well, but they had nothing that was in his size (for boys.. they had tons of girl clothes though!) This was a fun adventure and ended up taking half the day, at which point we were all more or less ready for a nap. This probably won't be a surprise to anyone though - I didn't get mine. :-D

The rest of the day was spent playing with the new toys for the kid.. I should probably think up a pseudonym because calling him "the kid" feels awfully impersonal. ;-) How about I call him Bob? I like the name Bob, it makes me think of "What About Bob?" So Bob played with his toys while I did miscellaneous errands around the house.. laundry, cleaning, etc. But it was still fun.

Today was similar, we managed to pick up some of the stuff that we couldn't find yesterday. I got him a stool so he can wash his own hands (too short though, oops - but it helps), and some more clothes and toys that we just stumbled across. My mission today was more educational related - Bob is apparently a little behind developmentally as far as his mental abilities, so I would like to spend some time with him concentrating on edu-tainment. We got some crayons and I tried getting him to go through colors with me, but I think it was a completely new concept to him. I was going to get some books but couldn't find any that I thought were worth buying. Those things are expensive, I was surprised!! I'll take him to the library in the next couple days and I'll check some out and drill him on them. I luckily have a great library within walking distance of my house.

After we came home again, it was nap time (I didn't get mine again) and it was clear that Bob didn't get enough sleep either, because he was grumpy for the rest of the night. I think this was probably my fault, I was cleaning my office while he slept and I think I woke him up making noises. He played some and colored some, but was more easily distracted than normal. I gave up for the night when he saw a picture I have taped on his wall of his mom and sister and he just broke down crying, so I hugged him and sang to him for about 20 minutes then put him to bed. I think I am going to try to make 8pm his "regular" bedtime. I have no idea what he is used to normally! but if he sleeps for 10 hours as the doctor said he should, it will fit my schedule best if he wakes up around 6am. This is still week 1 though, so I'm expecting many irregularities.

Tomorrow is going to be busy, but I'll have about 3 hours to myself while he is visiting his regular family, and I am really looking forward to it. :-D Until next time!