So my child's balloon is resting peacefully on our ceiling with no way to retrieve it. So unfortunate. So, he goes into the bathroom, pulls out his step stool for the sink, puts it on top of a pillow, which is on the couch and thought he could reach it from there. I may be falling in love.
Except for Monday it has been an incredible week. Minimal tantrums and a general understanding that has been taking place. My mom came up for two days, which was an incredible help just from a moral support standpoint and Ryan's dad and stepmom were up for a day and they were more than happy and willing to entertain their first grandson. Everest was also more than happy to entertain. A lot of entertaining going on in the Lentz household this week.
Everest is cracking us up. He is imitating more and more words daily. Especially imitating when others besides Ryan and I are around. He can get by with us so there is not the incentive to learn a lot but with others I feel like he kind of gets that he needs to learn. Everest's new song is AC/DC's Dirty Deeds and they are Done Dirt cheap. He heard it once on the radio, Ryan sang it to him and the rest is history. Yesterday I said that he had a dirty face and he has been singing it ever since. Little man kicked over my beer at lunch and broke the glass. The waiter came up to clean it and little man says, "Dirty deeds and they're done dirt Cheap-a." I couldn't stop laughing. I think we have spilled more orange juice, apple juice, water and beer between the three of us than we've drank.
My birthday was Tuesday and it did not seem like my birthday. And although I love birthdays, I was fine with it. But today I showed up for a lunch only to find that Ryan had invited a bunch of friends out for my birthday. I was so suprised and didn't quite get it for quite awhile. Then a bunch of people started showing up and only after three or four of our friends arrived did it start to sink it that they were there for me. It has been a rough week, not because of Everest, but just because this is so new and he is so new and I am not used to being a mother, let alone a mother who is home with her newly adopted 4 year old who speaks no English. It was an incredible gift to have my friends come out on a Saturday and we all know how precious Saturdays are, especially during the holiday season.
Right now my little man is running into our room and putting on Ryan's watches. He thinks he is pretty special. He is.
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Everest is as adorable as we expected. He is quick to learn and repeat a word you wanted him to know. Plus he took a nap in Grandpa's arms which was heaven for Grandpa Lentz. We also thought he did great at the Cheese Factory, so content and sweet. One new word a day will help.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't trade him!