Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
back to school
We are back from our winter break and the kids are in school. WHEW
It was a long break, and I am sad to see it end but glad to get back into a routine. More for the boys to get into a routine than for me. Brandon needs the routine. However, he is now obsessing over his birthday. It is not until March and I don't know if after coming off the holidays I can handle having him up at nights worrying about it.
We just got done with him obsessing over Santa and presents. Even though we kept stressing it was not the presents it was about the birth of Jesus. So now I am explaining his birthday is a celebration of his life like Jesus and it is NOT about the presents. It is so sad to see him so worked up over something that is not even here.
This gets so hard because he doesn't understand some things and that makes it harder for us to get him to understand anything. Yet I guess he in not worrying about his adoption and where his birth mother is because he has other things/issues to worry about. He still doesn't even seem to understand another person gave birth to him, which is ok.
Joshua is slowing getting the routine of things. I think he missed me yesterday at school. He was so happy to be home and settle down and did his homework and have some fun AT HOME. It was sweet to see. He went out to play but before he did he was wondering if he should or not.... do I stay home and do homework or play? He got his homework done so he decided to play, which is fine.
My Josh gets everything about his adoption and there are days he is fine with it and then there are times he gets upset over it. Right now he is getting tired and upset with his brother. He is slowly learning his brother is different, even though he is still Brandon. So hopefully over time, he will finally learn that his brother needs encoragement and strength from him instead of normal sibling jibbing. time will tell
It was a long break, and I am sad to see it end but glad to get back into a routine. More for the boys to get into a routine than for me. Brandon needs the routine. However, he is now obsessing over his birthday. It is not until March and I don't know if after coming off the holidays I can handle having him up at nights worrying about it.
We just got done with him obsessing over Santa and presents. Even though we kept stressing it was not the presents it was about the birth of Jesus. So now I am explaining his birthday is a celebration of his life like Jesus and it is NOT about the presents. It is so sad to see him so worked up over something that is not even here.
This gets so hard because he doesn't understand some things and that makes it harder for us to get him to understand anything. Yet I guess he in not worrying about his adoption and where his birth mother is because he has other things/issues to worry about. He still doesn't even seem to understand another person gave birth to him, which is ok.
Joshua is slowing getting the routine of things. I think he missed me yesterday at school. He was so happy to be home and settle down and did his homework and have some fun AT HOME. It was sweet to see. He went out to play but before he did he was wondering if he should or not.... do I stay home and do homework or play? He got his homework done so he decided to play, which is fine.
My Josh gets everything about his adoption and there are days he is fine with it and then there are times he gets upset over it. Right now he is getting tired and upset with his brother. He is slowly learning his brother is different, even though he is still Brandon. So hopefully over time, he will finally learn that his brother needs encoragement and strength from him instead of normal sibling jibbing. time will tell
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