JH woke-up at about 5:00 AM and was quickly shuffled to the potty and had a DVD popped in to keep him busy while we slept. I was startled when I looked at the clock at 7:30 AM and we heard JH singing in his room. When we went out he said "I want breakfast". Usually he says "munch" so he's starting to get the meal names right :-)
He is so darn independent that the usual "it's my turn" 100 times a day was at least 150 times today. He went #2 on the big potty five times today! Three of the five were gum-ball sized but took the same effort to clean :-( He gets on by himself and wants to get off as soon as he does his business, and THEN wants to do more. Enough about potty. One more potty story, Da Da had him on while I was working and I heard OMG and roaring laughter from outside my door. JH had fallen in the potty and all Rick could see was a head and legs sticking out.
Today I received a pile of paperwork from my attorney about the home studies and now we're scrambling to get documents, appointments, and checks in order. I know without a doubt all of this red-tape is worth it but boy do they make an uncontested/family member adoption complicated.
I laughed SOOOO hard at this post that my coworker came in from the next room and gave me a look that said, "What is your deal?!" and I had to explain myself. I was dying!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big Angelina Jolie person, but there was a quote I read somewhere by her that I loved (can't find it now), about how rigorous the process is to adopt a child when just about anyone can have one, and the strange juxtaposition of that.
I'm really proud of you guys for going through all the red tape. He is one lucky little guy. And it sounds like you guys are pretty lucky, too!