Great visit with Phillips Uncle and cousin this weekend and
was nice to see the boys play together, also to get some muscle help to move some furniture in from uncle Tank. Today we inherited a beautiful piano that matches our dining room set and
hopefully when Phillip nails down his ability to pay attention he can take some
piano lessons.
I also
did the unthinkable today! I went to Ross without Phillip and it was just me
and my daughter who goes off shopping on her own. I had forgotten what it felt
like to go into a store, look for things for myself, and not be in hurry. Not
to mention not have my family running by trying to keep up with Phillip. Yes I
have been given time to do this in the past but we all know if your little ones
are in the building your mind is never really on finding much for
yourself. Then I did another
unthinkable! I actually bought some things for myself that I took time to pick
out. Things I really like and not just things I grabbed on the fly by. It was
fantastic to spend a little time with my daughter even if it was short without
either one of us having to manage Phillip at the same time. Then again, I
missed it a bit and found myself in a hurry when I didn’t need to be. I was even
talking to myself out loud because I am constantly talking to him so he will
stay with my voice. It’s just the nature of the beast now and boy did I get
some funny looks. For once I was getting funny looks for my behavior and not my
son’s behavior, and the irony cracks me up.
Now we
are settling down for the evening. My dad is sitting in the dining room helping
my oldest son with his math homework and thank God he made a trip over this
evening as soon as I called for help. That alone is just an amazing feeling all
around. I don’t have to give my son a pep talk and tell him to do his best because
help was on the way. Having a math and biology teacher a phone call away is
going to be a God sent, literally, to get the kids caught up in a good
education system. I knew they were going to struggle a bit so having that
support is going to be key for them to have an education they deserve.
Phillip
is running around in his diaper as usual and my daughter finished up making
some brownies I intend to dive into later tonight. Dad is kicking back after a
nice weekend with his brother who is typically too far away to see for a quick
weekend and I am preparing to do some investigating into some old stamps from a
book of modern postage stamps printed in 1940. Full of awesome stamps I am
excited to find some history on. After the little man falls asleep of course
and I stuff my face with some hugs in the form of chocolate.
The days are so busy with constant
things to see and do I feel like boredom isn’t even an option anymore. Very
different from life two weeks ago when boredom was how the day began and ended.
I can’t help but wonder if this change that has made me feel like my brain has
things to do is the same way Phillip feels. He has adjusted better than I could
have ever imagined he would and maybe busy was exactly what he needed. Routine
is good and essential for him but routine also needs ways to keep a mind
moving. Exercised might be a better word to use and his busy mind is not just
getting the ease of routine but the exercise of never sitting idle for way to
long.
A busy mind must keep moving and
this boy’s busy mind is doing a whole lot of moving these days, along with a
bigger house to keep this little legs moving right along with it.
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