Yesterday we got to babysit the Min children, Ava and Christian. Jane had to get some dental work done and since it was during the day her normal babysitters weren't available. So, from one Momma to another I know how much easier it can be to do these visits solo we watched them. At first we just had Christian because Jane didn't want to drop both of them off, thinking that it might be a lot, but then was told that Ava couldn't be in the room with her while she was getting the work done, so Goose and I went and picked Ava up and took her back home to play. Our kids had a blast and her kids did really well! I was worried that Christian was going to be touch-n-go wanting his Momma but he did great. At first he wouldn't come in more than the stairs but eventually we gave him some toys and convinced him that it was OK to come in the rest of the way. They played hard and Jane's appointment was over a lot faster than I thought it was going to be! So, she came over and hung out, had dinner until it was time for them to get going home.
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| Dude was so excited to have Ava there too |
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| The boys and their dinos |
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| Miss Ava loves putting different things on her head |
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| Awe... Dude has been calling her his girlfriend... |
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| This could possibly our future! Whoa! It doesn't even look that out of place for me... |
It was an interesting perspective to have watching 5 kids... because I think that is ultimately how many we are going to end up with. There are days (most days) that I think I could handle one or two more but then there are those days where I don't think I can handle the three that I have, and they are relatively good children! I know that when we do finally get a chance to adopt that they will most likely be older, since we would like to get siblings, so we won't be on infant duty and our kids seem to love to play with any other kids. Gaetan did great. I think that out of the two of us he is better with wrangling lots of kids at a time... good thing he wants to teach! So, at least on that front I know that I have a lot of support for when we do expand the VG family. Whew... crazy to think... but adoption has always been on our hearts so I know that barring any big life change we will be doing just that.
It was also really nice to have somebody appreciate your help. I know that when you help someone you aren't doing it for their approval, but it sure is nice when they give it and truly appreciate it. It was really fun hanging out with Jane and getting to know her better as well... she and her husband are extremely nice and intelligent people... people I feel comfortable having my kids around. I know it may sound weird that I mentioned their intelligence, but it really does make a difference in how things are handled, and that we know they are on the same page as we are. Looking forward to hanging out with them more!
JVG
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