Dinner with friends!
Ok, I know that some in our HG will be jealous about this, but we have decided to introduce the girls to our friends slowly so they don't get completely overwhelmed when we take them some Thursday night and everyone is there wanting to meet them for the first time.
We had to start somewhere :)
Tonight, we had Brandon and Crystal and Austin over for dinner. It was so much fun! The girls were really fascinated by Austin. They helped (sort of) to feed him, and played with him a lot. Brandon is a natural with the kids. Doesn't he look pretty playing dress up?
On a slightly more serious note, O has been taking to having breakdowns when interacting with me. Grandma Joy with her many years of preschool experience has suggested that maybe O is a bit concerned that if she is not a good girl, then daddy won't come back from work. This makes some sense because the tears only come when I am gently correcting her regarding undesirable behaviors. They never last long and mostly, she just wants me to hold her while she cries. This never happens to Jenetta who is with them most of the day everyday.
I'll give a good example from tonight. I made a phone call to another friend and O wanted to talk as well and hold the phone. She accidentally hit End and hung up on the call. When I explained to her that this is why we don't press buttons - just hold the phone, she started sobbing. We called right back and it was no big deal, but she didn't see it that way. All we can do is provide consistency and love. Hopefully, she will soon begin to feel secure that daddy is always coming back every afternoon and that even when she makes mistakes, I still love her unconditionally.
Anyway, here are some of the fun pics from tonight: (there are actually some much better ones but they showed faces too clearly for online posting - sorry!)
2 comments:
I think you guys are taking exactly the right approach - with the tantrums, the corrections, introducing them to your "people", the flexiblity needed within the boundaries, the sensitivity you are showing in regard to O & L's history before coming to your home...just everything! I would say that you received great training, not just recently in your classes, but in your families as you were growing up yourselves. What a testimony. Your support network is awesome, too. Most importantly, I think you all are realizing in a big way that when God says His grace is sufficient, He means that it grows to accomodate your need! Love to you...Laura
It's so awesome to see how well the girls are adjusting to meeting the important people in your lives! And it's fun to get a glimpse of how they are with babies! ;) We are definitely looking forward to the day when it will be our time to meet our precious little nieces! :) Can you imagine what it'll be like to have O, L, Ella, and Priya all together! It'll be a zoo but definitely a lot of fun! :)
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