Splitting time is like splitting the atom…
Can’t do it with a butter knife.
We had friends over tonight. They have an amazing 16 month old boy. I’ve always felt a little bond with this one. He’s a cutie.
We also had Jack tonight. I rarely get to see him with a little one in this house. Usually we are at another house when this type of interaction occurs. It was really weird to see him in his element with another little one. He was very sweet with the little one…he always is. But I also noticed him just doing stuff to get attention. He was scrubbing his way across the floor on his butt, asking if “a normal person would do this”. I could see that the only child in him was screaming to get attention, but the gentle little boy he is was also there making sure Matthew had a good time…letting him play with his toys, helping him around, and showing off the animals. It was just a foreshadowing.
I also saw me being torn between the 2. It was the first time, in this house, that I had to split my time between 2 children. It was a little strange. Again, Jack is old enough and good natured enough to understand…now, with a guest. It will be curious to see if that good natured self wins out over the only child side. And if I can recognize how to split my time and when to merge us as a family.
And on the Santa List front…I am getting up at 6:00 tomorrow to try to beat the crowd to get Jack a Wii. I have had the worst time finding one, but hopefully I can get one tomorrow at one of the Thanksgiving sales. It’s like getting a freak-in tickle me Elmo or cabbage patch kid. Times…they have a changed.
November 22nd, 2007 at 11:31 am
Yeah, last night in general pretty much sealed the deal that there will be a second little one in our house hold.
Like, seven years from now or something.
November 22nd, 2007 at 3:23 pm
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