We have SEVERAL items stashed away from Collin's welcome home shower and Christmas that we are slowly getting out. Last night, much to Collin's delight, I broke out the Kai Lan floor puzzle he received at the shower in October.
We put the puzzle together on the dining room floor and he was giving me a Chinese vocabulary lesson after we put the puzzle together. I got out the video camera and got him on video speaking the Chinese names for some of the items on the puzzle. I thought this would be cool for him to see when he is older and has no recollection of the language whatsoever.
I sometimes hesitate to do things such as this thinking it may bring back memories, good or bad, of his time living in China, or even of his transition to his new family. He didn't seem affected by it, and had a hard time sleeping only because he had a cough and runny nose. Thanks, Children's Dimetap..Collin finally slept 5 hours in a row (1 a.m. to 6 a.m.)!
What Collin is doing now: organizing his Thomas trains in his Thomas carrying case..while wearing his Thomas undies and Thomas pajamas! I've been telling people we should have NAMED him Thomas (boy would he have been thrilled)!!
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