Drinking and watching election results

No time to blog anything important…I’m busy drinking wine and watching election results!!  I am glued to this site:

http://election2012.npr.org/bigboard/president.html

Adoption discussions

I really love when I get the opportunity to discuss adoption with the kiddos (here was the last time they asked).  The conversations seem to happen more frequently lately, I think because they are understanding more and can ask the right questions.

Tonight Cooper said to me, “When Charlotte grows up and has a baby in her belly.”  And I immediately thought, well that’s not necessarily what will happen, so I told him “Unless she decides to bring a baby home like how she came home to our family.  She didn’t grow in my tummy, she grew in another woman’s tummy.”

Cooper said, “Yeah, in your sister’s tummy!”, and I confirmed that yes that was true.  Then he asks, “Mommy, did Charlotte crawl all the way home?”  I smiled and said, “No she didn’t crawl home, she flew on an airplane.”  He asked why and I told him that sometimes when you adopt the baby is flown on a plane with a very nice person called a social worker.

Charlotte finally piped up and asked, “What’s a social worker?”  I told her that social workers help children find their way to the right families.  She then asked, “And your sister couldn’t come on the plane?  How come your sister couldn’t come?”  I explained that she was busy taking care of other important things, but that Charlotte didn’t live with my sister before she came home to us.  Cooper immediately asked, “Where was Charlotte before?”

I asked if they remembered seeing our friend Tiffany at Target.  I told Charlotte that she lived with Tiffany and Michelle before she came to live with us and that’s how we met them and also Josh, Ambyr and all of their kids.  They seemed to be content with all of those answers and so just like that the conversation was over. 

Alexander sleep over

Tonight I babysat my nephew, Alexander, for a sleepover. He is so adorable. He had lots of fun with the kids. They jumped on the beds, tickled each other and 'booped' noses. They also all fell asleep in Cooper's room. I love that they will grow up together!

Nanny

We found a nanny a few months ago, Ali.  We really, really love her and so do the kids.  She is incredibly responsible, helps make our lives easier and adores Charlotte and Cooper.  The first few weeks the kids would cry when we would come home because it meant that Ali was going home.  They would ask about her all weekend and when she was coming back.

We are so very, very sad.  Ali has a sudden personal situation that requires her to move home to Chicago.  This means we are starting the nanny search again.  We also need to figure out how to transition the kids because we know this will be very hard on them.

Blogging everyday in November

I plan to blog everyday in November!  Between here and the photoblog (which I need to catch up on badly—I still have Cooper’s bday photos to post!!!) you’ll see me around at least once a day.

Also going on November?  Chris is doing Movember and growing out the rest of his facial hair.  I’ll be sure to take pics!!

Not much to post today except that it’s been over a week and I’m still sick.  Went to the doctor yesterday and I have a mild case of bronchitis.  I’m so over feeling exhausted and the coughing.  I haven’t been able to work out for a week and half and I’m feeling so anxious because of it.  So, yeah, mentally I’m not up for writing much tonight.

Oh and the kids are obsessed with sleep overs so tonight I moved Charlotte’s mattress into Cooper’s room.  Let’s see how the night goes!