To say the very least, Charlie is excited to be getting a big brother! The anticipation has been growing for all of us, as we get closer and closer to the end of this adoption journey. In fact, for the last month or so, Charlie has regularly gotten up in the morning telling me all about the dream he had the night before of what he and R.J. are going to do when R.J. comes home. In these dreams, Charlie and R.J. have gone sledding, had snowball fights, and built snow forts; they have been playfully chased by our dog Honey, thrown a football, ridden bikes and scooters, gone swimming, played on the swingset in our backyard, and more!
It occurred to me the other day that Charlie has a very unique experience of looking forward to the arrival of an instant and permanent new playmate and best friend; so one evening at dinner I said to Charlie, "Do you know that when most kids get a brother or sister, they get a baby?" There was silence as this sunk in. Charlie looked absolutely incredulous! "They do?! Why?!" he said. I went on to tell him that he is very special to be one of only a few people in the entire world to be getting a BIG brother and not a baby.
Charlie still can't fathom why anyone would get a baby when they can get a big brother instead. Neither can I, now that I think about it. :)
It occurred to me the other day that Charlie has a very unique experience of looking forward to the arrival of an instant and permanent new playmate and best friend; so one evening at dinner I said to Charlie, "Do you know that when most kids get a brother or sister, they get a baby?" There was silence as this sunk in. Charlie looked absolutely incredulous! "They do?! Why?!" he said. I went on to tell him that he is very special to be one of only a few people in the entire world to be getting a BIG brother and not a baby.
Charlie still can't fathom why anyone would get a baby when they can get a big brother instead. Neither can I, now that I think about it. :)
