I’ve had a very happy week – just being home; blessed by visitors every day; snoozing whenever I can between feeding Scott and building Lego towers with Cam...
However, having a two and a half year old toddler and a two week old baby under one roof has its challenges! This afternoon, Scott was sleeping on our bed, after his bath. In an attempt to hug his brother, Cam pulled Scott off the bed and onto the floor... Praise God – no apparent concussion or other damages to the wee one... But the parents got a massive fright, and Cam was very upset when he realised what he’d done! Less dramatic was Cam’s attempt yesterday to draw on Scott’s head with a yellow crayon...
Here are some of Cam’s comments and conversations from the past few days:
I always sit next to Cam’s bed at bedtime, until he falls asleep. The other night, Murray was holding Scott in the lounge, while I was sitting with Cam. Scott started crying. Cam opened his eyes and said, ‘That’s Scott crying.’ I said, ‘Yes, he’s in the lounge with Dad.’ To which Cam responded in a tone that suggested that Dad clearly wasn’t coping: ‘I think we should go and get him from Dad.’
A friend of ours gave Cam a set of little cars this week (just for being the big brother). One of the cars is an old-school yellow Volkswagen kombi (the kind that had those really 70’s curtains in the windows). Cam immediately labelled it the ‘taxi bus’. One of his latest stunts is to throw things into the swimming pool. Before I could stop him, I saw him hurtle outside with the car. He came back inside after a few moments and announced cheerfully, ‘I hope that taxi bus can swim!’ (It was already at the bottom of the pool.)
After Cam’s bath last night, he was a bit whiney and seemed uncomfortable.
Me: ‘What’s bothering you, my boy?’
Cam: ‘My pyjama shorts are quite dodgy.’
:)
We would appreciate prayers for wisdom – to know just how to handle Cam’s reactions to our new family dynamic. While he dotes on Scott adoringly, he has stepped up the frequency of his tantrums, and his potty training has regressed. Pray that his little heart would know absolute peace and security, and that he would feel measurelessly loved!
From When Moms Pray Together by Fern Nichol:
‘Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that the children you have entrusted to us are not ours, but yours. It is your right to author their life story. I surrender my little arrows into your hand, for the ‘purpose and grace’ you have planned for them in Christ Jesus before the ages began...’
However, having a two and a half year old toddler and a two week old baby under one roof has its challenges! This afternoon, Scott was sleeping on our bed, after his bath. In an attempt to hug his brother, Cam pulled Scott off the bed and onto the floor... Praise God – no apparent concussion or other damages to the wee one... But the parents got a massive fright, and Cam was very upset when he realised what he’d done! Less dramatic was Cam’s attempt yesterday to draw on Scott’s head with a yellow crayon...
Here are some of Cam’s comments and conversations from the past few days:
I always sit next to Cam’s bed at bedtime, until he falls asleep. The other night, Murray was holding Scott in the lounge, while I was sitting with Cam. Scott started crying. Cam opened his eyes and said, ‘That’s Scott crying.’ I said, ‘Yes, he’s in the lounge with Dad.’ To which Cam responded in a tone that suggested that Dad clearly wasn’t coping: ‘I think we should go and get him from Dad.’
A friend of ours gave Cam a set of little cars this week (just for being the big brother). One of the cars is an old-school yellow Volkswagen kombi (the kind that had those really 70’s curtains in the windows). Cam immediately labelled it the ‘taxi bus’. One of his latest stunts is to throw things into the swimming pool. Before I could stop him, I saw him hurtle outside with the car. He came back inside after a few moments and announced cheerfully, ‘I hope that taxi bus can swim!’ (It was already at the bottom of the pool.)
After Cam’s bath last night, he was a bit whiney and seemed uncomfortable.
Me: ‘What’s bothering you, my boy?’
Cam: ‘My pyjama shorts are quite dodgy.’
:)
We would appreciate prayers for wisdom – to know just how to handle Cam’s reactions to our new family dynamic. While he dotes on Scott adoringly, he has stepped up the frequency of his tantrums, and his potty training has regressed. Pray that his little heart would know absolute peace and security, and that he would feel measurelessly loved!
From When Moms Pray Together by Fern Nichol:
‘Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that the children you have entrusted to us are not ours, but yours. It is your right to author their life story. I surrender my little arrows into your hand, for the ‘purpose and grace’ you have planned for them in Christ Jesus before the ages began...’
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