Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-09-10

2009-09-10 23:25 (Kristen) John took Liam to Hakobune, and Liam couldn't have been happier about it. Jamie was in a good mood too, and it was such a relief to have both boys happy and engaged with their world. John reports that Jamie ran into school with a cheery wave, and that was that. Again, no signs of trauma. John and I picked Jamie up from school for lunch, and were greeted with big hugs and happiness. We ate at Browning, which worked out nicely, and John took Jamie back to school. Then he picked up Liam, and brought him home. Liam and I picked up Jamie, who was full of glee at being with the posse, and invited them all over to our house to see Super Mario 63. Charlie and Jake were up for it (or, rather, their moms were), and they had fun eating freezies and playing until their moms came to get them at 5:15. Jamie spent the whole time designing a level for his friends, but wasn't able to finish it before they had to go. We had dinner, and the boys finished at the same time. They ran off to play, and John and I stayed behind to talk to each other. Odd! Tomorrow is Gary and Ken's birthday, so we went over to Browning for a cake eating ceremony, which the boys appreciated, but it was soon time to come home and go to bed. Again, they fell asleep quite quickly.

Both boys are very affectionate beings, who kiss and hug their mom without being self-conscious, which is really lovely. Liam likes to talk about his best friends, who can be me, John, or Jamie, depending upon the time of day. I signed Liam up for soccer and skating today, but I'm still floundering around for things for Jamie to do. He wants to skate, but there isn't anything that isn't hockey at a time we can agree on, and nothing near by. I'll have to look further into it, but I'm thinking about judo. The trick is to find things that he wants to do that don't overwhelm him; he's one tired little boy right now.