My mind and my body have been in constant motion since the phone rang last week. We have so much to do physically and mentally to prepare for Katie's arrival.
Basement remodel is close to being finished. Carpet is in now and furniture is being delivered next week.
With my mom's help I have made a HUGE dent in cleaning out my husband's office which is Katie's room. Still a lot more to do but you can see the floor and one of two bookcases is empty and a trip to the dump this weekend will make things a lot better.
So I have been covered in dust for much of this last week but will keep on going. I have painters giving me estimates and have narrowed the choices for Kiya's new pink room and Katie's green room.
Now my mind is a whole other mess. I am trying to wrap my head around the fact that there will be a baby in this house again. Granted she is officially a toddler and walking but she is still in diapers. I haven't had a walking 17 month old ever. Kiya was so close to 2 when she started walking that she understood a lot more about what was okay to touch and what wasn't. Did I mention I don't speak Korean and Katie doesn't speak English?
Per her last update it says that she does understand the word no. Thank goodness. I will make sure I learn that word in Korean.
Then there is the whole co-sleeping situation. We never really co-slept with Kiya. She asks for snuggles sometimes so one of us will crawl in bed with her for awhile and then leave on our own or most times she asks us to leave. Katie may be used to sleeping with foster mom. Since things will be so new for her and if she is still sleeping with foster mom I will be sleeping with Katie. Thank goodness we just bought her a super comfy mattress.
Don't get me thinking about bottles, diapers, diapers...I haven't changed a diaper in what seems like forever, and then I don't know what size clothes or shoes she wears, will she be afraid of the dogs? Dave? Kiya? Kiya is so so excited and wants to share and help. We have told Kiya that Katie doesn't speak English and that she might be scared when she comes home. Kiya's suggestion " Katie can share my bed mommy, then she won't be scared." Truly blessed with this little girl with a heart of gold.
My other concerns involve leaving Kiya for a week. We have never both left her overnight ever. She knows now that she is not coming with us and that she is staying with Nana and Papa. This all will be a big adjustment for her so I am trying to keep things the same for Kiya as we all get ready for this adjustment. So while we are gone she will still go to preschool 4 days a weeks and 5 if need be and they have room. We aren't sure what dates we will be gone yet so that will factor into it as well.
Add into all this prep for Katie's arrival and we are 2 weeks from saying goodbye to cast 7. We are taking Kiya to the Dells for a couple days to enjoy the water before we get cast 8.
To say it is a busy time in our household is an understatement and it is definitely testing my organizational skills. So very glad I quit my job when I did otherwise this would have been way too much to tackle plus working 50 hours a week.
We are pushing through and trying to enjoy our limited time as a family of 3 as we anxiously await being a family of 4. Doorbell just rang...new carseats and stroller are here...
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Lexi was Kiya's age when we left her with grandparents to go get Milo. And we had never left her either. So a month or so before we left we had her do an over it at a friend's house. It went well. We also bought her a pile of fun presents....bubbles, markers, play dough, puzzles, etc....one present for her to open each day we were gone. Grandma said that helped a ton. Oh, and I think she got play dough as gift #1...it was her favorite thing at the time and we literally handed to her as we were saying goodbye. She pretty much shoved us out the door. We also gave her and grandma a simple "to do" list while we were gone....fun things like day 1 go have ice cream, day 2 go build a bear at the store for Milo, day three, go play at a friend's house, call mom and dad, draw milo a picture, etc. when we got back she was thrilled to see us but also had 10 days worth of fun to tell us about. And now, can leave both kids no problem because Lexi will tell milo about all the fun things that happen when you stay with grandma and grandpa and mom and dad aren't there.
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