A Day to Relax

The day started at 6:30 and we decided to just hang out here today, just the three of us.  Ibssa got up and the first thing he thought he was going to eat were the Pringles he see on the dresser.  It doesn’t take long for him to know what junk food is.  Of course mom said no.

He just seems so comfortable around us know.  He always sets the table, one item at a time while Karen prepares the food.  Since the kitchen is down the hall from the dining room, Dad has to walk back and forth as Ibssa sets the table.  He always wants one of us with him.  It’s funny to watch him as we say grace at every meal.  He sits there and covers his eyes and if grace is taking too long, he’ll just say AMEN as a sign to hurry it along.  Once we say amen he’ll say it again.

After breakfast we just stayed indoors as we were having another downpour.  Ibssa played on the tablet which we downloaded a bunch of educational games for him, thanks to Amanda, Kate’s best friend.  While he was colouring on the tablet and concentrating intently,

 I knew my mom was looking down from above.  Anyone that remembers my mom will remember anytime she was concentrating she would have her tongue sticking out one side of her mouth.  There was Ibssa just like his grandma he didn’t know.  Once the rain subsided we went doutside again to kick the ball around.  I’m sure next summer, Ibssa will be playing timbit soccer.  There is an older boy here who just loves playing with him.  He’ll do pretty much anything Ibssa wants to do.  They were kicking the ball around together, then playing hide and go seek and then his friend give him a ride on his big bike.  They were having lots of fun until it was nap time. 

     

I guess Ibssa is getting comfortable with the idea of always having food to eat.  The first day he was he just about inhaled a banana but today he decided he didn’t want one at all, not with breakfast or even a snack.  Karen laid down with Ibssa til he nodded off.  He slept for about 1 ½ hours when he woke up.  Karen and I were in the livingroom when we heard the yelling “Mommy”.  Ibssa was scared because there was no one in the room.  He has always had someone around when he woke up.  It made us jump when we heard him but at the same time we knew that he now trusted us to keep him safe.  Instead of just crying, he yelled for the person that God had given him to look after him the rest of his life. 

There was more playing, this time with the TV, alphabet and number flash cards.  A quick play outside and it was supper time.  We decided to go out for a walk to get Ibssa the traditional food he was used to – Injera.  We ordered supper, Injera and a coke for Ibssa, a steak sandwich and a beer for Karen and just fries and a beer for me as I was still full from lunch.  When Ibssa’s meal came, it was a huge platter of Injera, sauces and a meaty leg off something.  He loved it and ate lots.  It was funny to see him pickup the leg and knaw the meat off it.  Hard to believe but the total cost was about $10.  

We walked down to the coffee shop for a coffee and Ibssa had a scoop of ice cream which he shared with dad.  We walked back home as it was just starting to rain again.  Ibssa thought the cows grazing at the side of the road was funny.  It was just spitting out so we didn’t need the umbrellas.  As we got close, Ibssa recognized the building before we got there.  He pointed up to the building rising over the fence with a smile.  He walked up to the gate and gave a light knock.  I told him to knock harder and he did.  The security guard opened the door and let us in with a smile.

Once inside the gate, the boys were outside playing so Ibssa joined in.  They kicked the ball again, then played with Max (the dog), they sat in the car and pretended to be driving.  Another funny moment was that the boys had a small pocket alarm clock.  They took turns holding down the buttons so it would beep and then they started  laughing.  One of the boys took the snooze button off the clock so it looked like it was broke and then he gave it to Ibssa.  The boy got up and put up his hands as to say “I didn’t do it”.  Ibssa took it over to the other boy who do the same.  Ibssa came back to the bench where I sitting.  He tossed it on the bench and walked away as to say “I didn’t do it either.  We all laughed.  He played for about half an hour before he ran out of steam and it was time to head in and get ready for bed but not before giving the boys a hug.