Separate from that, I shall never underestimate the organization and energy it takes to be a parent without Jessica. My god, it's a real task. I have always taken for granted the idea of going on an outing somewhere. She always get everything we need together. Snacks, toys, ect, and most importantly she times it well. I just get dressed, put a coat on a kid or two, and go start the car.
Art has adjusted well for the most part. I was initially worried about the idea of him being displaced without his mama. And at times my fears are briefly realized (tantrums, trouble sharing, etc). At one point last night I held him while he was crying and asked him, "Do you miss Mama." "Yeah," he said. "I miss Lewis, too." We got on the computer and looked through this blog. Just seeing Mama and knowing she's still out there thinking of him I think made him feel alot more calm and happy. Ultimately he's just doing his best to explore a new house, new people, new foods, new bed, new friends, new way of traveling, new toys--and doing that in his uniquely Art way.
Art and his cousin Mira play with a fog machine thing at the Durham Life and Science Museum.
This is a huge and wonderful box maze that my Papa and my brother-in-law Sujit made. Three stories, multiple entry points, windows, doors, lookouts. Once they're in, they can be very hard to locate and/or extract. My papa made equally impressive box mazes when Josh and I were kids.
Cooking with Grandpa-Tim.
Feeding the deer with Cynthia.
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