Kiddo time has been great -- and it isn't over yet!
W took the boys to see her aunt and uncle overnight on Thursday. They got back very late Friday evening, so she dropped them off here at the apartment directly. S7 told me all about the birthday party they had for him Thursday night, showed me all the gifts he got. S7's actual birthday was today, and W has been putting on her "boo-hoo" tone about having to work the entire extended holiday weekend, including on our eldest's birthday -- she pouts that she won't get to spend time with "her baby" on his birthday. I commiserate openly with W a little, but at the same time I am thinking, "Well, that's tough. You made this bed, so..."
S7 is a Lego fanatic -- so that's mostly what he's been getting for Christmas and birthdays. Lego just introduced their Indiana Jones line right before Christmas, and Santa brought S7 a nice set. For his birthday, I got S7 another set in this series. I also got myself the boxed DVD collection for the Indiana Jones movies -- I figured it was high time I intro my S's to some of the best action-adventure out there, especially with their new Lego sets. We watched Raiders last night and the boys were crazy for it. Every chance they get now they play with the new I-J toys.
I called and left a voicemail message to W early this morning to thank her for bearing our son(s) and giving us two such wonderful boys, way back when. I left the message at the precise time in the morning that S7 had been born.
W later called back and thanked me for such a sweet, thoughtful message. The rest of today whenever we've talked with each other, we have been extra nice, cordial and understanding with each other.
We saw the Water Horse today at the theatre this evening. The boys seemed to really enjoy it.
On a less than positive note, S7 was given a new stuffed bear toy and I noted it was included in his belongings I brought back to the apartment on Friday. The toy came with a children's story book. Well, the bear happens to have the same name as W's OM. I gingerly asked S7 about whose idea it was. It was W's.
I have two problems with this: (1) After chastising me for being somewhat susceptible to impulse buys, it appears that W plans to live by a double-standard. (2) Buying S7 a toy bear named after OM is crossing a line
