Kopinski 6 +1: No Tears at Bed Time

Yeah, we had no tears at bedtime tonight! Usually bedtime brings out sadness and notable grief in Jesse. He usually does not want to be comforted and weeps the saddest cries we've ever heard. But tonight, he clung tight to me, kissed me a million times, and rubbed my face until he fell asleep. We will take even one night of a joyful/peaceful bedtime.

Sometimes it is our favorite time of the day!

We have recorded many other firsts this week. We had near record low temperatures and snow to go with it. Jesse is a natural helper and wants to be involved in everything we are doing. He was able to stand the frigid weather and help daddy with snow blowing. We made ice balls and played with them in the house before tossing them into the yard. While playing with the ice balls, he color matched them all, not once but twice - just to make sure the first time wasn't a fluke. We were told he was color blind, and we saw him fail the color blind test in China during his medical exam. But, he proved us wrong.

Helping Dad snow blow in frigid temperatures

Feels like -35 degrees.. brrrrr!

Colored ice ball fun

Ethan with his favorite color .. red

Too cold to touch with bare hands!

Jonny's black ice ball

Sean and his blue ice ball

Other firsts were when we broke out the crayons and markers. Jesse loves to color and will color for as long as one of us is sitting next to him. The first picture he colored he said was for Nana and Jaja. It was the first time he said their names without prompting and was excited to send them a picture of their picture. :) He also colored a picture for his cousins Katy and Abbi! He loves those girls!

Showing off his coloring pages

Picture he took of his Pooh Bear coloring page

We built forts, played Elefun, spent hours with play doh, played hide and go seek (he loves to scream when the seeker is close to finding him, we are still working on the idea of keeping quiet and not wanting to be found). Jesse even ventured out with us to our favorite store on earth … Barnes and Noble. We prepped him with the expectations we had for him at the store and he did great! We even went to Chick Fil A for lunch! Other than the fact that he wanted my sandwich instead of his nuggets. :)

While coloring, Jesse was singing his ABC's (we think he got to about H, before he hummed the rest). He sings Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, counts to 10, repeats many words and phrases, and is very good and telling us what he needs/wants through charades. He enjoys bath time with toys, but not washing his hair! He loves yogurt, oranges and bananas this week, as well as every meal we've eaten. We have to hide the meat on the table, or he will eat all of it. This week he doesn't seem to ever be full, and we are wondering if this is the coping mechanism we saw when we first got him. He enjoys cars, Lightening McQueen, and anything else related to four wheels and the original movie. There are 2 things that terrify him, doctors and the mention of school. Wish he could tell me why the mention of them scare him, but for now those words are off limits in our house for now. We will be doing 'home learning' in our home this semester. :) Brianna is a little mommy to Jesse, and Jesse knows it. I honestly do not know how these days would have gone without her. Jonny has the energy to keep up with Jesse's ever changing and unpredictable moods. He is laid back and quick thinking to assist with redirection when needed. Sean and his imaginative play keeps Jesse entertained for those moments I need to take a phone call or take a shower. Ethan loves his brother more than anything and although life isn't exactly like he envisioned it, he thinks non stop about what he can do to make Jesse happy. All he wants is for Jesse to know he is loved and make him happy.