AUGH...today I (Kerry) am feeling "pongi" which means sleepy/tired. We are trying to help Miriam sleep in her own room. The first two nights I slept with her in her bed...her twin bed. Did I tell you she moves aroind a lot? She was sleeping but I was not. Last night we moved a mattress into her room so that I could sleep next to her. She was so mad about going to bed that she ended up sleeping on the mattress on the floor with me. Because of the time difference between GA and the DRC, I fell asleep at 8 pm which meant I was up about 3:30. Miriam slept until about 5:30. Here is a photo of what she likes to do when she first gets up.
This girl can wash some dishes! She also likes to sort and organzie things so Joey taught her how to put up the clean silverware.
Besides hating to go to bed, the other issue that we are having is getting dressed in the morning. Miriam is having a hard time adjusting to long sleeves and pants. She is used to wearing hot weather clothes. I try to give her two choices about what to wear, but this does not make her happy. Yesterday, I decided not to fight the battle and told her she coudl choose anything in her closet. Here is a photo of what she chose:
Today, I hid the bathing suits and summer clothes. We stayed in our pjs a little longer but finally settled on something to wear. Miriam's skills in matching clothes leaves something to be desired...I have decided not to fight that battle for now. So, if you see her out and about in a crazy outfit just know I realize that it doesn't go together.
Once she got out of the bathing suit yesterday, Miriam chose an orange shirt to wear. She was so excited that she and Helen were matching. We gave her the matching necklaces that Allison N. made for her and Helen. This made Miriam very happy to look like her sister.
Today seems to be the day that Miriam has decided to push some boundaries. Pray for Joey and me to be filled with the fruit of the Spirit and for wisdom to know what battles to fight and where to relax and give up some control. We are standing amazed at the goodness of God!
We are praying for all of you daily!! It sounds to me that Miriam is a teenager trapped in a child's body. The battles don't sound too different than the ones that we have at home! ;-) May God continues to give you strength!!! Can't wait to meet her. We missed you at homebuilders last Friday!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing great! She was more or less taking care if her little self and some others. Your sense if humor and your beautiful way of nuturing children are BIG assets in caring for sweet Miriam. Precious picture if the girls in orange.
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