What a great post, and what a great kid, even without seeing his face.
Parenthood is challenging, you will always balance between giving them space to grow by making mistakes, and set bounderies to limit danger and other mishap.
Parenthood is a gift too, you get to see the world again through the eyes of a child. That is priceless, see the wonders. I recently wrote a post about that, how I would like to be able to experience that one more time, be the child and discover the world, not knowing that it is all explainable by science and math. Unfortunately it is in Dutch.
Tantrums, they are part of the package. He doesn't have the words yet so what else is there to do? You'll get the hang of knowing when he is just trying to be boss and when something is really bothering him. And... you are going to be wrong from time to time. It happens, we are human.
Sounds like you are doing great. He needs your guidance and love, room to grow but also a safety net.
Enjoy eachother, have fun!
Wow to be bilingual is an awesome skillto have. I have no such skills but google translate is a good tool that gets the majority correct.
He is very demanding in regards to food but thats to be expected coming from an orphanage, he has only been with us a month so we are all learning together. He is adorable and easy to love which is a huge positive.
This is the post. I checked Google's translation, it is not perfect, some phrases come out completely wrong, but I guess you'll get it.
It is a great trip for the three of you. Slowly getting to know eachother, the good and the bad. Learning to trust, that is a tough one. It all works both ways. There is one bad thing about being a parent, not sure anyone told you yet, but maybe you felt it already. The moment those little feet tiptoe into your life, you develop a vulnerablitly the size of the earth, but it is worth it :)
For native English/American speaking people, there is often no need to learn a different language. You can travel the world and most people will understand what you are saying right away. I think more people than you are aware of envy you for that.
Living in a great, small country, speaking a language that is hardly spoken anywhere else, we are kind of forced to learn other languages. We have to learn at least English if we want to talk to the rest of the world.
At our schools, English is mandatory, German and French are optional. Some schools offer Spanish and Chinese as well.
Where are you from? The google translate did a great job and I do love that it helps us transcend the language barriers, Trust does wok both ways, we are learning things together daily and it really is so cute getting to know his little personality. I really appreciate the time you took to comment so thank you for stopping by and I look forward to seeing you in the future.
I have only been reading your posts for a few weeks, I think. Just love the way you tell your stories :)
Thanks for reading my post. I am from the Netherlands.
Europe will be fun, there is a lot to see and visit. You'll see :)
And you are so right about traveling with a toddler, better wait til it is fun for him too.
Yeah and to win the lotto so we can enjoy it fully lol.