Charlie's Mom: Only Child Blues

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Only Child Blues

I am convinced that there is nothing Charlie loves more than being "one of the boys". He had the time of his life last weekend with Caleb, Logan and Will Daniels. I bet they hadn't been here 5 minutes before he grabbed Will's arm and pulled him to the toys, and he would have been happy to just follow Caleb and Logan around for hours.

Bottom line, Charlie wants a big brother. Jason and I still have hopes of making him into a big brother someday, but I truly believe that he would prefer having one to being one. Big kids are just the best thing ever to him.

Apparently, I went on and on about my new theory Sunday and Monday, because Monday evening Jason told me in no uncertain terms that we will not be adopting a big brother for Charlie. And as much as I would like to say it had never crossed my mind...it had. And while I would also like to say that my thoughts were focued on providing a safe, loving home to a child who needs one...they weren't. Charlie loved having a big kid around, so my instinct was to go out and get him one. Crazy, but true.

Nonetheless, the Daniels' visit was a pure pleasure from start to finish, and we were all sorry to see them go on Monday morning. Charlie took it a bit harder than Jason or I did, and was a bit of a pickle Monday night. Of course, it could also have had something to do with the fact that he was coming down with a stomach bug that sent him home from school Tuesday and sidelined both him and Jason all day Wednesday, but Charlie was definitely acting a little bit big for his britches Monday evening.

From insisting on no clothes, to throwing a fit when forced to drink out of a sippy cup rather than mom's glass, to having the nerve to enjoy time out, he was a handful. Tuesday night and Wednesday he was downright docile, due to his fever, tummy ache, and sore bottom, so much so in fact that I was almost relieved to have him running around like a maniac again this morning...almost.