Who knew setting up a kids’ room can be so complicated. So many choices. I’m only talking about a bed and a mattress, because not knowing the exact age of the child, buying clothes is out of discussion. We know we’ll get a car seat as well, but for the most part, we will keep it simple, much like the rest of our life.
This morning we got up and savored our cup of coffee over an audiobook chapter. As usual. And yet, here we are, anxious to have havoc in the home. We look forward to the growing pains.
We keep seeing these updates regarding the law that goes in effect in two days. The side-effects of these positive changes will be felt in a few months and in the next years, probably for the second child we adopt. But for now, the timeline of our waiting is just as it always was.
I have had many exams in my life. Some determined the course of my future – like the exam I passed in order to come to college in Cluj, where I met my husband. And for most exams I always prepared over time and thus the information stuck in my memory for ever, and I could juggle and use it successfully at the time of need. I never studied for a big exam the night before. The night before an exam I would go for walks, take a bath, sleep well…
I am not an expert in how the brain works, but I believe we have a certain side of it dedicated to decision making, discernment, creativity… and the reason I was a big fan of storing information at a deeper long term lever, was to access it easily while freeing up my honest discerning side of the brain. This is all I can say about our future roles. I don’t know what will be on our “parenting exam papers”, but I am in.
I have fallen in love with Conrad in a diversity of roles. As humans we are designed to continually adapt, to grow and to embrace challenge and change. I look forward to seeing Conrad in the new light of a full time daddy. He was meant to be a father. I see and believe this wholeheartedly.