Monday night, Jack, Angie, and Chase came over to meet Ezekiel for the first time. I think the only one NOT nervous about the meeting was Ezekiel. We explained to him that we were having visitors and who they were and that we would really appreciate if he would be a good boy, but I think the only thing that he took away from the conversation was that someone was coming to see him special. (He loves to be special and the center of attention). When they got here, they had brought Ezekiel a Hippo mama and her baby Hippo stuffed animal. The funny thing about the hippos was they were the Natures HD toys - which is Ezekiel's new most favorite things and there was no possible way they could have known that when they picked the gift out! So the gift was a hit (as a matter of fact, he now sleeps with both of them every night. The bed is getting more crowded between Marty, Ezekiel, Boo-Boo Kitty, Baby Jaguar, Mama & Baby Hippo, and me).
Anyway - Ezekiel took an immediate attachment to Chase. I think he figured that they were buds. He harassed Chase endlessly but Chase was awesome with Ezekiel. Keeping him occupied and entertained. When they left Marty kept saying "I can't believe Chase is only 16; he is such an adult".
Ezekiel showed no shyness with them (which is pretty unusual with him). He kept running up to them and giving them quick hugs and then running off to go do something else. He couldn't decide what he wanted to get his sweaty-little-hands on more: Jack's cell phone, or Angie's camera. He finally decided to just alternate between the two.
When everyone was getting ready to leave, Ezekiel ran up to Jack, hugged his legs and said "love you!" and then ran away. I love child-love because it is so unconditional and honest.
I didn't get any pics the first night, which was really unfortunate. I really thought my cam was broken (apparently it just needed batteries).
Yesterday, we had Thanksgiving here!! It was so cool to have that many people for dinner and to hang out together. Marty and I cleaned out our livingroom and put the tables in there, so we all fit at one table. It was really great having that much family all here with us. We definitely missed the family that we couldn't be with this Thanksgiving but it was such a treat to do it this way.
Ezekiel LOVED Shamus. He was so amazed that there was a baby in the house. Since Ezekiel is still a baby himself (albeit a large baby) he didn't quite understand that he had to be extra gentle at all times with his hands and his huge feet, but you could tell that he was trying to be conscience of it. Sometimes, his excitement would just get the best of him.
Look, he brought his blankie and his cow!
Going in for the kiss:
Ezekiel also LOVED the chocolate pie. He must have had 6 pieces by the time dinner was over. He was my little chocolate man.
Eating it off the floor like a puppy:
What a fine pair of legs!!
Again, dinner was nice, the company was nice, everything was nice. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Random shots of Thanksgiving (/sigh, my cam isn't the Nikon S550 that I wanted - *hint, hint Marty* but it will do)
I love this one:
We got to say goodbye to Jack and Chase today (we missed you Angie!). It was incredibly sad. When Jack was first saying goodbye, I think that Ezekiel kind of thought he was joking. He sort of waved and said "bye bye" and walked off. Then, I think it kicked in that this was a little more serious and long term. He got all serious and whispered "uh-oh buh-bye?" I told him that they were leaving and that they were going home and it might be a long time before we got to see them again. He hugged them again and he said to Jack "I love you". We brought him over to the window so he could wave goodbye and he kept saying "uh-oh, uh-oh bye-bye" then his eyes all welled up and he started crying and waving. It was so incredibly sad that he realized that he was saying goodbye for real and that he cared so much and that he was going to miss them.
It was really tough to see everyone go but it was so nice to have them all here. We will certainly miss them.
When we got home tonight, Ezekiel took me by the hand, brought me to the fridge and said "Piece." I asked him if he wanted a piece of pie. He proceeded to nod with not only his head, but his entire body. So I cut him a piece of pie, left the pie uncovered on the table, and went to get him a spoon. In that short time, he managed to grab a different spoon, climb on the table and take a perfect little spoonful for himself...right down to the crust:
Now that's love.
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