Jeremy
In our latest update we learned a lot about our little guy: They said that if they could use one word to sum up Jeremy’s presence it would be “involved”. He is always right there in the middle! He wants to know everything that is going on, and if he can’t lead it he at least wants to be a vocal part of it.
He has joy overflowing!
He almost always has a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye… though the twinkle is for the mischief he is planning!
Jeremy gets put in time out at least twice a day, so they told us to be prepared! They wrote that he knows right and wrong and just hopes he can scrape by without being noticed. He is pretty good about walking himself into his room and climbing up in bed, he knows its coming so he might as well not resist. The other morning the gal in charge put him in his bed and he got down as soon as she left the room… so she marched him back in and he climbed back up…. And then on a different time he got down and went outside…. He saw her spot him from 50 feet away and before she even headed in his direction he marched himself back in his room and climbed into bed. Ten minutes later she went in to get him out of time out and he was no where to be found. She asked his nanny, whom she had forgotten to tell that Jeremy was in trouble, and the nanny had taken him up to school. One hour later when Jeremy walked in the gate after class, he came walking up to her and said, “I had to get up to go to school, do I have to go back to bed now?” They commented that Jeremy is SO SMART!!! And they also warned us that he’s going to be trying to negotiate all kinds of boundaries with us when we get him home!
He’s a sweet and loving kid. The gal in charge said that she thinks a lot of his difficulties in respecting other kids and authority has to do with being 1 of 70. It just doesn’t suit him. Some kids can handle it, other kids hide inside a shell and never quite come out, and some kids just have to be the loudest, fastest, most recognized child of their age group. She thinks Jeremy does a lot of what he does to get the attention he needs. He wants to be recognized as often as possible. He loves just getting his name called, and being waved to from a distance even if she can’t stop and go give him a high five and ask him how its going. He is thrilled to be picked up and piggy backed across the yard for five minutes time. He does well with positive reinforcement.
Jeremy’s verbal skills are excellent, and he is really bright socially. She said that it’s a good age for him to come home and predicts that he’ll be picking up English in a month’s time. He talks talks talks, and he loves things to be clearly explained to him.
Here's one of their conversations:
“What are you doing?”
“Taking the keys out to Jean Louis.”
“Why does Jean Louis need the keys?”
“So he can unlock the gate.”
“Who is coming to the gate.”
“The trash truck.”
“OHHHH, is the trash truck going to take all of the trash.”
“Yes”
“Can I carry trash out to the truck?”
...And the conversation could go on forever...
He’s an amazing little boy with so much life inside of him!
Adoption Status: VISA
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