We’ve been given the opportunity to ask Lyle’s foster mother 3 questions. Our agency is traveling to Korea in March and we are able to send a video and anything that will fit in a one gallon ziplock bag. And as I mentioned, we are then able to ask 3 questions. This amazing lady has raised my son and spent the bulk of his life with him. And as he turns a year old, I am given the privilege of asking her 3 questions. In our updates, we get his weight and height each month. And it seems about every 6 months or so we get a “progress update” that just states how many teeth he may have or if he is crawling, etc. We have one report that somewhat walked through his day to day schedule.
It is so difficult to narrow down all I would love to know about my son into 3 simple questions? You guys have any suggestions?!!
These are some we are thinking through:
how do you comfort Lyle when he is upset?
Are there any specific needs he has that we could meet in our monthly care package?
what is his temperament?
what makes him happy or sad?
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I would love to hear any ideas!
I immediately thought about asking how he likes to be comforted, if that’s not something you will get to ask later. If it is something you can ask later, you might wait, because as he gets older, it might change. Not that it wouldn’t be great to know what he likes now, but, practically, it might be more helpful to know later. Ha. I don’t think I’m the person to “help” with this, since I’m infamously terrible at “boiling things down.” I wonder what his first word / words were…. The questions you listed above were all things that immediately came to mind. =)
LOVE the comforted question! That’s a huge one! Just this morning my parents (who live overseas) asked me what is the funniest thing Jamie is doing these days. I loved that question because it got at his personality.
I think it would be fun to know what things make him laugh. Or what his favorite toys games (peek a boo) or songs. Gosh just 3.. Tearing up over here. Love u and praying kimmie
Since I’m not a mother, I don’t think I’d be best suited to suggest any questions, but I will say that this just warms my heart tremendously that you’re able to do this; even if it’s only 3 questions, the response will be priceless! Praying for you three!
Agreed…big fan of the “what comforts him” question! Is it too basic to ask what his personality is like? That sounds fun to hear! Praying for you both and for Lyle! Much love guys!