"New" Boys

Narotum moved up to the “big boys” and John, Anshuman, and Ajay moved down to the little boys. I love having the three “new” boys. I hadn’t had a whole bunch of time with the “middle boys” but now that they’re with us I’m having so much fun with them! Ajay totally stole my heart in minutes. He is so cuddly. Which of course I love! Wanting to read stories and for me to tell him stories. I really like him. He’s adorable! All the “new” boys are very friendly and really sweet. I’m so glad they moved down. I’ve wanted to get to be with them and this new arrangement is perfect!

Ajay’s mother had come down to see him and brought him a whole bunch of goodies: numkeen (Indian trail mix), chips, cookies, some other stuff and these really yummy fried dessert things. Ajay called me to his room and was so excited to show me everything his mother had brought, and very excited to share one of his special sweets. He took one out for me and then carefully folded the bag and put it back in his box. When I broke it in half and insisted he share it with me, he was actually thankful to me! His generosity and sweetness is so amazing.

Last night as I was putting them to sleep I took a book away from one of the boys, some Dr. Suese type book about a fish that keeps growing, Fish out of Water. One of the boys then asked me to read it to him, and soon I was walking around the room showing every picture to every boy. It was amazingly precious reading this little kid story to these boys who were just enjoying a story while falling asleep.

Ajay these last few nights keeps asking if I will come sit with him while he falls asleep. He tells me to “hurry please, mam” when I’m helping someone with homework and can’t right away. Once I get to his bed he scoots over so I can sit next to him and play with his hair or rub his hand or face. “Please tell me a story” and after I’m done he will tell me a story or just talk. Now I’m trying to divide the time between Mukund (who always wants me to sit with him and read him stories till he falls asleep) and the big boys room. Sleep time is one of my favorite times of the day.