Update (I'm not very creative)

Well, I had my first weekend with Aden this past weekend.  While it was officially our first overnight together (actually, two), it wasn't how it will be in the future.  We (and by we, I mean my whole family - sisters, dad and Wendy, Richard and Aden) went down to my Grandpa's house for the weekend.  So it wasn't a typical weekend because my whole family was there, and Aden wasn't just under my watch the entire time.  However, that definitely did not make the weekend super awesome and easy.  Aden was very... defiant all weekend.  He always is, of course, but it was a lot to handle at one time.  Everyone (in my family, anyway) seemed really understanding, though, that it was my first weekend in a long time, and that I might need help.

Even Richard was amazing.

I have never asked, or even considered asking, him to help with Aden in any way (at least not beyond driving us around), but he really stepped up this weekend.  There were times where he would ask Aden to do things, or make deals with him to get him to do things (like Aden can share his snack if he starts listening, and things like that)... and at one point, he even took Aden into the house to wash his hands and face.  I was looking for Aden because he had run off after I told him he needed his hands washed... I went into the house to see if Richard saw where he went, and they were both in there washing hands.  It was one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.

Anyway, it was a great weekend overall, aside from having to raise my voice way too often.  It was a really good start to my weekends being underway, and I really can't wait until the next one.

I'm nervous, though, because it will be completely different.  Richard will most likely be working, so it will just be me and Aden.  My family obviously won't be there either.  We won't have as much to do, at least not every weekend - we'll plan zoo trips now and then, but obviously stuff like that won't happen all the time.  Regardless, I'm really looking forward to things moving forward now!