voting

Well, it is the last full month of being mother to only one. At least it should be the last full month. Who really knows. Today Lukas got to hear the baby’s heart beat. He then tried to talk with the baby. He asked him what his favorite color was. He watched patiently to see if the baby kicked at red, yellow, blue. The baby kicked at blue and so that was the baby’s favorite color. He also had his first chance to vote today. I explained to him what voting was. I told him that it was my chance to say what I wanted and if enough people wanted the same thing then we could make it happen. My example was if I wanted the school to have more money then I could say so. He was quiet and then said “and if I want the houses to have more toys I can vote for it.” “Right.” I said. “And if enough kids want the houses to have more toys then maybe there will be more toys in the houses. We got to the voting polls and I took a flyer for him to write with and an extra marker and we set ourselves up at a booth where we could both write. I explained what the dots were on my ballot and he watched and then carefully colored in all the letters on his flyer. I finished and told him that I was bringing my ballot up and he should come with me. He responded with much exasperation. “I’m not done mommy. There are a lot of yes’s to fill in. (he sighs) Voting is a lot of work.” After coloring in all the letters he brought his ballot proudly up to the table and gave it to the women working at the center. He turned in his pen, took my hand and walked to the door. I felt so proud of him. We voted together!