Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Seems Like A Long Time




Boy, it has been a long time since I have blogged and so much has happened.

I will try to catch everyone up to speed.


My computer crashed just after my last post so I was without it for a week.

That is a hard thing! How did we ever get along without our computers?

I use it for so many purposes!


Andrew had his Early Intervention appointments last week.

The speech and developmental therapists were both so impressed with how well he is doing.

They said considering he has only been home for one month he is really showing great adjustment and understanding.

We have been teaching him sign language since we came home and

he has completely picked up on it!

They thought that was so awesome, because that would have been a recommendation for him since he is not speaking.

He is communicating by signing and understands when we give a sign along with the word.

He has several signs...eat, more, please, thank you, bath, play, school, night-night, out, in, up, help, car, drink, stop, yes, no, and finished.

He is starting to make some sounds though.

Yay!!

Some sounds he is making are dada, ga, sk, ma.

There recommendation was not to start services yet and see how he is doing in 3 months.

They really thought that would give him some more time to understand and also they think he will have some words by then.

The nutritionist assessed him too last week.

She gave us some helpful tips and thought he was doing super as well!

We just have to work on getting some meat on this guy's bones!

Oh, one last thing, he had an appointment with the ophthalmologist and got a great report from him as well!!

No need to go back for a couple of years.


I tell ya,

"He is AMAZING!"

At least we all think so!



We have been playing outside A LOT!

He wakes up in the morning...still in his pajamas,

and goes to the door with his shoes in hand ready to go outside!

If that doesn't work he goes to my closet, gets my shoes and brings them to me.


The girls have had school plays, band concerts and solo ensembles recently.

Let's just say that Andrew doesn't sit so still for any of it.

He can handle it for about 15 minutes then when the snacks are gone, he is finished.

They did so wonderful and I am so proud of them.

Now we are getting ready for spring dance recitals and getting signed up for summer activities.

We also went to Miss L's school for her to "show her little brother off" and that was fun.




Steve loves tossing Andrew in the air.

He says, "SuperAndrew" and then up he goes.

About makes this mama scream!

He will make his legs go limp when Steve is finished and then sign, "more please"

over and over again.




Yesterday was a total highlight for us since we have been home!

We met up with some other mamas and their little guys they brought home from Korea.

I love this picture!

Are they the cutest ever or what?


I am glad to know that there is a group of little ones Andrew's age that we can connect with and stay in touch as they grow.

Plus they have the coolest mamas too!



We had dinner last week with some of our

friends from church that have played a major role in our adoption journey.

I met Kristy 6 years ago when our girls were taking dance together.

They were about to bring their son home from Korea.

She was so awesome and just a beautiful Christian gal.

Little did she or I know that a seed was planted so long ago would bring us to a decision to adopt as well. Now they attend our church, were in our small group when we were in the beginning of our adoption journey, and our kiddos are friends.

It is so cool to see how God has brought our families together.


Just an example of not knowing how, when or where we are each planting the seed for adoption.

God will cultivate and grow that seed in His timing.

Why not pray that each time we meet someone a seed will be planted to bring an orphan into their home?

Just think we will be knocking that BIG number of 147 million orphans in the world out 1 at a time!



We submitted our photo and theirs for a new video Third Day is making on adoption and it will be used behind the band at their upcoming concerts.








They posted this on their page regarding the song, Children of God

Here is the link for all you that want to submit your photo too.



Go ahead and submit your photo!

Let's get the word and pictures in front of more people so they can see how amazingly beautiful adoption is.


My dear friend that I spent the day with yesterday shared what her husband says he sees each time he looks into the eyes of their child they brought home from Korea....

The Gospel of Jesus

WOW!

How true and real is that?
















2 comments:

  1. Sounds like he is doing wonderful!!!

    I must say I am a bit jealous of your get together with all those cute kids! I hope that we can work something out soon. I will meet you half way. We just need to find a park somewhere to play.
    Tracy
    I am sure Emi misses her little brother!

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