Halloween 2010

 



Big Sister to the Rescue



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Tumblebus

Jacob's class at daycare does Tumblebus weekly and he LOVES it!!  It is owned and run by a former student of mine from student teaching.  We knew we recognized each other for years when we ran into each other around town, but we FINALLY figured out where this year!

He goes around the house doing somersaults

Chow Hounds

Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas

7 Months

Number of months since...

we traveled half way around the world

our lives changed for the better

the fulfillment of a dream to adopt

our prayers were answered

our dreams came true

our broken hearts were healed a bit

we first held our new son

Getting Big

Another month older and even more in love!

Jacob is 21 months old today and his vocabulary continues to EXPLODE! I am amazed of all the words that he repeats, but also the ones that he uses on his own! Please and Thank You, at the appropriate times, occasionally. I have heard an "Excuse Me"! "What's That?" is another big one...A LOT. "NO" is a big one for him, but now he is using it to tell us he doesn't want something instead of shoving us away or swatting at whatever we are offering to him.

I am still amazed just how happy he is. He is such a giggler. I wonder if he was like in the orphanage. Did he feel that sense of happiness and joy while he was playing with his nanny or the other kids? Did any of them know just how ticklish he is in his belly, or the hip crease of his legs? Did they know how much he LOVES music and to dance?

Tomorrow marks 7 months since we have had him.
Still amazed just how far he has come.

Lucky Ones

People often say how lucky the babies that we adopted are, but we are the lucky ones that a family and 2 countries trusted us with these precious children! Jacob is such an easy going guy. Yes, he is a little spoiled, as pointed out by someone yesterday afternoon, but not too much. He likes to be held right after he is picked up from daycare. He won't walk to the car or anywhere. That is OK. I love the look on his face when he realizes that we are there to pick him up. He is also very independent and plays well with the kids and himself.

Today, we are all busy around the house, doing laundry and getting things done. I turned around to find this...

I found Abram asleep on the kitchen floor before when he was little. At least Jacob thought to bring a pillow!!

Sorry

Not sure if anyone reads this blog anymore, but I realized today that I haven't updated it in a while, so I will today. I will put up a bunch of posts from this summer today. Keep an eye out for them!!

6 Months

We have had Jacob for 6 months today.

He seems like he has always been a part of our family. I still cannot believe that he is ours, at times. He is such a happy little boy and that fact warms my heart! He is such a smiler, also. His laugh makes me teary-eyed. He has such a wonderful giggle.

He is also a very sensitive child at times. There have been numerous occassions that a simple (but "stern"), No-No, reduces him to tears. Deep, heart-wrenching sobs sometimes. Ones where cuddling with him isn't even an instant fix. It breaks your heart, but he is SO cute when he pouts!

Like I said yesterday, we are SO in love with this face....

20 Months Old

What can I say...

He is a card...

And we are SO in love with him!!

5 Months

Jacob has been a member of our family for 5 months today. Thinking of Zachary and Allison also. I can’t believe that we have had them a short 5 months when it seems like they fit right in and belong in our families so well! The last 5 months have been a blur in so many ways. It was a full summer off for our family, something that is rare for us, because of my job. We moved 4 miles down the road and are feeling quite settled in our new home. Yes, there is some more unpacking/organizing that I still need to do, but we are comfortable. The new school year has gone very well.

Like I posted last week, Jacob is really adjusting well to daycare and really enjoys going. He is so happy when we get there. This morning, he crawled right into his highchair when we arrived and was ready to kiss us goodbye! It is nice to know he is so happy there.

I am often amazed that after all the very serious pictures that we received of him the 10 months that we waited to travel for him, his most common face now looks like this....

19 Months Old

Boy ~ time flies! Our little guy is getting so big. His height is clearly in the 18 month range, but he is still thin. His ribs don’t stick out so much though, so we can see where the 3+lbs went!

His personality is really showing through. He is usually such a happy, smiley baby, but when he wants something, he lets you know! His language is coming along also. I still think that his comprehension is wonderful and he is beginning to say more and more. He is very influenced by his surroundings. While visiting my parents this summer, he said “doggy”, “puppy”, and “buddy” while with their dog. Seeing them in books didn’t get the same reaction though. We were talking to our neighbor this weekend and he became SO excited to see and pet her dog. He was saying “puppy” all day!

He is still pretty shy around strangers though. He can warm up to some, but it takes time. The bribe of a lollipop didn’t get the giver a smile yesterday. We were in the mall on Friday and he stayed by me, but 2 older women said how cute he was and he was smiling and flirting with them! Yesterday the appliance repairman was playing catch with him and he really was having fun! He even let his godmother pick him up.