WELCOME! We have decided to adopt a child from Russia! God has led us in this direction. This blog is an effort to journal and share our journey.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Loving the weather

Our "cool front" has finally come through today. The weather has been horribly hot and this morning it was a wonderful change. We put Jack in a pair of pants and walked around our community since they were having several yard sales.
We found Jack a cute plastic Tonka truck for $2 and he loves it! What a great gift for doing so well at his pediatrician appointment yesterday.
Jack has grown 3" (now 35" tall) in the last 6 months and has gained 4 pounds (30lb)! He's in about the 50 percentile in height and close to the 70 percentile in weight. The doctor said he's in great shape and doing extremely well. He was very pleased! They also did a mini evaluation of his motor skills and verbal skills and they said he's right where he should be. They were surprised he jumped so high and seemed surprised he's come so far in only 6 months. Needless to say I was very happy to hear it all! Truly, God is the One who deserves the compliments. Jack is His child and we're blessed to be given the privilege to parent him!

Last night Jack walked a little funny and kept saying 'hurt' and wanted us to kiss his legs where he got 4 shots. I felt so bad for him but he was a tough little guy. He woke up around 11pm and was moaning and just not feeling good. We found out we were allowed to give him some motrin for the pain. I hate seeing him in pain but there was a part of me that loved being able to console him and it made our bond even stronger. He slept well for the rest of the night and is doing wonderfully today in the beautiful weather. So, things are going well and we're all extremely grateful for God's faithfulness.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Don't really feel like writing much so here's a few snapshots of what's been going on around here.
After swimming at Aunt Gabby and Uncle Mark's house. Fun Fun!

Clearance Slip-n-Slide. Directions say for age 5 and up but Jack only jumps on the puddle at the end of the slide! Caught him in the air!

Doing well with crayons, except for the few times he just has to see what the color tastes like.

Five Guys Hamburgers... yummy. Tomatoes are good too! Jack still eats most anything.