Everywhere that Bennett goes...

Everywhere that Ben goes Micah is sure to go or at least try to! Ben sometimes likes it and sometimes would rather not have a shadow. I asked him what his favorite thing about the trip to China was and he said,"The plane ride, movies and getting Micah." Not the first two things I would pick but definitely the last one!

Wow! Home two months!

We all are amazed how time flies! All the dreaming and praying through paperwork is now a wonderful reality! We are a family who has settled in to life together. The boys and I did lots of harvest events to help expose Micah to outdoor fun before we have to go inside for the winter. His class also had a fun party I got to help with.

Sweet Boy

One of the many things that have happened in the last few weeks is that Micah now has  many friends!
More things:
His hair is filling in darker and thicker!
He started preschool two mornings a week.
He got his stateside immunizations caught up.
He now sleeps in his crib in a room shared with Bennett. (one week down!)
We can leave the bedroom before the boys are asleep. (two days down! Brad and I can have more conversations now!!)
He likes swinging on a big boy swing. The baby swing didn't last very long with him.
Communication is going better.
At his one month check-up he only gained a few ounces - so I guess he won't be having a big growth spurt.
He's not eating as much as he did at first.

We are thankful for all the growth that we see!

One month home

Micah loves time at Grandma's house and with his cousins. What fun to be be babied! The neighbor kids are so good to him, too. They love to help him do just about anything!

Micah really enjoys animals but is wary of them. Here at the Mannheim Farm show he talked excitedly quite often as we walked around checking out the various animals. He did NOT want to be out of his stroller.

We have been home one month tomorrow. WOW! Where did time go - It seems so long ago that we had the first week of so many firsts. Our boy will probably always be one of those busy types but things continue to go smoother. More later!

Friends

Good news! Micah's test results all can back with good results! I am so happy to have the yucky tests completed!! We do have a visit with a Hershey Medical Heart Specialist at the end of October. Micah did have surgery on his heart at 9 months of age and that surgery should be all he needs.

Night time is much more peaceful than the first week! Micah still hates to go to bed. We are glad he loves life so much here with us! Mom and Dad are happy for the break when busy boy Micah is sleeping though!

Micah is a friendly guy who loves Grandma and Grandpa, neighbors who are happy to help with his play ground antics and his big brother. He repeats Ben's words. He said, "that's cool!" and "turn it up!"The other day he said, "Why?" Hopefully Ben will be asking that question less by the time Micah really starts asking!

We spent Monday morning playing with our travel companions in the adoption process to China who live locally. Micah and Kyle enjoyed the play area at the local mall until they saw other kids with food. Then the two boys needed to eat, too! There was some Chinese food across the room so we picked up some for them.  It is always fun to catch up and share adjustment stories.

Week two accomplished!

It's a wonderful thing to sleep in your own bed again! Micah has been sleeping through the night, only waking up once or twice. Yes, he is on the floor in our room...but I am getting some rest! (and not driving around town, sleeping in the car or on the floor) Yeah!! I am still trying to get him on some kind of nap schedule but he is a happy guy so I can hardly complain. He is getting more sleep than the first week!

He is learning to eat without making such a mess. Still progress to be made but it is great to watch the growth happen. I am thankful for the meals church family have brought over to help smooth the transitions!

First haircut

Bennett has always been like a little adult getting his hair cut, so when we went to get Micah's hair trimmed up I was wondering how it would go. Ben went first and then Micah followed his example and impressed the girls at the salon!