Joe,
It has been one month since you came home. One month since you entered our lives forever. One month of pure joy for us. You bring so much to our household, more than I could have ever imagined! I certainly knew that God had a plan when he planted the seed to adopt a brother for Sam, but living his plan has been magical! We have had our times of transition and there are more to come.
We have learned that:
you can play trains only when Sam is sleeping to keep the peace
that you take all but one ounce of your bottle no matter how much we start with
you like to sleep alone (good thing, you are a mover and a shaker)
you love to eat
to change your diaper after breakfast, because it is your favorite time to fill it
you love to be held or at least in the midst of the action
you know how to let us know what you want, we love your little voice
you could walk but prefer to crawl
you can destroy a room in minutes
you have opened every door/drawer that we own
you can feed yourself, but not with silverware
you like books, but not reading them
you love things with wheels
you love to be outside
you love push chairs across a room
you are different from Sam in so many ways
you are small but mighty (size 12mo-size 3 diapers)
you were so loved in Guate, because you receive our love so well
you like it here
you need us to show you that you are loved
you are curious and you need to explore your surroundings
you have a smile that lights up the room
Most of all, we know that you are a Child of God, given to us thru his Grace and we were the one chosen to be your forever family. We will treasure you as our gift, and give you all the love we can offer.
