It is so hard to believe that one month ago today we introduced James and William to all our friends and family at the airport. In one way it feels like it was yesterday, and in another way it seems like it's been a long time. We are amazed and thankful to God for how well the boys have adapted to their new family. Not only do the boys have two parents that love them, but they also have four sisters that treasure them greatly. Caitlin, Chelsea, Corey & Claire have been such a huge blessing to the boys and to us. At 7:30 am when the boys wake up for the last time (after basically being up all night) the girls take them downstairs to feed them and play with them. All of this love and attention from the girls is rewarded with much excitement and smiles from James and Will. It is so sweet and encouraging to see how willing the girls are to share our attention with the boys.
The boys are both doing better in their car seats - they don't scream anymore. Bath time has also gotten much easier because they enjoy splashing and playing in the water. Having two babies at one time is much harder than we thought it would be, but it is getting a bit easier every day. God's grace is new every morning and we know that He will continue to give us what we need each day to get through these difficult days. We expect to look back on these first few months home and smile. We believe that any difficulties we go through now are going to be far outweighed by the joy that we are now experiencing and will have with James and William in the future. Even now, the smiles and laughs and fun times we have with them are well worth any disruptions of sleep or schedule.
They are 8 months old now and have grown so much in only a month of being home.
William:
*is walking aound the coffee table
*now has two teeth on the bottom
*gets so excited when daddy comes home from work
*sleeps through the night with one small bottle at about 3am
*loves to be read to
*likes to eat all the cheerios off the kitchen floor
*has a real funny personality
*likes to blow raspberries
*wears 9-12 month clothes
*weighs 18 lbs
*waves bye bye
James:
*can say dadada
*loves to play peek-a-boo
*loves to jump in his johnny jumper
*likes to play like he is shy but isn't
*smiles at everybody
*prefers table food over baby food
*wears 6-9 month clothes
*weighs 15 lbs
*wakes up 3-4 times a night
*attempting to crawl
* loves to be read to
2 comments:
Your little guys are so unbelievably cute! Congratulations!
We are waiting for our I600 approval right now to bring our 8mos old son home from VN.
Oh! They are so sweet!!! I'm so glad I found you guys here. We have been thinking of you and praying for you. Love to see you sometime.
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