We have been blessed beyond measure with family and friends who
are accepting and helpful. I cannot
imagine traveling this journey by ourselves or with anyone who didn’t “approve”
of our decisions. I love running into
people who have read our blog and have them tell me how touched they were. When they tell me it made them cry, I’m
usually glad! Not because I want them to
cry, but I am glad that people are able to feel some of the emotion that we
have went through. I want people to see
how wonderful, terrifying, and absolutely beautiful this journey has been. It’s far from over, so settle in for the
ride!
Everyone has shown Lucas so much love that it makes my heart
swell. It seems as he has always been a
part of our family. He is treated the
same as all of the other kids and he fits right in! Amy and I strolled the boys around the park
the other night and were stopped by several people who wanted to meet Lucas and
give me congratulations. I loved every
minute of it, because I know these people are genuinely happy for us!
Our visits are going well, I can’t wait for our classes to
be done so he can stay with us 24/7. They
will only last one month, I’m hoping it goes by fast! As far as I am concerned, there seem to be no adjustment "issues" and that suits me just fine!
My friend who is such a blessing is doing
great. I think her worries have subsided
as she now knows this is exactly how it was supposed to work out. I love her so much for this gift that she
held onto for us!
Grace had surgery Friday to have her adenoids taken
out. Her surgery went great and after
resting yesterday she is feeling pretty good today. We left Lucas with Aunt Patty (who is on our
list of pre-approved babysitters) while we took Grace for her surgery. Aunt Patty said he was good when we left, except
he wanted to know where his Grace was!
He loves her so much!
Lucas will pretty much call most women “mom” and most men “dad”. I think he knows that we are mom and dad….we
take care of him and love on him more than anyone, but he doesn’t know what to
call everyone else, since he’s never been around anyone for an extended length
of time. Maybe? I am in the process of gathering pictures for
a small photo album so we can read it like a book. It will have pictures of
everyone in our family and people we will see on a regular basis. I’m hoping that doing this he will associate names
with faces over time and will give me the pleasure of being the only “mom”!
He is so funny when he wants to get my attention even when I
am sitting right with him. For instance,
we were sitting in his bedroom floor, he was playing and I was going through
some clothes from my cousin. “momomomomMOM!!” ….”what baby?” ….”here”
as he hands me a mickey mouse toy.
I love to hear him say mom. I
always imagined how it would sound, but I never in my wildest dreams thought it
would sound this sweet. I just can’t
help but smile and look around to see if anyone else heard it. The same way with Bill….I love to hear him
ask for “dad’n” I’m not sure what all
that is about, but most of the time, it’s how he says it. It is music to my ears.
So, do you have any questions about our journey? Anything you’d like to hear about or want to
be nosey about? Joking, joking! Ask away, or give me some suggestions on what
to write next. With the exception of any
confidential information about Lucas, I am an open book! Sometimes the pages may be a little wrinkled
or not read exactly how I want them to, but this is my book and I am glad you
are reading it!
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