It has been one month since forever family day. I cannot believe it. It feels like it has been longer. We love him so much,but it has been a hard adjustment. We have been through chicken pox and a stomach virus. We went through a period of time when he would cry when Mama held him. We are now at the point where he reaches for Mama. He is comforable with his family now. He still wants to be held most of the time. He will get on the floor and play with toys for a few minutes at a time. He is 20 months old but not walking. He has taken a few steps but then he realizes it and sits down. He is still afraid to be walking but at least he is working on it. When we first met him, he refused the bottle and did not know how to drink from a cup. We gave him juice through a medicine dropper. We had to teach him how to use a straw and a cup. We have come along way in a month, but still have a long way to go. He spent 19 months in an orphanage. We expected delays and fear. We are taking it one day at a time. We have seen the doctor and his weight is 50th % of the American charts. The doctor says she is impressed by him overall. We see a surgeon next week to assess his hand. It sounds like surgery will help his hand. We are excited to know his hand will be repaired. We are excited he is our son. We hope families considering adoption realize the delays and fear are real.
Here he is with his sisters now.
What a beautiful photo of your children! One month together already...how time flies.
ReplyDeleteHello. It is "LynFitz" from over at RQ. I have been on your blog looking around before, but I do not recall reading about your little guy's hand? I wonder what you will be seeing a doctor for...we will be seeing doctor's for our daughter's hand when we get her home in the summer. She is missing two digits on her right hand. We have no idea what lies beneath as far as bones, etc. Congrats on being home..well...2 months now. (it is a month later than this post, as I leave this comment). ;)
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