First for the "ups"!
Listening to a child learn a language by immersion is absolutely amazing to me! He doesn't sit down and study vocabulary or conjugate verbs, he just listens and repeats! And if you ever want to know what is said the most around your house, just listen to your newly adopted kiddo! Most of it is good, but I did hear him say "what the heck?" last week. At which time I had to have a little chat with a certain other child in my house! We have moved from words to phrases for the most part.
"Mycah go, too!"
"Mycah NO night night!"
"Look at THAT!"
"What's that?"
"No, MINE!"
"Mycah's turn iPad!"
"I don't know?"
"Everybody bathing suit go big pool."
"Mycah do it!"
"Fine! I tell mom!"
"Are you sure?"
And my favorite for this month, said when Darrell asked him if he was going to cry at Sunday School this week,
So glad he is beginning to understand that!
"Mycah go, too!"
"Mycah NO night night!"
"Look at THAT!"
"What's that?"
"No, MINE!"
"Mycah's turn iPad!"
"I don't know?"
"Everybody bathing suit go big pool."
"Mycah do it!"
"Fine! I tell mom!"
"Are you sure?"
And my favorite for this month, said when Darrell asked him if he was going to cry at Sunday School this week,
"No. Mommy come back."
So glad he is beginning to understand that!
We are LOVING our new home and pool! I have checked several times just to make sure he doesn't have gills anywhere, but it seems he's just all boy!
Friends...old and new! We have met several great new friends at church and on base. And we even had the chance to say good-bye to some old friends before they left for their very far away, but very cool, assignment!
Road Trip! We have all desperately missed our California friends for the last year, so the kids and I decided to take a quick 10 1/2 hour trip to go visit a few of them! When we were going there, Mycah kept talking about going to see "Alyssa's friends", or "Mommy's friends", etc.
By the time we were driving home, he was talking about "Mycah's friends."
I really think he felt just at home with everyone we saw as we did. Being back in NorCal was fantastic. We even managed to squeeze in 2 ER visits at David Grant...just for old times' sake!
Sadly, we had to again leave our CA family, and head back to Vegas. But the next week was Mycah's first VBS! Mycah was rather unsure at first, so I stayed with him on the 1st night. By night 2, he was a pro, and he totally loved the rest of the week. Right down to the big VBS finale for the parents on Friday.
Total cuteness I tell ya! What an incredibly long way he has come in such a short time. It was so much fun, we did VBS again the next week! Colossal Coaster!
Most of us know that adoption is not without its challenges. These would be the occasional "downs." Sometimes we have so many good days, that the bad ones kind of catch me off guard now. But they still rear their ugly head every now and then. Right after Gotcha Day, Mycah was SUPER compliant. Almost in a catatonic way sometimes actually! I guess that is what absolute shock will do to some kids. He ate what I gave him, played with whatever toy I pulled out, watched whatever was on the TV or iPad with no opinions at all. Well, let me tell you, he is making up for lost time in this area! Which isn't all bad! It is actually pretty healthy for his attachment and bonding. But he has an opinion about everything!! E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. What to eat, what to drink, what to watch, what puzzle to take out, what shirt to wear, what wii game to play, what shoes to wear to the pool. He even had a strong opinion last week about which arm the phlebotomist should draw his blood from. And if he isn't sure exactly what to say, or doesn't like what you just said, he just uses every 2 year old's favorite word...."NO!!!!!" And when I repeat myself, every 4 year old's favorite word is then used..."but WHY????" or even a combination sometimes, "WHY NOT?" One of my favorite things he says when I give him a choice about something is "Umm, Lessa seeee..." (Umm, let's see).
And then sometimes there's just the full-blown meltdown. Thankfully, these are few and far between, but this pic was definitely taken on a "low" kind of night! Oh, what I would give to know what exactly triggers these. Although I am pretty sure this one was just sheer exhaustion!
And then for all the "in-between." We are still working on getting his medication dosing exactly right. I feel like we should have some sort of frequent visitor card for the lab. His crying is no longer silent...EVERYONE knows when we are there now! Prayers would be appreciated for this whole adrenal situation. It is tough to keep some things suppressed and elevate others. The medications seem to be helping some of the levels, but the doctor wants to see us earlier than originally scheduled. So that leads me to believe that we don't have this hormonal puzzle totally figured out yet. His bone age scan was not what I had hoped, and that will be a HUGE determining factor in his upcoming treatment. Our next appointment is Monday. Please pray for the doctors' wisdom, clear communication, and for Mycah's little body to function like it was designed to function.
On the lighter side, here is my new van.
OK...kidding.
But it should be.
Alyssa is back in gymnastics 4 times a week...30 miles round trip. Zachary will be starting school next month at a charter across town...30 more miles round trip in a different part of town. He will also be trying out for soccer at our zoned school back on our side...more miles. I am SO glad that Mycah has gotten over his hatred towards his "big boy seat", because it will be seeing quite a few miles this year.
Sometimes I think I would like a nanny more now than when they were all little!
And then sometimes there's just the full-blown meltdown. Thankfully, these are few and far between, but this pic was definitely taken on a "low" kind of night! Oh, what I would give to know what exactly triggers these. Although I am pretty sure this one was just sheer exhaustion!
And then for all the "in-between." We are still working on getting his medication dosing exactly right. I feel like we should have some sort of frequent visitor card for the lab. His crying is no longer silent...EVERYONE knows when we are there now! Prayers would be appreciated for this whole adrenal situation. It is tough to keep some things suppressed and elevate others. The medications seem to be helping some of the levels, but the doctor wants to see us earlier than originally scheduled. So that leads me to believe that we don't have this hormonal puzzle totally figured out yet. His bone age scan was not what I had hoped, and that will be a HUGE determining factor in his upcoming treatment. Our next appointment is Monday. Please pray for the doctors' wisdom, clear communication, and for Mycah's little body to function like it was designed to function.
On the lighter side, here is my new van.
OK...kidding.
But it should be.
Alyssa is back in gymnastics 4 times a week...30 miles round trip. Zachary will be starting school next month at a charter across town...30 more miles round trip in a different part of town. He will also be trying out for soccer at our zoned school back on our side...more miles. I am SO glad that Mycah has gotten over his hatred towards his "big boy seat", because it will be seeing quite a few miles this year.
Sometimes I think I would like a nanny more now than when they were all little!
Or perhaps I just need a good chauffeur??
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