If You're Happy

Hard to catch a moving target

I get out the camera and he starts running! I did manage to catch a few good shots this week.

Fingers and toes

 

Fun in the mud :)

Urgent request

If you're considering a special needs adoption, please take a look at ADAM, a 3 yr old boy who needs a home. His precious little face reminds me of our Reed so much it breaks my heart to think he may have to wait one day longer to find his parents.
PLEASE spread the word about this darling little boy who needs a home.



**UPDATE, Adam has been matched with his family. Go God!! :)

Busy week

This week is going to be another busy week with 2 trips to Birmingham.
Yesterday we went back to the IAC and got some really good information and suggestions for learning. We need to work on looking at books, putting puzzles together and jumping! How much fun!!

All ready to go !

Waiting to see the Dr.

Kisses from daddy

Yummy, Roast Beef sandwich!! :)

One surgery down....

Yesterday's surgery went well. The doc said his ears were worse than he expected and that his hearing should improve by about 30%. He was very unhappy when they brought him back to the room. Poor baby cried and cried until we stepped out into the hall to go home. I guess he was ready to get out of there! Mama wanted to cry too but I held it together :)

Thank you Uncle Bobby!

Typical 2 yr old ?

Reed has been wonderful and is such a happy boy. He laughs and claps his hands when it's time to eat. He sings and talks and dances around when it's play time. He is such a joy and has brought so much joy to our hearts.

At the same time we are excited and happy; he is sad, confused and afraid. I seem to forget this at times and then we will have a night like last night that puts it all into perspective.

Last night he cried (this is no normal cry, there is no mistaking this for a hungry or sad cry; this cry is a frightened/panic/horrible cry) for about 2 hours before finally giving in to sleep. He was drenched in sweat and red faced from all the emotion. I will never know the details of his first 2 years of life, but I do know that not having a loving touch or having his physical and emotional needs met and being afraid of abandonment can certainly be traumatic and stressful enough to cause this behavior.

Imagine going to sleep one night and waking up to find out everyone that is in your life today is gone. You're in a strange place, you don't know anyone around you and the sights and smells are different. Pretty scary stuff; now imagine you're 2 years old and this happens.

Anyway, a lot of people are telling me that his actions are 'typical of a 2 yr old' but I'm not so sure. Everything we've read and been told leading up to this adoption says otherwise. So, how do we know if we're experiencing typical 2 year old discipline problems, or if these moments are related to the trauma he has experienced in his short life??

Happy Resurrection Day

first glimpse at his easter basket;

first hair cut since we've been home;

We hope you had a wonderful Easter Sunday full of many blessings!