We've Been Home for 1 Week

Wow. Sometimes it feels like we got home yesterday, and sometimes it feels like we have been home forever. Now that the fog is lifting, I am realizing that I need to take more pictures...

Next post, all pics :)

Chris' Mom and sister up and left us to fend for ourselves on Monday. :)  Just kidding... they were here so long already taking care of Josh, then they took amazing care of all of us for days when we wouldn't have been able to care for ourselves. They showered blessings on all of us, selflessly, and we are so grateful. And praise God that I (Chris) actually had two 4-hour blocks of sleep on Sunday night so Monday was the first day I felt human again. Jason seems to still be having a bit of jetlag hanging on, but each day is a little better.

Each day is a little better. Yup, it's true, and I like the sound of that. Gotta remember that one.

Thanks to all my bloggy friends out there who recently adopted, and who were keepin' it real on their blogs. We know everything we're going through is normal. It doesn't fall into the "feel good" or "rainbows and sunshine" categories, but it's OK, it's normal, and we'll get through it.

It still feels like the boys are visiting. Like we're babysitting or something. Some day these boys will feel like they are ours and that we're not just the babysitter.

And Josh started school yesterday. FIRST GRADE!!! When did THAT happen? Here he is, our biggest kid:

So today, one week later:
~Samuel is happy and once he is asleep, he is sleeping fairly well. He's attaching to Jason and I. We have to reign him in a bit with affection to other adults.

~David is fairly happy much of the time. We think/pray the tantrums have hit their peak, he is sleeping a little (emphasis on little but we'll take it :) bit longer at night, and he wants to please us. He is possessively attached to Chris.

~Josh (our first grader) is adjusting to sharing his Mom & Dad. He wrote us a note the other night, asking if we would send his brothers back to China. He even said, "Please"...

~Chris is over her jetlag, and still trying to adjust to being a mom of three. Waiting for that "aha, these are my sons" moment...

~Jason still has a bit of jetlag. Also waiting for that "aha, these are my sons" moment.

One week later, and each day is a little better.

(((hugs))),
chris