Mother's Day

I think back to a year ago when we had met Alex but could not get the information of what paperwork would be required to bring him home. It was so frustrating and the emptiness that was there due to having a child that you had met and fell in love with and yet not being able to bring him home was unbearable.
But....We are home and all that is in the past and what a Mother's Day!!!! It was so much fun just being able to relax and enjoy! We had gone to dinner the night before and Alex was actually comfortable sitting at the restaurant and eating dinner! That is a major accomplishment. We usually have about 5 trips to the bathroom and up and down all over the place and after He is finished eating he is ready to jump down and run outside. So to have a calm and enjoyable dinner out was nice!
We then enjoyed the day at home and had a wonderful BBQ........Dad and Adam had gone out and brought home flowers and steaks and even desert!!!!We had a wonderful day. We ended it by going for a nice walk and just relaxing!!!!!!
Mother's Day used to be the hardest day for me. When I couldn't have children, it was a very difficult day. I feel so blessed by getting the opportunity to be a Mom to two wonderful boys!!!!
My heart still goes out to those who have tried and have not been able to experience the joys of motherhood.....There will always be a soft spot in my heart for all those ladies!!!!!

Early Spring

It has been 8 months and the time is flying by. Alex gets more and more comfortable with home and the fact that he is a member of our family. Most of the time this guy is a happy little guy. He likes to play outside and loves to play with the dogs,Tanner and Dusty.He has learned that if something isn't to his liking that he can throw a little fit. We usually can laugh it off and tell him he looks like a chicken when he puts his arms up like chicken wings and gives you a big time pout. But sometimes it goes over the edge....like in a restaurant where he knows he can get the attention of everyone in the restaurant. We have learned never to take him anywhere if he is tired.......Or be prepared to deal with a major show wherever we decide to go.

He is persistent.

The bedtime ritual has gotten so much better. He sleeps in his bed and then whenever he wants to come to ours....he comes down and climbs on our couch or in bed with us. We no longer have all the screaming....... or the tantrums.......Life has its blessings!

Alex is very athletic and active....He is also starting to ease up about..."Where are we going" "What are we doing?" The 100 times a day questions has gone to a few times a day! That is good news. The indiscriminate affection thing is going away also. He is doing so much better by those standards.