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Enjoying the snow at home
Playing the piano Christmas morning
We arrived home two nights ago after being gone 36 days. Entering the driveway - which was like a winter wonderland was the best feeling. We are loving being home despite the fact that we are all fighting a nasty virus. Our friends Brian and Betsy filled our freezer with food and our neighbor had shoveled our long driveway so we could get in. (SO APPRECIATED!!) Brady is adjusting well - he loves the fish I painted on his wall and is having a blast playing with everything. It was so fun introducing him to his new home. We are working on unpacking, opening mail and I have been fighting a fever and cold. Brady had his first appointment with his pediatrician yesterday. Overall things went well - we will be going back every two weeks for a while as he is concerned about his weight (19 pounds at 18 months) and his allergies. The poor guy had four shots and a ton of bloodwork so he was pretty sore last night. We are trying to hang around the house for a while as both kids appear pretty tired of any type of plane, train or automobile.
We had a wonderful Christmas with our families. Brady warmed up quickly and spent most of his Christmas with huge eyes...I can only imagine the thoughts going through his head - going from an orphanage to enjoying a large dinner with strangers speaking a new language who bring you more toys then you've ever seen. Can you imagine?
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Enjoying the snow at home
Playing the piano Christmas morning
We arrived home two nights ago after being gone 36 days. Entering the driveway - which was like a winter wonderland was the best feeling. We are loving being home despite the fact that we are all fighting a nasty virus. Our friends Brian and Betsy filled our freezer with food and our neighbor had shoveled our long driveway so we could get in. (SO APPRECIATED!!) Brady is adjusting well - he loves the fish I painted on his wall and is having a blast playing with everything. It was so fun introducing him to his new home. We are working on unpacking, opening mail and I have been fighting a fever and cold. Brady had his first appointment with his pediatrician yesterday. Overall things went well - we will be going back every two weeks for a while as he is concerned about his weight (19 pounds at 18 months) and his allergies. The poor guy had four shots and a ton of bloodwork so he was pretty sore last night. We are trying to hang around the house for a while as both kids appear pretty tired of any type of plane, train or automobile.
We had a wonderful Christmas with our families. Brady warmed up quickly and spent most of his Christmas with huge eyes...I can only imagine the thoughts going through his head - going from an orphanage to enjoying a large dinner with strangers speaking a new language who bring you more toys then you've ever seen. Can you imagine?
7 comments:
The pictures of your family are great! I'm glad you all finally made it home! We just missed you by a week in Moscow! I think we flew in while you were there but then headed straight to Tver!
I hope you all start feeling better so you can truly enjoy being home and having Brady home with you, too!
So sorry to hear everyone is sick. I hope you start to feel better soon. I can only imagine how everything amazes Brady!
I hope everyone gets to feeling better soon. It's going around here also. Glad your pediatrcian is paying attention to Brady and now that he is home, I am sure he will put on the weight!!
I'm so glad you all had a nice Christmas! The pictures are adorable. Doesn't it feel so good to be at home?!?
Don't worry too much about Brady's weight. Owen was 20 pounds at 19 months and is now 27 pounds at 24 months. Lots of yogurt, pudding, fruits, veggies, and protein! He'll catch up :)
Get well soon!!
Amy -
The pictures are just wonderful! I'm so glad that you are all safe and sound at home! I can't wait to hear how Brady flourishes in your home! I'm so happy for you!
Your family is Precious. I too wonder what goes through our little ones minds. Such a blessing to be in the arms of his new family getting many hugs and kisses. What more could a child want? We are so glad you made it home safely and what wonderful friends and neighbors to have your driveway cleared and your freezer stocked.
Happy New Year!
Absolutely love the pictures! I'm so glad you're home, but hope you get to feeling better soon! Happy New Years!
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