6 months today! Seems like yesterday, and forever at the same time.
He’s been in the pressure sock one week (tomorrow), so he has one more week to go. His incision is healing nicely, and he’s not as squirmy about me touching it. The sock doesn’t bother him in the least…I never thought it would. He’s a very “roll with it” kinda kid. Usually.
As he’s become more comfortable with us, he’s developing some not-so-great habits, too. A little bit of whining, especially first thing in the morning. And, he can get upset easily. But, he snaps out of it really quickly with a lot of eye contact and reassuring words. Pretty soon, he’s giggling again…he holds no grudges.
We’re having some eating issues again, too. He’s SUCH a light eater, we still have to encourage him to eat his meals and they’re not big meals. Tonight, we had some success by having him race Payton. He loved that. We tell him he’ll get big and strong, and that seems to motivate him. He’s STILL 27lbs. Exactly. I plan on talking to our agency for some advice.
But, all in all, he’s such a sweet and happy kid. We’re blessed by him everyday!
As you can see, he’s got a new toy. His walker is a new favorite thing. Our sweet friends, the Gambil’s, are letting us borrow it for as long as he needs it. Their daughter, Hollyn, has had her leg for a few years and rarely uses it anymore, so they insisted we take it. It has helped immensely with keeping him up off the floor and he loves the independence it gives him.
Another bit of news: we had our 6 month post adoption visit from our social worker this week. China requires 2 reports, including current photos, at the 6 mo and 1 year mark. We mentioned that we’d not gone through the re-adoption process with either Lainey or Dylan and she assured us it’s quite easy in NC. We looked into it for Lainey while in FL, but it was a very confusing procedure and using a lawyer was going to be $$$. She told us she’d walk us through it at our next report appointment. This is such a relief to know that we can get state-side birth certificates for them and it won’t cost us a fortune!
Happy 6 months!
May 30th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Oh my how time flies. I am catching up on posting and reading blogs today. I can not believe how much Lainey has grown. Dylan is precious and his sweet grin reminds me of Graeme so much! Hugs to all!
May 30th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
It seems like only a couple of months ago that we saw the reunion of you guys & Dylan. It touched my heart when I saw the photo of Dylan reaching over to kiss you.
A lot has happened since then and he acts like he was born in the Clark family! He has no idea yet, how very lucky he is that he was blessed to be a Clark. His life is so much better here in NC than if he had stayed in China, and you guys are also blessed to have him in your home.
Love ya, Dylan! XOXOXO
May 30th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
It does seem longer ago in a way when we were all gathered around the computer monitor trying to get our first glimpse of Dylan. We were laughing, all asking questions at the same time and I was crying. Every night we looked for that call and the chance of seeing Dylan again. He has changed so much to have not gained any weight yet ! He is still “beautiful” !