Could I love him anymore?

Really, truly, Steve and I talked tonight that there is no possible way we could love this precious little boy any more than we do. Don't get me wrong; we absolutely love being parents and love all 4 of our children beyond measure. But to imagine we have only known Liam for 3 months now and that he is interwoven into ever fiber of my being. I can't imagine my life without him. I couldn't live without him. In 102 days I have fallen so in love with this little guy that it could only be by divine intervention. The earth could stop spinning on it's axis and I could just keep staring at Liam. He has meshed into our family as though he was always meant to be here. At some point we imagine he will be torn about having had the chance to grow up in his homeland with the mother and father that gave birth to him versus in the home we have provided. We pray that he has a peace about an emotion that none of us can fathom.

The kids have returned to school and I returned back to work. Our neighbor who watched the older 3 is now watching Liam and he happily goes to her home (across the street). Aside from me being at home, it is the next best thing. There is another 2 year old boy for him to play with 2 of the days and he gets Miss Kathy to himself, for now, the other 2 days. We have juggled our schedules so he is there only from 9:00-3:00 four days a week.

Liam is growing steadily. The numbers on the scale aren't climbing too quickly but my left arm is telling me he will have put on a pound or two at his next official weigh-in. He loves his speech and physical therapists and works so very hard for them. Next week we are going to evaluate a therapeutic horsemanship program that Liam could participate in. Figured it was a good idea to make sure he liked horses before we started the program. LOL For now his mode of transportation is crawling and he communicates by sign language (or grabbing your finger and pointing to what he wants-also effective!)

When you factor in 2 parents, 2 jobs, and 4 kids there is never a dull moment. Most days there are a few less hours than needed for the things that should be done. Funny thing is that the list of things on the 'should be done' list doesn't seem so important in the face of our children's 4 precious faces.

I bet you don't have this much fun flushing the potty!



Always smiling


This was a rare occasion we gave him a slice of watermelon versus just the fruit. He actually ate the whole thing...rind and all!