I Live with a Rock Star

Seriously people, this little man of mine has been through a boat load of change in the past 3 months and he has been AMAZING!  Someone asked me the other day how everything has been going for him, and it really made me stop and think about it.  We have put him through a laundry list of doctors appointments, therapy twice a week, and shuffling back and forth to the babysitters since I started working, and he seriously has done spectacular!  We are so beyond blessed...(especially this overwhelmed mama!)  We had his hearing and vision screen today, which he did great with.  He was sedated for the hearing screen, so he was a little unhappy with that appointment, but again, he really did great!

Language-wise he has also been doing awesome!  He probably has about 30-40 words, can count to ten on occasion, (we often leave out random numbers between 5-7,) and has been forming 2-3 word sentences.  This is just what he speaks though...what he understands is far more than that.

We often get people that tell us how wonderful we are for welcoming him into our home, but it's actually just the opposite.  We knew we wanted more children, and adoption was just the route we decided to go.  It wasn't because we felt bad for him, but that we wanted him.  I don't mean that to sound harsh or rude.  It is true that his situation was definitely far from ideal in every way possible, but really we are the "lucky" ones in the sense that he has welcomed us into his heart.

We can't wait to see what the next few months hold in store for our little man.  The Occupational Therapist is getting ready to fit him with a flexible brace for his hand, so hopefully he won't mind that too much!  Here are a few shots of what this guy has been up to with the other littles....