Two Weeks Home

I can hardly believe that we have already been home for 2 weeks! We have definitely gotten into a routine and life is good!! Noah's adjustment has been great. The first week was rough but for the most part he has adjusted so well. It has been so good to have Doug home with us. Next week will be Doug's last full week home with us. We have become very spoiled by having him here with us. It has been great for Noah to have this time to bond with Doug.

We have kept our boundaries very small with him. We have had entire week with no tantrums and very little crying. There was two days when he just has a very sad look in his eyes. It was so hard as his mom to see the sadness and not know what to do for him. After asking him many questions in Amharic, I finally just took him into my lap and prayed and cried out to the Lord for him. Later I came across this article. The grief of adoption is very real. We are believing for the Lord to use all of Noah's pain for His glory!

Noah's english is increasing every day. I can't believe how many new words he uses each day. He is quite the character and loves to make all of us laugh. He is responding very well to correction but we do realize that a time of testing will come. However, we are greatly enjoying this season.

We were able to take Noah to a park one morning this week. It is so fun to experience these things through the eyes of a child. He usually has a look of wonder in his eyes as he sees all the new things. As I am watching him, the Lord continues to speak to me about my adoption in Christ. The question that keeps coming to me is if I still look at the things of God with wonder and excitement. I have been praying for fresh vision as I look deeper into the Word of God. Doug will be taking over the blog to do some posting about our trip.