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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Home for 1 Week!

It's hard to believe that exactly one week ago, the three of us were on a plane coming home. Graham screamed for 14 hours and Jeff and I wondered how we were going to console him, or if he would ever come to trust us. The changes in Graham in just one week are simply amazing, and we're so proud of him for what he's working on adjusting to. He's one brave boy to let Jeff and I into his world. Not that we aren't trustworthy people :), but initially, Graham had no idea who we were or that we had been waiting for him for so long.

The first few days home were very, very difficult, but we think we've turned a corner. Graham has gone from waking up every 20 minutes (no exaggeration) during the night, to now just waking just once for a bottle then going back to sleep until 7:30 or 8. Not too bad! Over the past week, here are some things we've learned about our little guy
-hates greenbeans, but LOVES bananas!
-loves any toy that makes noise
-loves to go after any sort of cord....cell phone chargers are his favorite!
-likes to look at his reflection in the oven and dishwasher
-loves to be carried on Mommy or Daddy's back, but still isn't too sure about being carried on the front
-does NOT like to sit in the cart at Target (we're going to have to work on that one!)
-likes to stare at Annie
-loves to go for walks
-loves to be in his walker and move around the kitchen. When the fridge is open, he can't seem to get there fast enough!
-gets very impatient when the food isn't being spooned into his mouth fast enough....let's just say we've got a VERY good eater on our hands!

Here are some more pictures of our little man. As long as people still look, we'll keep the pictures coming!
He loves his crib!
playing with his new xylophone

"Reading" a book! The teacher in me was very pleased to see this! :)


1 comment:

Dave said...

The picture of Graham 'reading' is absolutely precious!! (and he's probably comprehending more than some of the MA kids do...)

:-) Give him a big hug from "Auntie Mrs. Marotz"