Brennan had his 15 month appointment this week! He had a nice growth spurt - he grew two inches in the last three months! He moved from the 8% in height to the 23rd! He's now 30.5 inches and 23lbs 14oz. My little chunker! He's caught up to his age-mates in every way except speech. That makes sense, because his oral-motor development has always taken the longest! He's right where he should be; his doctor says you'd never even know he was a preemie! He has added two more signs, so he now knows more, eat, milk, please, duck, bath, go, and all done. He knows there's a sign for daddy but he can't quite figure it out yet.
Today we went downtown and got our background checks for our dossier. Brennan had a great time flirting with the clerks! Afterwards we went out to eat, which we rarely do. B had a blast. His little head was whipping around looking at everything. I let him stand in the booth next to me, and he thought he was all that. I could barely stand the cuteness.
I need to redo my medical document *again*, and we're waiting for our redone homestudy to come in the mail. If all our documents are given the okay, then I will have everything apostilled by the end of next week! If our apostilles are approved, do you know what's next? OUR DOSSIER GOES OVERSEAS!! I really hope the rest of our documents get approved, or I will probably loose my mind. The last few weeks have been nuts. I am so glad we are almost finished! I just want to bring my boy home already! I got another picture of him recently - it's not a good picture of him, but it shows just how tiny he really is! I can't wait to fatten him up.
Some may know his name already, but stay tuned for the official reveal!
Showing posts with label Joshua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joshua. Show all posts
11.26.2010
Chuggin' along & Prayer request
We're making progress towards the finish line! I've got some documents done for our dossier, our medicals are coming up, AND - our I600-a should be in MO! It arrived in Texas last week and was being sent from there to MO (I don't know why, but they all go to TX and then are sent to MO). I imagine it should be there very soon. We will then get our federal fingerprint appointment, get those done, and wait to get our approval! Once we get that piece of paper, we can send our dossier overseas to be translated and then SUBMITTED once Country reopens! I feel like we're finally moving. February isn't that far away, and with all the holidays and birthdays between now and then, time should fly by.
One possible hitch in our plan is an upcoming vote in Country. This vote, if it passes and is approved by the president, will close all international adoptions between the US and Country. ALL families in the adoption process right now will come to a screeching halt and we'll be forced to wait it out and see what will happen. All of our special needs kids are at such risk, because if they age out of the baby house while Country is closed, they will be sent to institutions. Some will still be available for adoption, some might not be. Joshua will be four in April, and could be institutionalized any time after that. Please pray that Country will NOT close, or that it will remain open for special needs adoptions. Pray for all the families in process, as many are worried they will loose the children they have been dreaming about and loving from across the ocean. I am worried as well, but I am trusting in the Lord. I feel so strongly that Joshua was hand-picked for us. Things other families have said have backed that up. I'm believing that God WILL bring him home.
I love my husband. I asked him, "What will we do if Country does close?" His reply? "Yeah, me too." :-) I love that man.
Ok...now on to Brennan! One year ago yesterday, we brought our tiny little peanut home from the hospital! After eight weeks in the NICU, it was so good to have him home! He was still on oxygen and a monitor, eating only about an once and a half at a time, and struggling with reflux, but now he is a PERFECTLY healthy little boy who loves to run around the house! I can't believe how much he has grown! He recently went through a growth spurt. At the beginning of the week he could walk right under my parents' table, and by the end of the week he didn't fit! He bonked his head trying to go under!
Brennan recently discovered books! He'll find one and bring it over to you, then wait for you to put him in your lap. He just gives you this look like, "Hello? WHERE do I belong?". He only likes books that have flaps or are touch and feel though! He doesn't really get the point of just listening to you talk, he does that all day! He also thinks DVDs are books and he gets really mad if you don't 'read' them to him. We're trying to teach him that DVDs are for "shake shake shake". I think our DVDs are not going to last long... I remember saying when he was just a little preemie that he was going to be good at tantrum throwing - and I was right! Even without siblings to teach him, he knows how to throw himself around and scream when he doesn't get what he wants - which is often when you're one. At least he screams with his mouth closed. Seriously. I dread the day when he figures that one out! Last weekend at his grandparents house, twice he got mad, stomped away from us, and dramatically (but carefully!) dropped to the floor! He didn't cry or anything, just watched our reactions. Of course we were laughing at him - probably not the best for teaching him not to do that. Mostly he spends his time being very cute. He can 'run' now, and one of his favorite games is "I'm gonna get you!" He can play that for a looong time - I need to get in better shape! He also loves to make us all clap. He stands in the middle of the room and claps, and we all start clapping and saying "Yay!". When he stops, we stop. When he claps, we clap. He thinks it's the greatest thing! That boy is such a ham!
I think he gets it from his dad...
One possible hitch in our plan is an upcoming vote in Country. This vote, if it passes and is approved by the president, will close all international adoptions between the US and Country. ALL families in the adoption process right now will come to a screeching halt and we'll be forced to wait it out and see what will happen. All of our special needs kids are at such risk, because if they age out of the baby house while Country is closed, they will be sent to institutions. Some will still be available for adoption, some might not be. Joshua will be four in April, and could be institutionalized any time after that. Please pray that Country will NOT close, or that it will remain open for special needs adoptions. Pray for all the families in process, as many are worried they will loose the children they have been dreaming about and loving from across the ocean. I am worried as well, but I am trusting in the Lord. I feel so strongly that Joshua was hand-picked for us. Things other families have said have backed that up. I'm believing that God WILL bring him home.
I love my husband. I asked him, "What will we do if Country does close?" His reply? "Yeah, me too." :-) I love that man.
Ok...now on to Brennan! One year ago yesterday, we brought our tiny little peanut home from the hospital! After eight weeks in the NICU, it was so good to have him home! He was still on oxygen and a monitor, eating only about an once and a half at a time, and struggling with reflux, but now he is a PERFECTLY healthy little boy who loves to run around the house! I can't believe how much he has grown! He recently went through a growth spurt. At the beginning of the week he could walk right under my parents' table, and by the end of the week he didn't fit! He bonked his head trying to go under!
Brennan recently discovered books! He'll find one and bring it over to you, then wait for you to put him in your lap. He just gives you this look like, "Hello? WHERE do I belong?". He only likes books that have flaps or are touch and feel though! He doesn't really get the point of just listening to you talk, he does that all day! He also thinks DVDs are books and he gets really mad if you don't 'read' them to him. We're trying to teach him that DVDs are for "shake shake shake". I think our DVDs are not going to last long... I remember saying when he was just a little preemie that he was going to be good at tantrum throwing - and I was right! Even without siblings to teach him, he knows how to throw himself around and scream when he doesn't get what he wants - which is often when you're one. At least he screams with his mouth closed. Seriously. I dread the day when he figures that one out! Last weekend at his grandparents house, twice he got mad, stomped away from us, and dramatically (but carefully!) dropped to the floor! He didn't cry or anything, just watched our reactions. Of course we were laughing at him - probably not the best for teaching him not to do that. Mostly he spends his time being very cute. He can 'run' now, and one of his favorite games is "I'm gonna get you!" He can play that for a looong time - I need to get in better shape! He also loves to make us all clap. He stands in the middle of the room and claps, and we all start clapping and saying "Yay!". When he stops, we stop. When he claps, we clap. He thinks it's the greatest thing! That boy is such a ham!
I think he gets it from his dad...
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