Wow, a month has passsed



My new favorite picture of Braden

I cannot believe that a month has passed already, since Braden became ours.  We are officially official now, since we got his citizenship certificate on Thursday - exactly one month after he was put into my arms. Very exciting!

It amazes us how he has adapted so well, and entered our family as if he was always a part of it.  I guess he always has been, as this union was surely meant to be.

This past week has brought some advances - Braden is happily going with his sisters to play, and will allow them to pick him up.  Sometimes.  He sits on their laps and will climb in between them.  This is a big change, and a most welcome one.

He has done so well learning sign language.  He can ask for food, juice, his favorite snack ( Veggies Straws), cracker and noodle.  Of course they are all food related!  Actually no, he signs thank you.  We are impressed and proud.

The other change is that our little man who was such an angel about going to sleep immediately, when laid in his crib has discovered all the fun  he will miss by doing that and is quite the screamer!  He does not like to be left alone in that crib now.  So we have come to hang out by his crib until he settles.  I know, I know, against what the experts say but it does allow us to catch up on texting, emails, games on the iPhone and it keeps the peace.  I do still get my snuggle time with him before this process, as I rock him and give him a bottle.  I so love this time with him.  I let Eva and Nicole help with this on weekends and we like to make up new verses to "you are my sunshine".  Braden claps for us and we all giggle alot.

It is a joy.  Life with our son is so very good!  More chaotic...louder...messier but so very lovely. 

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