I can't believe it, but we have been home for three weeks already. Time is just flying by for us. Youth group is starting, acorns are falling all over our yard. It's fall. How did that happen? It's like we were in another world for a month or something! All that to say, I apologize to those who have been checking the blog that I haven't updated you on life at home yet. To say the boys keep us busy is a huge understatement.
The boys are really adjusting well. They seem very comfortable and really seem to thrive when we keep to our routine. I have been back to work full time and the boys seem comfortable and they seem to understand that I always come back and this is just how it goes. They certainly love my attention when I come home. That is always fun. Sawyer is finding out that having somebody else around isn't so bad after all! Kelsey started school a week after we got back, so that has been new to us as well. Kelsey is loving school and it has been really good for her to be away and have her own thing going on and it has been good for the boys to have that time with Julie. Actually, Kelsey's teacher won the Golden Apple Award yesterday, which was really neat. They did a nice news story on her and Kelsey is shown in the class quite a bit. You can watch it if you cut and paste this link: http://www.keyc.tv/story/15465304/golden-apple-award-margene-solt
They boys love to go places. When they figure out we are going out, they run and put their shoes on. Both really like to ride in the van. Silas still loves cars, more so the big semi trucks and diggers. So they are content just riding. They enjoy going to the store, picking up Kelsey from school, or whatever excuse it takes to get out of the house. Kelsey and I were getting ready to leave for church on Sunday and Silas decided he was coming. We weren't going to bring them to church quite yet, but Silas insisted he come to "chuch". He didn't know what he was in for, but did a pretty good job sitting there quietly. We need more tricks to keep him busy next week, but outside of shouting in Russian once in a while, he did fine!
They had their medical check ups this week. Silas was 30 lbs and Sawyer 26. Silas was in the 7% in both height and weight. Sawyer was 12% height and 24% weight. Both were healthy! We figured that, but it was nice to hear a doctor say it. Silas eats extremely well. He loves a lot of things. If he doesn't like it, he is pretty good about eating a portion of it in order to jump on the trampoline after supper. If he likes it, he will eat adult size portions. Where does it go in that 30 pound body? They both have gained in coordination quite a bit. Sawyer runs a lot and is not nearly as wobbly. Silas is now riding a bike (with training wheels) pretty well. Just don't tell him it is Kelsey's pink bike. He is quite content with it for now! They both were very timid on the trampoline at first. Now Silas loves it and jumps all the time. Sawyer enjoys it but can hardly stand up when the others are jumping. It is great for his coordination and balance though. Kelsey doesn't understand how much bigger she is, so she is constantly sending them flying in the air. Sometimes they laugh...sometimes they cry.
They both are very happy boys but they are both pretty whiny. They both expect to have everything done for them and have an entitlement to everything. Both are learning that isn't going to fly. Kelsey tends to act up more often too. I would say the transition has been hardest for Kelsey. She loves her brothers though. I asked her what her favorite thing about having brothers was, and she said... "I really can't think of any."
Sleeping has been the biggest challenge. We have had a few decent nights of sleep since we were back, but sleep is pretty hard to come by. It has nothing to do with the time change any more. Sawyer has been getting up for hours at a time during the night. That wakes up Silas. For a while, Silas would wake up throughout the night and all we would have to do is pat his back and assure him we were there. That doesn't happen too much any more. We decided we needed a new strategy so we moved Kelsey and Silas together and Sawyer has a baby room. Figured it was good for Kelsey and Silas to bond and this way we are more equipt to handle Sawyers fits and unwanted sleep habits! There is a rocker in there and he is away from the others. So far it seems to be working well.
All and all, things seem to be going very well. We haven't had near the issues we figured we would have at this point. Silas still speaks a lot of Russian but we can tell he understands quite a bit of English already. He is starting to use English more on the first try, instead of first saying it in Russian. Sawyer said about 3 words in Russian. He is speaking about 10-15 words of English already which the doctor said is extremely good. We are enjoying the boys very much. It is definitely a lot of work, but worth it. Going to 3 kids was a big jump, so we knew there was going to be a lot of adjustments and a lot of sacrifice for a while. That is definitely the case.
Thanks again to all following and praying. We have been blown away by how many people were following along. It's really been shocking to learn how many people we don't even know have shown an interest in our lives and our experience. I hope the biggest thing that people take away from our story is how God has a plan and we just need to trust that plan. He has taken care of so many things during this journey to make this adoption possible. To God be the glory!
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