Mickey

Liam loves his Mickey Mouse. He carries it all over the place. Last night, I went in to check on the boys. I found Liam sleeping with his little hand still holding onto Mickey.:)

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at last. Liam did wonderful on the plane. He loved the cartoons on the monitor in front of the seat. When we got home, Caleb started showing him toys, his highchair......it was very cute! Liam slept like an angel last night. He woke up around 3:30 am but quickly fell asleep again. He has been playing all day so far and soaking up the cartoons. They said he loved cartoons at the institution. :)  Liam is almost 2 inches shorter than Elijah and weighs 10 lbs. less! So he is in the toddler bed and Elijah is in the twin bed instead of the other way around. Elijah was so tickled to be in a "big boy" bed. We start the first of several appointments this week. Friday he goes to the dentist and then on Monday he goes to the pediatrician. We also have Cardiology and ENT coming up soon. I still have to schedule a few more but those are the ones that I wanted to get done as soon as we get home. Thank you all for your prayers and support during Liam's adoption.

Hard to get these two to smile and look at me at the same time.:)

Happy 7th Birthday......

to my precious little Liam! Mommy LOVES you so very much!

Liam's free!

Today was Liam's Gotcha Day! And now his life is really going to begin. He was so excited and came right to me today with a big smile and open arms. It made this Mama's heart burst with emotion! I love this little boy so! He babbled and laughed and took in every minute of the ride to the passport office. And it was a long ride. But he wasn't going to miss any of it. After the passport office, we stopped at the grocery store and let me tell you, Liam really liked that too! He started reaching out for things (or I should say grabbing things) but I was happy to see that. It shows just how curious he is. At the institution, he didn't touch anything on the shelves. Maybe he can tell that he has already charmed the socks off his new Mama, so he would see what he could get away with.:) He's a charmer for sure! Once we got back to the apartment, he explored every area there was and then had some dinner. And he drinks from a regular cup all by himself! Next, came the bath. I was a little worried that it might frighten him because they don't give baths at the institution....but he LOVED it! I have another waterbug:)

I am so blessed by this little guy. I don't know what I did to deserve such a gift, but I am so very thankful!

Get ready my sweet boy......

Mommy is coming to bring you home! In fact, I leave in just 2 short hours!

4 more days till take off:)

This picture was taken right before I said goodbye to Liam on my 2nd trip. I can't wait to hold my precious boy again! Stay tuned for....Liam's "Gotcha Day"!

Merry Christmas...a little late

Because I was out of the country during Christmas, the boys and I celebrated our Christmas today. We got a bonus of a steady snowfall last night which resulted in a beautiful white Christmas.:) Merry Christmas everyone! In just 8 short days, Ben and I will board the plane to go get Liam! HAPPY NEW YEAR!