Finally Home

We got home on Monday night, Oct. 15th. The flight home was actually more stressful than the long flight from Ethiopia since our boy was tired and cranky! But he did pretty well, all the passengers bragged on what a great baby he was....they must have been sitting pretty far away from us but it was nice to hear. We were so super tired after traveling all day but were surprised at the airport by my FRG girls!!! How sweet! A great big thank you to Greg and Whitney from church for taking such good care of Sam for 2 weeks, dropping us off and picking us up at the airport. It was so nice not to have to worry about anything while we were gone.
Liam is doing amazing! So much has happened I don't want to forget anything but I am sure I will, the pregnancy brain is not helping :). He absolutely loves taking a bath now, he is always so excited for bath time so he can play with his toys. He never wants to get out of the tub. He is also doing awesome using the potty woohoo we are so lucky! We have so much fun, he is so full of energy and has such a great personality. He always wakes up with a huge smile on his face which makes it a lot easier to climb out of bed.
Wednesday night we went to church, he had a blast with the kids. As usual he loved all the attention. We are so lucky to have found our church here so quickly. They baked him a welcome home cake and gave us a bag of gift cards! What a great gift! We had no idea how much stuff we needed until we got home. We have already put some of them to good use.
Today was mine and Liam's doctor's appointment. I am doing great, right on track. Raegan is at 27 weeks and can survive on her own if she is born, after next week we will be able to stay in Bryan if she is born and not have to be transferred to another area. Big milestones! I have not been having any more swelling and the leg cramps are much less severe and are not happening every night thank God!
The doctor seemed to think Liam was doing great, he has no issues adjusting to us or to the USA. He is right on track as far as developing goes for a 2 year old. He has to have a lot of shots but they are going to call the health department first with his shot record to see what they recommend he gets since some of the shots are different here. We will do those once the nurse call us to tell us what we need. He had a lot of blood work done, the lab techs could not find a vein and he hated being held down while they looked so they sent us to the hospital which is next door. He was asleep when we got there and only woke up when we took off his shoe to find a vein in his foot to use, he whimpered a little when the needle went in but never cried or fought, he did such a great job!!
He has met so many new people and been so many new places I am so impressed with how well he is handling everything. I don't think I would be handling the situation as well as he is. He is just the light of our lives! I didn't realize there was such a big hole in our hearts until he filled it. I can't imagine life without him. It is like he has always been with us. It is just amazing how God picked the perfect baby for us, he is so much like both of us in so many ways.
Sam is not adjusting to Liam as well as Liam is to Sam. Liam loves Sam, he chases him all over the house and the yard it is so cute! Sam however hides under the table or my legs to attempt to escape the little screaming monster that is after him. Poor Sam.
We have moved on from going right to sleep when it is nap time and bed time. These are now the most hated hours of the day, full of screaming and fighting and crying.....lets pray this will pass soon. The doctor pretty much said we weren't facing anything that other parents haven't faced (which I guess is a good thing) and that we would figure out a way to handle it. He also hates riding in the car....he doesn't understand why that when he drops something we can't just pick it up. Plus he does not like being tied down.
Overall it has been a really great week, we are so happy to  finally be home. Josh has to be gone for a few days next week so that might be a little tough on us but we will survive! And hopefully I will even get to shower :)