Can you believe it has already/only been six months since we got Liam home!!! Time has flown by and at the same time I really cannot believe it has only been 6 months, it feels like he has been in our lives since day one. I had no idea how much I would love him, I cannot describe the amount of love I feel for my children, it is the best most terrifying feeling I have ever had. I worry about things now that I have never worried about before its crazy.
The first time we saw Liam's face was in the picture of a chronically malnourished 2 month old with wasted muscles. The first time we met his he was the happiest chunkiest little boy who was just learning to walk and we gave him his first pair of shoes. The first night he spent with us he took his very first bath in a tub and freaked out! Then fell right to sleep, he never cried he was such a trooper. He flew half way around the world to his new life. 6 months ago he was an orphan, now he is a; son, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin, and a big brother! He is loved by so many people and he loves everyone he meets. We are so blessed and honored that God chose us to be his Mommy and Daddy.
Liam has done amazing! People, strangers are always telling me how smart he is and how well he enunciates his words, how friendly he is, how cute he is, and how curious he is. I'm bragging but I'm his Mommy and that's my job :) He can speak very well for a 2 year old, he knows so many words I am blown away by how quickly he has caught on. Its easier to list how he has grown in the past 6 months.
Liam Loves:
Singing
Playing with cars
Painting with water outside
Being the center of attention
Going to church
Going to school
Playing with other kids
Watching Toy Story
This little light of mine is his favorite song
Wrestling with his Daddy
Cuddling with Mommy
Making Raegan laugh
Going to the park
Bok Bok (Rebekah) from church
Playing/fighting with Sam (the dog)
Liam Can:
Say tons of words and form small sentences
Use the potty and wear big boy underwear (most of the time)
Put on and take off his shoes
Use an iPhone :)
Make anyone smile
Sign a few songs
Make Raegan laugh
Identify the basic shapes
Open doors
Make the biggest mess you have ever seen in less than 60 seconds :)
He is a typical 2.5 year old, looking at him and talking to him you would never know he had such a rough start. It breaks my heart to think of the 143 million+ orphans in this world who will never know what it is like to have a mommy to kiss their booboos or a daddy to tuck them in. They have so much love to give and just need and want someone to give it to. Many people are intimidated by the cost of adoption or the long nerve wracking process or the fear of not being able to love an adopted child. The processes was awful! The waiting was excruciating! The fees are high. The love you receive and feel when looking into the eyes of your little boy is priceless! I can say now from experience the love I feel for my son is no different than the love I feel for my daughter. There are ways to manage the cost, there are grants and reimbursements. I might recommend anxiety medication- just kidding-sort of. But I would do it again in a heartbeat, once the process is over it is totally worth every minute and every obstacle.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and the widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
