We are overjoyed to be in the "three boys club." Solomon is learning to be just as loud and dirty and loving as his two big brothers...
A quick review of life with Solomon:
*Bonding: AWESOME. Such an answer to prayer! Solomon totally identifies us as Mom and Dad and seeks us out when he needs comfort or food, etc. At home, he cries if Ashley leaves the room and will quickly run after her...there's about a four foot tether. We've ventured out to a few places (grocery store, church, the library) and the tether shrinks to about two feet. All over normal and wonderful.
*Eating: Food continues to be a challenge. Solomon is still regularly taking a bottle and began eating more solid food about four days ago. Unfortunately, we are still having issues keeping the food down...things come back up regularly. We're not sure if he just has an amazing gag reflex, trouble swallowing, or a teeny tiny tummy that just can't handle big people food yet. He likes yogurt and tolerates bananas and sweet potatoes. Little bits at time...
*NOISE: Solomon is l.o.u.d. Seriously. We know that most of you have not experienced this side of him so just trust us. When he wakes up at 5:00am, it is impossible to keep him quiet. He's jabbering and delivering beautiful soliloquies about this or that....all very elaborate and unintelligible. But he sure does like to hear the sound of his own voice when no one else is talking! HA!
What's coming up?
Thursday morning is the big pediatrician appointment to get a grasp on Solomon's overall health. Then, we have an appointment with the pediatric cardiologist on the afternoon of the 16th. Please pray that God would guide our doctors in the best ways we can get Solomon back on track with weight and heart health. His cough seems to have improved with the antibiotics. He is also still taking the heart medication from last week...hopefully, we'll see how things have improved!
Adoption is not easy.
But it is SO worth it.
It is still surreal to see Solomon playing with Ethan and Josiah or sitting at the dinner table or sleeping in our arms. There are still reminders of the life he has had for the first year and a half his life ("rocking" himself to sleep in the crib breaks our heart). But there is great joy in looking back at the impossible and seeing God's Hand move. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH OUR AWESOME GOD.
And now for your viewing pleasure:
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| Adventuring outside with his big brothers. |
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| First time in the swimming pool! |
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| All the boys in the pool. |
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| Learning to love Mimi (which isn't hard to do!) |
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| Tiny bits of strawberry lemonade popsicle. |
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| First grocery shopping trip! We survived! :) |
