Tomorrow, December 14th will mark our being home with the boys for one month ... at times it has gone quickly and at times it seems like it's been FOREVER!!! I have been so busy with the boys that I completely missed December 3 and writing an 8 month letter for them ... I'll make up for it with a Christmas letter.
The boys are doing really well and enjoy playing and being together! Tonight as I was checking email I could hear these giggles coming from their room so I decided to go in and sneak a peak ... well apparently Roman was standing on his bed and jumping up to land on his butt and Max was standing in the rocking chair at the end of Roman's bed just laughing his head off at his brother!!! I thought it was very cute and had Stephen sneak up so he could see what they were up too! We get to hear their giggles very often because their other favorite passtime at night is chasing one another up and down the hallway upstairs and giggleing at each other! Oh and they also LOVE to empty the laundry basket in our bedroom and push each other up and down the hallway ... they do this several times a day ... especially when Mama dares to try and take a shower!
Roman has really adjusted to the dogs ... he's lovin Lucy and Happy and even lets them sleep on his bed and gives them kisses all the time!
Check this out ... Lucy and Roman playing in the snow!
Roman is beginning to learn some English words and phrases ... the first thing he said was "knock it off" ... guess I say that a lot ...mostly to the two dogs when they are wrestling in the house! He's also turned into quiet the doorman for Lucy and Happy ... he is willing to open the slider when ever they want to go out or come in! He also LOVES ... I mean LOVES to brush his teeth ... he asks to "brush our teeth" at several points in the day ... it may be the electric toothbrush like we have that is the reason but at least he'll have some pearly whites!
Max is adjusting pretty well also ... he is a MONSTER eater ... pretty much eats anything you put in front of him ... although he's NOT a fan of brocolli or carrots but most anything else he'll eat it up! He also loved to brush his teeth and is a little curious about what he sees on TV! He also sat on Santa's lap ... Roman wanted NOTHING to do with Santa but Max had no problem sitting with the man in red!!!
So in the month they have been home they have been to the pediatrician, gone to have blood drawn, been to the store several times, been to Marist to visit new friends who have been waiting for them to arrive, enjoyed our first winter storm and our first snow day, and today we went to get our Christmas tree! They seem to be adjusting very well and are not shy with kisses and know who Mama and Papa are and even talk with Grammy and Auntie Sara on the phone each week!!! They like to ride in the car and when they went to Auntie Joanna's today Roman did okay with her 3 dogs .... I'd call that progress!!! It's been a busy, hectic, overwhelming, crazy month but we all seem to be doing well and are now getting ready for the boys FIRST Christmas and New Year's!!!
A few pictures from the last month:
Roasting Pumpkin Seeds with Mama
Building a snowman with Papa
Getting in the holiday spirit
creative cup holder
laundry basket races!
