Coming Out of the Fog

Well, it has been almost a week since we have been home from Korea and I have yet to update this blog.  The jet lag and general "fogginess" that we have been feeling is beginning to fade and I hope to post more often.  Please keep coming back to check!  Right now both kiddos are napping and I am not!  That is a first so I am taking advantage of it by filling you in on what is going on with us!

Chloe is doing fine!  Our days together are going quite well now that we are starting to get to know one another and we are all beginning to get some sleep.  She is smiley and appears to trust us and like us more each day.  She is especially fond of Noah.  She smiles big when he comes home from daycare!  She is starting to nap easier during the day and doesn't seem to fight sleep quite so much.  At night, she had her best night last night.  She still woke up about 4 times but it was much easier to soothe her and put her back to sleep.  She continues to need a bottle at night but the amount is decreasing as she gets used to eating more table food.  Her foster family will be excited to hear that she is really catching on to feeding herself!  This was not a favorite activity in Korea and she preferred to be fed.  She watches her big brother eat and wants to be just like him!  She is pulling herself up on furniture and starting to be more comfortable trying to walk.  She has taken a couple of steps independently, but then falls down and goes back to crawling.  Soon!

Noah is adjusting well to his new role as a big brother.  He has good days and not quite as good days, depending on how much sleep has had.  As Chloe is learning to sleep more, he is, too!  He loves to give her hugs and kisses and often gives her one of his toys to play with.  He talked to Grandpa Grunklee on the phone today and I over heard him say that Chloe is always trying to step on his trains.  Truthfully, she is just trying to stand up and would step on anything that is in her way!  :)

Noah went back to daycare on Monday and Tuesday this week.  He was so missed by all of his friends!  Some of them were literally dancing with joy when we walked in on Monday!  He brought some 100Won coins for all of his friends and some pictures from our trip.  He was most excited by a picture of a street sweeper that Brandon and I took when we were walking to Seoul Tower...it was the first picture he showed to anyone who would look!  Oh, yeah, and then here is one of my sister, too.  :)

Our children (that still sounds strange!) are such a blessing to us and it is sometimes hard to believe that, after all of the months of waiting, Chloe is here.  We continue to think about her foster family and we hope that they are doing well.  We are forever grateful to the care they gave to Chloe while she was with them.  She loves them dearly.  With all of the news about Korea going on the last couple of days, we hope that they are all well and safe.  We consider them a part of our family and wish them safety and happiness.

Here are some photos of our first few days home.  I don't have all of the pictures uploaded on this computer, so I'll post more soon.  If I don't get back here before tomorrow, we hope that you all have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Until next time,
Stacy

Playing with her foster mother in the playroom

Going down the slide!

Talking to Noah the night before we came home

Mommy and her babies - 11-18-2010

First breakfast together - Cheerios and bananas

Making eyes at Daddy

Working on a sippy cup...not quite ready yet!