Invisible Milestones

“How’s Ty doing?” –such a complicated question. Mostly, people mean, “How is Ty adjusting?” Adjustment, attachment, bonding–such complicated subjects. After a couple days home, we were super-excited that we had left the constant, incosolable crying in Korea.  After a couple months home, he was sleeping through the night, calling me “mom,” loving the older kids, […]

Foto Friday

We travelled for Memorial Day weekend.  Not sure what I was thinking when I suggested it.  It turned out traffic was not bad.  Go figure.  The kids got to eat cup cakes that when put together made a flag.  They also hung out with cousins.          When we returned, we hit the […]

Noses are for…

Our speech therapist has us working on functionality of things with Ty.  Like cars are for driving, bike are for riding, etc.  We were reviewing while we watched PJ play baseball (well while we were at PJ’s baseball game when he wasn’t playing): Me: What are your ears for? Ty: Listening. Me: What is the […]

Korea book

A year ago, we were on a plane to pick up Ty!  Not sure how we did it, but we (all 6 of us) left 48 hours after receiving our travel call.  I made this book as a Christmas present for my mom and mother-in-law. Click here to view this photo book.

From the mouth of Ty

At prayer time tonight… Ty: Jesus,  dank you I had… What’s dat called ‘gain, Mom? Me: What is what called again? Ty: Pich Me: Pitch? Ty: No, piiiich (pinching fingers together) Me:  Pinch? Ty: No.  Missue. Me:  Miss Sue? Ty:  Yah.  Dank you ‘at Miss Sue today. Me:  Ooooooh.  Speech.  Is that what you were […]

Foto Friday

The sun has been out the better part of this week and my feet haven’t seen socks in a week.  Besides flip flops, great weather makes me happy because great weather makes great pictures!  Our first afternoon out enjoying the sun I noticed something that was definitely picture-worthy. Ty playing constructively (pun not intended).  Not whining.  […]