Home Sweet Home....

Well after 13 hours on a flight from China to LA then staying once again in a hotel and then flying 4 hours back to Cincinnati, we are now home.

HMMMMM.....where to start.....I can not seem to process everything I saw...touched...heard...tasted.... it was all so intense. I felt on high alert all the time trying to take it all in so one day I can share with Jake the beauty and intensity of his home country. (Ken wanted to get him a child's shirt that said "made in China" hee hee)

I should be napping right now b/c Jake and Ken are but I just felt the need to start getting some of my thoughts out.

The bonding and attachment that have already happened with Jake and us is nothing short of a miracle. I can't understand how he knows so much being so young. But in all of my struggles as a human here on earth one of the things I feel like my prayer and cry out to the Lord has always been is "why do you make it so hard for some". And looking at Jake I say that again, but this time it is in gratitude. My son is so resilient. I already know this about him. He is a fighter like his mom, when the going gets hard...well you look it in the face and keep going and the Lord watches over.

Ken's dad kept saying to us, "this little boy was made for you" and I do believe that he is very much as if he came out of the womb of our hearts, he cries because he is so sensitive and wants to be loved.
He loves to please and is always looking for positive affirmation but he has his own comical way about him. He picks up on the funny things about us and does those funny things.
Right now he throws his arms up with his palms up and mutters, " I don't know where it is" He is actually mimicking full phrases.
Everyday is a new adventure...
As I look back on the past 2 weeks, I can say that developmentally, mentally and even physically he went from being "infant-like" to now being a 20-24 mos old. And everyday he does more and more like his age.

Well as promised, I think I've included the first of many pics to come...enjoy