Words cannot express how happy Chris and I are having our sweet little boy home with us. He brightens our day and literally, is always smiling. We have been SO blessed to even have Blake here with us. He is our little angel and we love him SO much! So much has happened since returning home on February 6, so here is a little recap.
We were met at the airport by our immediate family as well as a few good teacher friends of mine. It was like a huge weight had been taken off our shoulders and it felt amazing to be home where we feel so comfortable all the time around our friends and family.
Theday after returning home, we celebrated Blake's 1st birthday, February 7th (pictures on our last entry) and then we left to go to Hawaii for Spring Break on April 14th! It has been a whirlwind with going back to work on March 24th (which is interesting in Kindergarten :), seeing all of our friends and family to introduce to Blake and the list go on and on. We are having a wonderful time and enjoying each minute we have. It is so true how fast the time goes. Every day Blake changes in some way. I have finally decided to go 100% Spanish with Blake and I have been speaking to him in only Spanish ever since February 15th or so. It took me that long to finally make the committment to him and myself to do this wholeheartedly. He is doing an amazing job with it and is understanding phrases such as, "Donde esta tu boca, tu pelota, tus zapatos, etc." He points to his mouth, goes and gets his ball and looks at his shoes! Yahoo! I have to remember though, from being a dual language teacher, that the language will come later - the understanding comes first. So far, so good!
Here are some things that Blake likes to do or has done since we've been home:
1. Say "hi" to everyone that walks by including our two labs every morning!
2. Waves to people when I say, "Dile adios or saludale/hola!"
3. Has had 3 haircuts since returning home (his hair grows like a weed).
4. Plays with his neices Hadley and Savannah and his nephew Cody - he loves them so much.
5. Has ridden in a limousine.
6. Watches baby bunnies in Grandma and Grandpa's yard.
7. Wiggles his fingers around when he's excited or nervous and when I say, "Dedos!"
8. Likes to touch female's legs (I'm a little worried about this one). At the gate in Hawaii, I got a little nervous.
9. If he's not saying "hi" to someone, he says "hot" - these are his two favorite words at the moment.
10. Play outside on our deck and carry the dog dishes around.
11. Chase and play with Remi and Lucky our two labs every day.
12. Play hide and seek and peek-a-boo with whomever will play it with him!
13. Point out school buses on our way to grandma's every morning.
14. Take walks in the jogger stroller.
15. Throw rocks in the drains on the streets to hear the water sound.
16. Throw all of his toys into the bathtub and then once he's in, throw all of them out!
17. Blow kisses to people.
18. Blow daddy's duck call.
19. Eat watermelon (still his favorite).
20. Make funny faces in his carseat as we drive around.
And the list goes on and on! Blake brings us so much joy every day. Although I'm working full time (to pay off our adoption debt), I feel good knowing that Blake is in warm hands with his grandma. She loves him so much and I have to keep remembering that the year is almost over, June 18, so we will be able to enjoy the whole summer with our precious little guy!!
Here are some random Blake pictures including some from our last Hawaii trip! We love you all!