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Twenty-seven photos from our adventure to and from Korea (a small sampling of the 250 photos we took) have been posted on our Galleries page (these are no longer posted). Most of these photos are in addition to photos we posted while we were in Korea. Probably the best way to find those is to … Read more
Today marks one month since our return from Korea. How time is flying by. And Ethan continues to make great strides! Yesterday, Ethan met my Uncle Dan and Aunt Judy. At their home, we noticed that he was slobbering more than usual. After we left, we discovered that a top front tooth broke through (in … Read more
Yesterday, we had our first of three post-adoption home visits with Cindy, our case worker from Adoption Horizons. Today’s visit consisted of two topics: (1) the process that remains and, (2) Ethan’s progress. The remaining process Last month, Randy wrote a little about the rest of the adoption process, but today, we learned there is … Read more
It’s been one month since The Takeaway. Wow. We’ve come a long way in the last month! The word that came to mind that night a month ago was brutal, but the word that comes to mind now is resilient. We can’t imagine being taken from our home — our culture, our language — and … Read more
Today marks 4 weeks since we received Ethan in Korea. In the time since, we’ve talked a lot about his adjustment (including this post last Friday), but we haven’t talked much about how well he is bonding with us. When people meet Ethan (including some of you), particularly when visiting one of our 5 churches … Read more
One of the things we’ve enjoyed with blogging about our adoption journey has been the interaction we’ve been able to have with other families who are adopting. In fact, several comments on the blog were posted by people who are on their own adoption journey. Our adoption journey began 14 months ago with a series … Read more
This week, we watched the movie, The Martian Child (starring John Cusack and Bobby Coleman as Dennis, aka the Martian Child). We saw a preview of “The Martian Child” a while back, and thought we’d like to see it. What we didn’t know at the time is that it is an adoption-related movie. The movie … Read more
Overall, Ethan’s adjustment into our home has gone fairly well, so far. The key word here is overall. Ethan continues to smile, laugh, and babble more and more. He loves to make all kinds of different sounds. Occasionally, he’ll even cough (something he’s learned from us since we’ve been home). Speaking of coughing, it’s been … Read more
We have been intentional about getting Ethan to know his Grandma and Pappy Flaugh (Joleen’s mom and step-dad) who live within 30 minutes of us. We have been back and forth for a couple of visits. Yesterday, we spent part of the afternoon at their home and had dinner with them. Ethan is warming up … Read more