During the last 6 months we think we have felt every emotion/feeling known to mankind. We have experienced joy, sadness, frustration, elation, doubt, overwhelmed, anxious, laughter. We have gone through the darkest days and nights with each other and have come out the other side. We have wanted to give up and we have wanted some days to last forever. We have all looked at each other and cried and felt so inadequate that all we could do was laugh. We have slept on the floor, patted a bottom for hours to soothe to sleep, rocked and cuddled for countless hours. Again, through it all, we have made it through and even stronger than we were before. We have become a family!!!
Last night as we played on the floor in Jae-min's room we were sitting in the spot where we had slept when he first arrived home. Tears welled up in my eyes as I remembered those days. During those times it felt so hopeless. We were exhausted and overwhelmed and had so many first time parent jitters. Looking back at those days I sort of felt a twinge of nostalgia. I'm not saying I would wish for them back, but I am grateful we went through them. They make these days so much sweeter.
As things have settled down we have begun to notice the little things that make Jae-min unique and we thought today, our 6 month anniversary, would be a good time to share them. Enjoy...
How do we love thee?
Let us count the little ways......
*We love his belly laugh and how his face gets bright red, almost looking like his head will pop off.
*We love the scar by his left eye from a scratch he had when we met him in Korea. We say its his little Korean souvenior.
*We love the dimple high on his left cheek when he smiles big.
*We love how his pinky toes jut out slightly from the others.
*We love how in certain light you can see the peach fuzz on his cheeks.
*We love his birthmark under his armpit.
*We love his inquisitive mind and his love of learning.
*We love how he feeds the dog one piece of food at a time.
*We love how he rubs his blankie as he falls asleep.
*We love that he is Korean.
*We love seeing his smiling face at 6 am. Well, we like it more at 6:45 but thats another story.
*We love how he cuddles into you as he's rocked.
*We love how he loves us unconditionally,
*But most of all we love how he made us a family!!!
Happy 6 months home Jae-min Francis. We will never ever forget that day, that trip, and all the days that followed.
