Cody's best friend visited with his family (somehow we forgot to take pictures!) for dinner one night and we got to meet his new little baby. Then, by amazing chance, my best friend Aimee was planning to be visiting her Grandmother who lives on the lake a mile away that same weekend with her kids so she got to finally meet her Godson Grant and we got to spend time together. We also had a nice lunch with Cody's grandparents so they could meet their newest great-grandchild.
Grant slept on a cot in our room and his sleeping wasn't perfect but not too bad. Just a couple times I had to reach down in the middle of the night and stroke his back when he cried out for me. I can only imagine how mixed up he was feeling and he did say he wanted to go "home" a few times. I'm sure it's going to take a few sleep away trips for him to understand that we always come home and we are not traveling gypsies hopping from weird place to weird place. In his mind, all he knows is that he left his home in South Korea to go to a hotel with us and then took a plane and has been here ever since. So, naturally, when we got home we had to warm him back up to his room again.
Here are some pics from the long weekend! We won't talk about how I banged my knee cap on a screw on the boat while jumping onto it (while it was moving with two boys in my way) the first 30 mins at the lake and limped around the whole time. Thankfully, it's finally starting to feel better.
It was our dream to have Grant at the lake with us this summer and it came true!
And he LOVES the boat and water!
Watching awesome Daddy water ski
Auden loves jumping off the dock- underwear and all! This kid has NO fear when it comes to water.
Great-Grandpa Henry and Great-Grandma Dorothy
My best friends kiddos- awesome that both our kids are going to be in the same grades:-)
Whole family on new raft!
Grant had his first smore! Just wanted the chocolate and marshmallow:-)
Nana got her first kiss from Grant the night before we left the lake! Thanks for being so patient Nana! Grant is so loveable but with women it has to be on his terms and it takes time:-)
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Lots of fun on Pappy and Nana's 4-wheeler since the weather wasn't great. So glad they brought it!
Update on Grant and sleeping:
His sleep has been interesting since he has been home over a month now. At first he really liked his toddler bed (crib converted) and by the second week of him being home we could sneak out of his room and he was starting to sleep through the night. Then one night he had a nightmare at 1:30am and was literally terrified of his bed, pointing to the bars saying "animals," "animals!" Now, if I haven't mentioned it before- Grant is terrified of all animals. He likes them from a distance (like dogs and cats) but doesn't want them anywhere near him or he will scream and jump into your arms. He actually doesn't even like going in Auden's room because his bed has 10 stuffed animals on it and some of them bother him. The peculiar thing is that his lovey from his foster home is a stuffed animal huge dog that he sleeps with every night, but whatever, ha. So we had to get rid of the bed in the room and now he is just sleeping on a mattress on the floor which is what he was used to in Korea. We still have the aerobed in there for us on the nights he wakes up at 4:00am and calls for us (then goes back to sleep when we lay next to him). The trip set him back a little with comfort in his room and sleeping thru the night but the last two nights were good so I think we are getting back there. All in all, we feel fortunate. He takes naps and goes to sleep in his bed within 10 minutes of hearing his classical music then we can sneak out.
Update on Grant's Teeth:
Unfortunately, yesterday our little baby needed to get oral surgery due to his mouth being full of cavities from bottle rot (sleeping with milk for two years), not brushing adequately (foster mom said he hated it so she probably gave up) and perhaps genetics and poor pre-natal care. The agencies are trying to educate the foster moms on dental health (because Grant's issues are not abnormal) but when push comes to shove they probably just give in to the child and do what is easiest. So he needed four fillings on all his molars and then got four crowns on his front four top teeth. It was scary watching him be sedated and falling limp in my arms but I got to hold him as he awoke and he was comfortable in my arms. Most the day yesterday he slept and then was ready to play, eat and smile by the evening. The dentist was right, it's amazing how quickly kids bounce back! Today, he is just about his normal self and was already riding bikes and the scooter this morning. We are SO pleased with the results, she did a great job on the new teeth and they look really natural. His bite is funky (will need braces one day) so she had to put two of them a little crooked so it wouldn't mess with his natural bite. So they actually barely look fake! We are really glad we got it done and we can't wait until tooth brushing doesn't cause tears down his little face.
BEFORE PIC- you can see the top four are in bad shape and caused him lots of pain when brushing. All jagged, they were yellowish (can't tell from pic) and one of them was barely there.
AFTER PIC- new pretty front four teeth! Look very natural and they followed his old (crooked) bite so the crowns have a better chance of staying put until he is 6 years old.
By the evening he was all silly and smiles!
Grant is getting so good at the scooter by watching his big bro!
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