We can't help but think about our lives this time last year and what an amazingly terrifying journey we set out on. We miss our two months in Korea and we think of the good, bad and the ugly. Luckily, the brain always remembers the good more than anything. It was such an unbelievable experience that we will never forget. There is not a week that goes by that Auden doesn't talk about something that he did or saw in Korea and that gives me hope that despite the fact he was only 4 years old, he may be able to hang onto some memories forever (pictures and this blog will help!). Auden knows how special it was to be all together, as Grant adjusted to our family, finding fun adventures in a foreign land. We will definitely be having flashbacks over the next two months and I'm sure, without a doubt, Grant will too. In fact, he already had a weird day on Friday and woke up from a nap inconsolable and unable to use words for ten minutes. It was scary but I'm sure we will be dealing with a bunch of tramaversary stuff over the next few weeks. I can't believe how far we have come with our little boy. It's fair to say he hated my guts as soon as we took custody and now he is such a momma's boy. Sometimes I have to stop to remember how badly I wished for what I have now when I was sobbing in the bathroom the first week we had custody about this time last year (thank God for Cody to help me cope). At the time it felt impossible to get thru but time heals most wounds and thankfully we got to the other side quicker than I thought possible. I love him with all of my being and I know he feels the same for me, his Daddy and Auden.
Grant never ceases to amaze us and 4 days after his birthday he decided take off the training wheels from his bike and he was just off! He needed about 5 minutes of help from me before he could master turns and stops. Now he's doing hills, the bike path to Auden's soccer practices, starting by himself, etc. I really can't believe he only started riding a "real" outdoor bike only 10 months ago when he came home in July. His gross motor skills and strong legs are incredible! He's the youngest kid I ever met that could ride a bike at 36 months and he has no idea how awesome that is, he just wants to ride like big brother and Daddy.
Look at these strong legs, no hands:)
Has come a long way with teeth brushing and the dentist too!
And what is our big boy up to? Right now Daddy is Auden's soccer coach for spring soccer. He enjoys practice but our little man doesn't seem to have that aggressive streak yet when it comes to competitive sports. It's too soon to tell if that is something that will come later or if that is just his personality:) It will be interesting and fun to watch as he and Grant grow up what activities they are interested in. All we want is that they are active and find something they enjoy. He's been also doing a few swim classes lately to get more comfortable on his back in the water because he sort of skipped that skill in swimming since he taught himself to swim underwater and tread water at such an early age. His "reward" from the instructor after the swim session is getting to go off the diving board which he loves. Usually he just does cannonballs but last night he decided to try to do a dive like the older boy in front of him. Success! One thing is for sure- he loves and is fearless when it comes to water. We are looking forward to our swim club opening up this weekend and hopefully Auden can be on the "junior" swim team and enjoy it.
This is a screen shot from a video so it's blurry. He can't wait until he's old enough to take diving classes at the Rec Center.
For Mother's Day Cody had Auden answer these questions. His answers were so cute. You know his brother's adoption took too long when he thinks I'm a social worker, ha. And for the record, I never make him Mac and Cheese- he gets it at Whole Foods:)
We had a great Mother's Day weekend with Nana and Pappy visiting and we went to a fun kid friendly winery where Auden even got to ride a horse for the first time.
