Meeting the Family!

We are 3 days into visits and it is slow moving. . .while all the other littles seemingly enjoy us and the extra attention, our new son has decided we are a new entity to be watched very closely.  He has warmed to me some(as I seem to meet his need of carrying him around, safe cuddles and taking him where he wants to go).  Z and E are just child like competition . D can get him to laugh at his happy times.  Dad on the other hand is a new species to him and will take a while to not have him be glared at with an eye of obvious concern.  We have been here before and time will help build trust. 

We did our first visit off property today and the vehicle has become another obstical.  The last 2 years have not created alot of exposure for these children to anything outside of the home and people within it.  The vehicle is terrifying to him and at this time causes a fair amount of distress.  Trying to come up with some creative ideas to distract him and make it more fun on our 5 minutes ride to and from his current home. 

Tomorrow we have another half day visit and then Monday he will spend the entire day at our home.  Monday is an extra exciting day as it is also E's 6th birthday!!  It will be a very special day for us all!

We have been incredibly busy over the last couple days as most of our time is spent visiting the baby home, putting food on the table and sleeping but we have appreciated the home we have been blessed with.  Outdoor safety not so much meeting Canadian standards but we are used to that by now and accomodated accordingly.

Please continue to pray that our transition happens in its own time and we have wisdom to help our new son in as many ways available to us to have peace with the changes in his young life.   

Rocco, the dog came with the house.  Kids really enjoy him!

View from the outdoor cabana, being uphill has boded well over the last 2 days of torrential rain.

The hill in our back yard, much steeper then the picture makes it appear.  The kids have learned in a hurry that what goes down does not come back up.