What an amazing 6 weeks!
Abi and Joseph have settled in amazingly well and experienced many, many firsts! We laugh everyday at their sense of humor and perspectives.
They are in school and playing soccer. School is going really well. There is a definite gap in reading, vocabulary and spelling but that gap will shorten over time. We work with them at home and their teachers have been great working with them.
They both love sports and are incredibly athletic. We have been approached by the soccer league to start them both in the academy soccer in the fall which grooms young players. It seems any new sport they try they are good at. We can see how our weekends will be spent for the next several years. :) It will be interesting to see what other sports they latch onto besides soccer.
As far as health they are doing great. All screenings came back just fine. The biggest issue is dental care and we are working on that. Abi had to have a tooth extracted and that was really traumatic for her. They will have some fillings done next week as well. They had their first cleanings a couple weeks ago and it was VERY needed. Once we get the dental care in line they will be in great shape!
Behavior has been great. They have each had a few emotional ups and downs and a couple weeks ago I thought we might be heading for a small grief crash but they both seemed to have readjusted and moved on. This last week I have noticed a REAL settling in....just an abvious sense of belonging.
I'm sure we aren't going about things in a real text book way but everything seems to be working. Both kids are extremely affectionate and tell us "I love you" and they hug lots and seem very, very trusting of us and their environment.
Here are some pics to help tell the story:
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| First Day of School |
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| Abi wanted her picture taken again on another school morning because she loved her dress. That's my girl! |
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| Trying to figure out the best way to stay warm in our Colorado spring time. |
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| Easter morning.....took a few minutes for them to get the egg thing figured out then the competition was on! |
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| Cleaning up after Easter.....such a ghanain girl at heart |
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| Nice form! |
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| Abi thinks her Dad hung the moon!! |
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| Mr cool and collected |
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| First soccer game |
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| Had to make them nuggets fans! |
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| Maybe a future Nugget?? |
I'll just end this post by saying "Yes, they really are doing that well. We aren't making it up!"
I've had a few too many people look at me questionably and make comments like "It won't last" or "Are you sure?" or "Are you being honest?"
Maybe it won't last...........
but maybe it will.
