Nathan on vacation

Nathan Day!

Today is the day we got Nathan in China. We would like to thank God for the huge blessing this child has brought into our lives. We will never be the same. Thank you also to all our friends who have loved us and Nathan so well. You are awesome and we love you all! :)

Check out Nathan saying his ABCs. Watch the end where he is showing how he can count. He can't think of 10, so he looks at daddy who helps him out! :)

Enjoy. Nathan loves this song!

Blogging Again

Nathan was so happy today when he realized it wasn't freezing cold and I told him he could play outside with Daddy when we got home. They played and played and Daddy taught Nathan how to roll down the hill. Matt is so good at teaching him important life lessons - like having fun when you can (before it gets cold again)!


I'm going to try to do better about posting so I can keep a journal of Nathan. I keep thinking I'll remember everything, but you know how that goes. Later...

We are home & more good news

The surgery was a success and we are home (see the post before this one). They repaired the cleft in his mouth and it will take about 6 weeks to heal. Three weeks he'll be on pureed foods and three weeks after that, soft. He doesn't seem too upset about this yet, but we'll see when the pain meds are all gone how he's feeling. He also has to wear little splints to keep him from putting something in his mouth and poking a hole. The funny thing is, he likes them! He actually pointed at them for me to put them back on when I was trying to exercise his arms.

Good news - this morning he started jabbering away again. He's saying mama again and no and a few other little words and he's singing songs to himself. And, he sounds the same. For some reason, I was thinking he'd sound different and the doctor even kept telling us he'd sound nasily, but he doesn't so far. I'd also been told that it could take weeks for him to want to talk because his mouth feels weird, but it's not stopping him. He is a little determined guy.

All the prayers for his recovery have been so appreciated and we thank you all for caring so much. We've been blessed beyond words and I love that he is blessing others with his special little soul.

Hugs, us :)