Day two with the boys

Well today has been good getting to know them more. We seen some more glimpses of their personality & I think they are slowing building trust with us.  They both slept through the night & had to wake them at 8 so we could get breakfast & make the appointment at 945. Matt & I on the other hand did not sleep so well.  Jet lag is kicking in for us.  

Breakfast was fun for the boys, meals are most definitely Elijah's favorite time of day. He gets all excited & bounces with a smile. We cannot get food I him quick enough. I'm really impressed with how well he eats solid foods with his cleft.  He likes just about anything, except yogurt, he turned that down.  Isaiah is much more cautious & seems that he wants to wait to be offered food before taking it. He also likes to hold something in his hand for later.  He eats really slowly & although he can do it himself, he doesn't seem confident enough yet to dig in! 

This morning we drove to the civil affairs office to finalize our adoption. They are now legally our boys. The ride there was rather eventful as Elijah was sick everywhere.  All over his clothes & Matt. Of course I hadn't brought anything extra for him to wear, parenting fail :(!  Isaiah was sick too but not so bad & I managed to get a bag under him. Cars & a full belly are not good combination.  We took pictures & signed official documents & promised to care, love, protect, & never abandon them.

When we got back the boys took a nap. I rocked Elijah to sleep while Matt tried to distract Isaiah in hopes he would go to sleep with hIm.  Elijah really enjoyed this & didn't want me to put him down.  It was the first time I heard him cry.  Isaiah is happy to play with Matt but when it comes to being held, changed, or put to sleep only Ill do.  He is still struggling with everything & will be fine then all of asudden he gets scared or intimidated & will start crying.  Patience & just watching him seems to be helping us figure out how to help Him.  I'm glad he feels safe enough to cry & let us know he's scared though.  Elijah is happy but zoned out most of the time, he doesn't get upset but doesn't engage a lot either. By the end of the night tonight that seemed to be getting a bit better. It will take time for him to know he can express & feel safe enough  to have feelings.

When they woke up we took them to the playroom to play. Elijah LOVED building a tower & focused on it a lot. Isaiah on the other hand wanted to play ball.  He laughed out loud for the first time then.  He also walked holding both mine & Matt's hand for a long time.  We also got him to dance at dinner. He's saying a lot more things than I expected. Can't understand them but he did learn to say ball, & will call Matt baba, he'll say hello & counted 1,2,3. He is very curious & observant about everything.

Bath seems to be another scary time for Isaiah but Elijah likes it. After bath we played cars on the bed for a long time.  They both Loved it & were initiating, sharing, smiling, & laughing. Proud to see this.  Elijah let me rock him to sleep again & although Isaiah didn't want Matt to hold him while he went to sleep he did sit in his lap while he drank  milk & let him rub his back while I held him as he fell asleep.

Good day. Reedy for bed now!

He doesn't want to let go of this car,even to sleep