Pictures!!!

I have been promising pictures every post since he came home, so here are some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy.


Here is one of Kaiden when we took him swimming. He had so much fun!!

This is Kaiden and Daddy all dressed up for our first church visit.

Kaiden all dressed up for church,


This is one of my favorite pictures of Kaiden. Isn't he just adorable?


Here is Kaiden playing in the dog bowl. He insists that this is one of his toys.

2 Weeks

I still can't believe it, but Kaiden has been here for 2 weeks tomorrow. It really seems like forever when you are waiting and then WOW!! The 2 weeks that seemed to drag on forever before just flies by.
Right now, I think Kaiden is doing really well on his bonding. It took him a while, but he finally is starting to turn to his name when you call it. We worked for hours on peek-a-boo and saying his name over again. Every sentence we directed at him had his name in it. I think it is finally paying off. He is also starting to get really comfortable. He is still extremely clingy to me, but we expected that in his early days. We are actually extremely happy that he is so bonded to one of us. He waves bye-bye and laughs and plays a lot. He still can't sleep in a room alone, but I can now lay him down on the bad and sit beside him while he is sleeping. I think that is definitely a step in the right direction on that. Also we took him to church for the first time yesterday. He did really well. We held him the entire time, but with all the people coming up and talking to him, he was exhausted and passed out before we left the parking lot.
I will post pictures as soon as Aaron gets home to download them.

9 months old and Here

Well, I just want you let everyone know that I wrote a really long post the other day about Kaiden being home for a week. Well, now that we are almost into 2 weeks I decided to trash it and gove you another one.Yesterday, Kaiden turned 9 months old. It is still a shock how big and productive he is.
He loves to pull up on anything and is starting to let go.
He is teething extremely bad. He tries to use me as a chew toy often.
He seems to be bonding very well. He has chosen me above everyone else and gets exremely upset when I leave the room.
He really loves his Daddy too. He laughs and lights up when Aaron comes in the room.
He is the biggest ham!! He loves to entertain everyone with his laugh and smile.
He does not like to be in a room by himself and will not sleep in his crib.
He has made his own sleep schedule for us to go by. He loves to nap in the morning and afternoon.
His sleeping is doing pretty good. The first few nights he went to sleep between 8:30 - 9:00 and woke up for comforting at around 2:00am then slept till 8:00.
For the past two nights, he goes to sleep at 9:00 and sleeps until 6:00am. He still wakes up for comforting about every 3 hours, but after I hug him for a minute to let him know we are still there, he falls right back to sleep. I honestly think he would sleep all night if we could move him to a pack and play, but he is just not ready for that move yet.

Needless to say, this has been a surreal week and a half. Every time I look at Kaiden, it just blows my mind that he is really here and he is mine. I also know what people mean when they say that time moves fast. This time with him has just flown by. Here are a few more pictures of our boy. Happy 9 Months Kaiden!!

Kaiden and I making funny faces

Kaiden Playing

Daddy and Kaiden

Kaiden Is Here!!!

I don't have time to post much, but here is some pictures to tide you over. I will put the whole story on my blog later, I promise, but it has been a whirlwind of a day. All I can say is he is absolutely precious!! I don't think anyone could resist loving my boy.

Only 3 More Days Left!!

The countdown to Kaiden has finally begun. I honestly can not believe our good luck in getting him so quickly. We have truly been blessed by how fast several things have moved in this adoption. That being said I will say this for anyone who is waiting, this last month was true HORROR!! It seemed like everyday was a week and it just kept dragging on and on and on... Anyway, I think you get my drift.

Now, I am working on the list that I waited to do until we got this call. I have to get everything ready for my baby. I have been cleaning and scrubbing, etc. I am getting a play area in our den set up for him. It seems that these days have just flown by so far. Only 3 more days and we become a family of three.

Well, off to do the next item on my list....

My Baby Is Coming Home!!!!

Hooray!!!! Happy Day!!!!

I got the phone call at 11:08am. This is the call that is going to permanently change our lives for the better!!! Kaiden is coming home!!!

That is right!! You heard me!!! Kaiden will be traveling from Seoul and will get here Tuesday June 30th at 10:05pm. I am still in awe!!

Honestly, I almost didn't answer that phone call because I didn't recognize the number. Aren't I glad I did now???

Now I am off to make final lists to make sure everything is ready for his arrival!!

YEAH!!! Thank you God for this gift!!!

To The Dad-To-Be on Father's Day

Aaron,

I just want to tell you that you will be a wonderful dad. I can't wait to get our son home so that you can love and cherish him as much as you have cherished me over the years.
You will be that awesome dad that everyone talks about because of the love you will have for Kaiden. I wish he could have been here for your first father's day, but he will be here for many more to come.
Congratulations on becoming a dad!! You are going to be the most AWESOME one ever!!!

I LOVE YOU!!

Jennifer