It has been just over 2 months now since we first met our sweet son & he joined our family. Each day is a lesson in patience for us. He seems to have adjusted to us pretty well now & even seems to like Daddy a little better these days. I had to go back to work a little over 2 weeks ago & things have not really gone that well. I knew Trit would be upset when I dropped him off each day at pre-school/daycare, but I didn't anticipate that he would continue to have trouble throughout the day. He does not do well with new people at all typically & there are just too many new faces all at once. Then within 2 days of starting pre-school he became sick & missed some days. He only went back 1 day last week & then had surgery last Friday for his teeth/urological. We also weaned him off the bottle last week & we knew that if the bottle continued no matter how watered down it was that it would only lead to more issues. The worst part too is that he still does not sleep through the night. The worst yet so far was the other night where he woke every 30 minutes or so! It felt like an episode of the Nanny as he would get out of the bed, we would put him back in, he would cry & then the cycle would start all over again. I am grieving for him too because I can't imagine what he must be thinking & how difficult this must be for him. He has been taken away from the only "Mommy" he has known his short life in Thailand, traveled to the other side of the world, & put into a new home with new parents. Also,the language, landscape, weather & people are all new too.
The one thing that I can say truthfully though is that our family has fallen in love with this playful, sweet little boy and we could never imagine our life without him now. Tonight, he smiled the most beautiful smile & put his little arms around me to give Mommy a much needed hug then a kiss. No coaxing required:) I can only hope with time that each day will continue to get better.
