Two year Gotcha Anniversary

I cannot believe Jacob has been with us for two years now. Time flies so fast. This has been a year of great growth for Jacob. He finished Preschool and just started Kindergarden. He underwent surgery last April and ended up spending 14 days in the hospital recovering. It was a tough time for all of us, but it really helped us bond so much stronger to him then prior to surgery. He is participating in speech therapy and his speech is improving so much. He is such an amazing little guy and has brought us tremendous joy. Jacob is rarely without a smile on his face and loves life to the fullest. Praising God for our little blessing.

One Year Gotcha Anniversary

Jacob then and Jacob now!!! It is so hard to believe that one year ago today we met our precious son, Jacob in China. He has grown so much both physically and emotionally. We love him so much and he is rarely without a smile now-a-days. He loves preschool and asks everyday if we are going to church. He is like a sponge that just keeps soaking everything in around him. We love you Jacob and are so blessed to have you in our family!!!

Jacob's preschool graduation

Our NEW Family Blog site

I started a new blog site for all of our family adventures. From now on I will do most of my posting on that site. You are welcome to stop by and visit at www.heartsfullofpraise.blogspot.com

Jacob's first snow day with us

Today was Jacob's first snow day with us. He had a blast playing in the snow. He obviously has played in snow before coming to the USA because he knew exactly what it was and what to do in it. He had a great time. After playing for a while we came in and had some hot chocolate to warm up. He thought that was the greatest treat. I can't believe how much he has grown since we met him in September and how he fits into our family so well. He understands more and more English every day and is such a blessing in our lives.

9 weeks home

Jacob has been in the US for 9 weeks now. He celebrated his first Thanksgiving yesterday. He loves mashed potatoes. His preschool teacher sent a note home with him on Wednesday letting us know that they had their own Thanksgiving feast and that he sat there feeding his face for 50 minutes. No surprise there. This little one LOVES food. Praise God for little boys.

Halloween

Well it is getting harder and harder to post information only about Jacob when his life is so intertwined with the rest of our lives. I guess it is almost time to develope a family blog site. haha Here are a couple of pics of Halloween this year. Jacob thought it was a blast to get all dressed up and put pretend wiskers on his face. We went to church for a harvest festival. The kids had a great time. Jacob is doing so well. He has already gained 2 cm and 1 pound and 4 ounces. It doesn't sound like a lot but for his size it is huge. He is already out growing his clothes. He is learning English quickly and has no trouble letting us know his wants and needs. This past week was the absolute best week ever. Jacob and Annabel are really becoming great friends. There was a lot of jealousy the first few weeks which caused a lot of stress between them. But we are seeing less and less of that happening. Annabel will now let me hold Jacob without getting too upset. And they hug on each other freely when one of them gets hurt. We praise God daily for Jacob being in our life. He is such an incredible joy.