Monday was our one-year anniversary of arriving in the U.S. as a family of four. A was excited about the day. He wore to school the same shirt he'd worn on the plane a year earlier. D was grumpier. He had a big meltdown in the morning because his bunk bed is "too bunky." I think it was more about me going to work than about the anniversary. In the afternoon, everyone was in a good mood. We did homework, went to the park, and talked more extensively than we ever have before about the details and dates of our adoption process, including the delays that pushed our arrival in the U.S. to more than nine months after our referral. We had pizza on the new patio in the backyard and the neighbors came over for cake.
Melkam and amet, lijoch!
What a milestone - one year! And also what a reminder to your boys of how much their lives changed one year ago (and leading up to that point). It sounds like you had a nice dinner to recognize the anniversary, and also took the opportunity to talk about the whole process with them. Congratulations on one year together!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's really amazing how much life has changed!
DeleteWe haven't talked much about the timing of everything with Ayub. Not sure it would help much, since he still hasn't mastered the days of the week and time is a complete mystery. On the other hand, maybe it would help to know what we did all that time that we left him behind.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think A (who's older) got it more than D (who's closer to Ayub's age). But a lot of times when I'm talking to A, D is half listening, and he surprises me sometimes with what he's understood.
DeleteOne year! Hooray! Definitely something to celebrate.
ReplyDeletePS - I sometimes feel bunk bed are "too bunky," too.
One year. Amazing. May your days as a family continue to get richer and stronger together.
ReplyDeletecongrats Kyra, I remember this time last year so well, it seems so strange that it has been a year
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