Well it is official, The babies are 14 months and 2 days old. This means they have been with us for more then half their lives( by 2 days) and longer with us then in a orphanage(by 1 day). I have really been looking forward to this milestone.
They are really getting so big and independent. For the first time this month, I have actually seen them interact with each other intentionally and in a positive way( Besides snatching each others toys). It is so weird,I was wondering if they were ever going to notice each other. They were in the bath tub and Khai would make a funny sound which would make Meliah bag up. Then he would bag up. Then he would do it all over again to make her laugh. It was so cute. I hope to see more of this in the future. So many people tell me how their twins were best friends and entertained each other. I have not seen any of this and was starting to worry about their bonding with each other.
Things have gotten much easier with Khai and his sleep issues. When we rock him to sleep at night he actually relaxes and cuddles against us. No more fighting us. I lOVE IT. He also sleeps better at night and not as many screaming fits in the middle of the night. He still wakes up but I am not going to ask for too much all at once. I think it might have been him grieving. He had a very drastic life change and it is only to be expected.
What we are doing at 14 months:
Khai:
-Got 3 more teeth(9 total)
-Can walk down stairs holding onto banister
-Is a loner and likes to play by himself
-Very serious
-Loves to ride on the tractor and help Daddy with yard work
-Loves to be outside
-Sings to music
-Has really taken to Mommy since she came back from spending 4 nights in Hospital with Preston. Must have really missed her. She is his NEW buddy. Sorry Daddy.
-Drinks from a sippy cup
Meliah:
-Walks all the time and in shoes
-Has 4 teeth (Yeah,Coming in very slowly)
-Very happy and smiles all the time
-Tolerates outside but does not love it
-Loves to read
-Loves to watch Baby Einstein "Lullaby time" and "Babies first moves"
-Dances to music
-Drinks from sippy cup
-Loves the bath
-Now a night owl.Will not got to bed before 11 0r 12
Follow us to the Land of Dragonflies in search of our Destiny. We found our children half away around the world in Vietnam. Follow this family of seven as we live and love life daily and try and change the world.
Meliah
Khai
Saige
Sierra
Preston
Help Build House For Needy Family in Vietnam
Vietnam's Child Crisis
God Bless the Children
An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.
--- An ancient Chinese belief
The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.
--- An ancient Chinese belief
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Children are the future of mankind
And it is the undeniable right of each child to be nurtured, loved and protected,
Ideally by his or her own family.
If for some reason this is impossible
Because of poverty, sickness, death or lack of concern,
Then the child must be cared for by the human family.
We are dedicated to the philosophy
That every child who enters this world
Should be the recipient of the gift
That was promised them at the moment of birth.
The gift of Life.
Cherie Clark, 1977
And it is the undeniable right of each child to be nurtured, loved and protected,
Ideally by his or her own family.
If for some reason this is impossible
Because of poverty, sickness, death or lack of concern,
Then the child must be cared for by the human family.
We are dedicated to the philosophy
That every child who enters this world
Should be the recipient of the gift
That was promised them at the moment of birth.
The gift of Life.
Cherie Clark, 1977
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Steven Curtis Chapman - When Love Takes You In lyrics
I know you've heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You've heard about a place called home
But there doesn't seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you're sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose it's hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
Waiting to Travel
Blogs Home from Vietnam
- Home with Tori from Thai Nguyen
- Home with Sydney from Thai Nguyen
- Debbie home with Joye(Private)
- Isabella home from Lang son(Private)
- Home with Olivia from Lang son (Private)
- Home from TN with Emelia Ann
- Sasha home from Lang son
- William And Ava home from Thai Nguyen(Private)
- Jeremy and Natalie home from Lang son
- Home with Luc and Masie from Lang son
- Paige Home from Vietnam
- Karen home with Christopher from Lang son
- Home from Lang son with Zubin
- Lilah home from Lang son
- Home with Parker from DaNang
- Home with Khai
1 comment:
Heather,
I followed your journey bringing your beautiful twins home! I can not get over just how much they have grown!! I was crushed when we withdrew from the VN program! I know that everything happens for a reason and our reason was in GA!!! My hopes are things get better in VN and may be some day we can still bring home our baby from VN!! These babies are truly a blessing from God!
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