A week gone by

It's been a week with this new little guy in our home and I think the best way to describe it is everyone is getting used to the "new normal".  He has really been adjusting amazingly well.  Everyday Caleb seems to show signs of feeling a bit more at home.  The weather has been a shocker, but he's now learning that he can't go out without a hat, gloves and coat (and that the gloves go on his hands, not his feet :)  We've been to the store a couple times, over to a friend's house to play and to storytime at the library.   The challenges lie in trying to communicate rules and expectations in the home (like "no touch the stove"!)  and still trying to figure out a sleep pattern for him.  Although I think we're mostly through jet lag, he still wakes up multiple times a night and only takes one (very) short nap during the day. Which leaves one incredibly exhausted Mom and Dad.  We've been surprised at how easily he's adjusted to American food.  We really just give him whatever we're eating and for the most part he'll gobble it up (well...half of it ends up on his clothes, in his hair and all over the table and floor.)  So considering the inside out and upside down world he's entered into, we're really thankful and hopeful that he will continue to adjust and attach to us as part of our family.  With that being said, it wouldn't be honest of me to just sign off with the above paragraph without mentioning the hardships as well. Not only have we jumped from two to three kids, but our "newborn" is an incredibly active toddler with adoptive, attachment and grief issues - that doesn't speak our language and has never had to wear real shoes in his life.  So much of the adoption material we've read or been exposed to seems to be child-centered (as it should be), but we have found that equally challenging is the attachment/bonding process of the adoptive family as well.  I've learned more about the steadfast, stubborn, selfless Love of God in the past two weeks than I think I have in my 35 years.  And I'm left speechless.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We are rejoicing in all the ways we see God so mightily at work. Thank you for sharing in our journey!