Week two, buckle my shoe

Little Caleb Sua is adapting more and more each day.  A typical two year old boy - he loves the garbage truck, snacks, wrestling, dancing, mischief, the sandbox and his favorite TV show is "This Old House" on PBS.  He won't stay put to watch Curious George, Bob the Builder or even his Thai Chuggington cartoon...but put on the builders of "This Old House" when they're nail gunning a fence together and he's hooked :)
Sleeping...*sigh*...we miss it.  He's finally into a regular nap schedule, which is awesome, but nights are still a struggle.  He's accustomed to a bottle even though his body doesn't really need it and should be able to sleep through, but we're finding he's waking multiple times a night upset, thrashing and frustrated in bed.  He's not too easy to console and we can't give him a bottle every time he wakes up, so it's just really challenging to know what to do in the moment - especially when it's 2am.  And there's the every present complexity of not knowing if this is an adoptive, grief-related issue, or if it's just a two-year old issue.  That's kind of the challenge all day long...we try to err on the side of nurturing and assuming it's adoptive-related, but then there's also the need to set boundaries and wanting to treat him as a member of the family...whew!  SO, if you have any insights, we're not ashamed to ask for them or take them :)
He absolutely loves his older brother and does this funky wild-man dance when he comes home from school.  It's really cute to watch the two of them wrestle in the playroom.  Micah has so amazingly risen to the Cause and has shown patience and compassion towards Caleb that has been a blessing to behold.  Savannah tries so hard to play with him, but often confuses the lines of sisterhood and mothering :)  She seems to be struggling more with the transition than we had expected as she is now the middle child and no longer the baby, so extra love and attention is needed.  Daddy took her on a princess lunch date to McDonald's the other day and you could almost sense the peace and exhale in her spirit when she returned. It was so sweet.
Caleb is learning new English words every day and understands quite a bit of what we're saying to him.  He can say and sign "shoes" (he is very motivated to go outside), "night night", wave "bye", say "truck" and "scoop", sign "all done" and "more" and some other simple words and gestures.  It's really been fun to teach him and see his little light turn on with a new concept.
We are bonding slowly everyday, but sometimes it feels like one step forward, two steps back.  He loves his daddy and would prefer to be in his arms all day :)  Yesterday I held him in a borrowed ergo carrier for awhile it did wonders for him and me.  We might need to make that part of our daily routine.  It's so sweet to have him close and content and lay his head on my chest.  Again...those little pinholes of light in the dark.  And we rejoice BIG in the little things, giving thanks because we see God in our midst and at work in all of our hearts and minds.
SO...there's week 2 :)  We're all getting over coughs and colds, but that just comes with the "seasonal territory", if you will.  Getting out is easier and we slowly feel able to get back into some kind of routine and actually schedule things on our calendar...Pinhole!
Prayers and words of encouragement from friends and family have been like firm ground under our feet.  We are so, so thankful.  We can't wait for you to meet this little ball of activity and joy God has added to our family.  Grace and Peace, Dear Ones.