Settling in to life

Joshua has had a great week! He is walking with his walker all over the house & looks like he will be giving it up soon! We took him out to eat Wed night for the first time. We just went to Ayala's on the mountain & sat outside. They had live music that night & he enjoyed it. He really loves music. He likes to sit at the piano in my lap & bang away while Scott plays. He also enjoys the radio turned up loud in the car! This week Caleb & Emalee Grace each had a friend with them in the car & they were singing & dancing to Switchfoot. Joshua loved it! He just smiled & clapped right along with them. He is definitely not hurting for stimulation!
We found out this week that he does not like grass! He will walk in it if you hold his hands, but he doesn't like sitting in it at all! He's so funny - he trys to hold both feet up & balance on his bottom because he doesn't want to touch the grass! He does love to be outside - he just prefers to be carried around!
He is still following Scott all over the house. That baby loves his daddy! He calls him "da da" frequently & can point to him when looking at a picture & asked "Where's daddy?" He is beginning to respond to the name "Joshua"; it's not consistent yet but he will turn his head when you call him now (which he wasn't doing last week). He seems to be adjusting very well. He's still napping a lot & eating well. This sweet lil guy is such a joy! I still can't believe he is really here & I can't believe this is my life! He is such a blessing!

MD follow up

I took Joshua to the pediatrician for follow up on Monday. She seems to think this was all a reaction to the MMR vaccine he received on June 18. Dr. Hatch says some kids run a fever 7-10 days following receiving the vaccine & this happened in that time period. He has not run fever since Mon am & never had any symptoms other than fever. Evidently the fever just hit & went up fast causing the seizure. All his blood tests are back & all are normal. Obviously, that was good to know. So- he is back to his sweet, happy, healthy self. He is still sleeping a lot. He's just so sweet & playful...such a lovable little guy!

Our first scare with Joshua

Ok- so we took Joshua to the pool yesterday afternoon, came home, bathed him, put him to bed approx 9pm. Around 10:30pm, I heard him whining & whimpering over the monitor. I told Scott, "He sounds like he needs me" & went to check on him. He was burning up with fever. 102.4 under his arm. I gave him Tylenol, put cool jammies on him & took him back downstairs with me. Within minutes, he was seizing in my arms. It was only for a few seconds & he came out of it quickly. Within seconds, he started seizing again & it would not stop!! It seemed like forever! I knew what it was but it scared me to death. Scott & I felt so helpless! I called 911 as he continued to seize. I called our friends, the Edwards, to ask Autumn to stay with the older kids while Scott & I went to the hospital with Joshua. He was still seizing after both phone calls. When the ambulance arrived, he had stopped seizing & was crying. I was dying to see his little eyes open I just wanted him to make eye contact with me after seeing his eyes rolled back into his head for so long. Scott & I think the seizure prob only lasted about 3 minutes, but who knows, maybe it was 2, maybe it was 5 - all I know is it seemed like an hour! I rode in the ambulance with Joshua & Scott followed in the car when Autumn got here. When we arrived @ TC Thompson, his ears, throat, & chest were clear - the mission was to find the cause of the fever. White blood cell count was normal, urinalysis was normal...must be viral. They sent us home around 5 am. I gave him more Tylenol & we slept a few hours (with him on my chest). At 10:15 this morning his fever was 102 & I gave him Motrin. He ate breakfast & sure doesn't act sick! Motrin has brought fever down & he is surprisingly playful this am after being up all night. We will see MD for follow up Mon am, but he is going to be fine. His fever just spiked too fast for his little body to handle. For the moment, my happy little boy is back! Praise!

First Week Home

WHEW! Where do I start?

It's been a while since I've posted so let me catch you up. On Thursday, Joshua started "waving bye-bye" & "giving five". He likes "low fives"; won't give a "high five" yet. Emalee Grace went to a roller skating birthday party Thursday afternoon so Joshua & I decided to tag along. It was our first outing other than to the MD & to get Caleb's haircut. He was good & seemed to enjoy it. He ate Cheerios & watched the girls skate. He was awake from 2pm - 8pm that afternoon which is the longest he has been awake @ a time yet! Needless to say, he slept well that night! On Friday, we took him to TC Thompson Children's Hospital to have blood drawn. He has to be tested for all kinds of diseases which he has already done & all were negative, but that was in Korea & he has to be tested in the US- just part of all international adoptions. He was brave & took it like a champ. Poor lil guy was wiped out Friday night! After skipping his afternoon nap, he went to bed at 6:15pm & slept until 9:00am!!! I was missing him Friday evening! I didn't realize when I put him down that I wouldn't see him again until morning. He stayed up this morning & is now taking an afternoon nap. So glad he's awake more during the day now! He's coming out of his shell & has even more personality!! He's such a fun little guy & we are soaking up every second with him!

Gotcha Day pics!

Joshua update

Father's Day was a great day. Lots of sweet time for Joshua & daddy. They started out the morning having a little breakfast on the back deck. We decided to wait another week before taking him to church. He's seen so many new faces over the last week!! Scott's parents came by for lunch & spent a little time with him, then just the 5 of us went to the pumpkin patch. He enjoyed the swings & sand box. He was exhausted when we got home & went to bed @ 7:15 after a nice warm bath.
On Monday morning, I actually got about an hour with him all by myself! I haven't had that yet. We played peek a boo & patty cake, read books, & snuggled. Only for an hour though, he had to go back down for a nap. He is still so tired. He slept 10am - 1pm, then rode out to Lookout Valley with me to meet my cousin Melissa. She lives in Illinois & was on her way to Atlanta. She brought me another car seat, a pac n play, umbrella stroller, lots of books & toys, Bjorn baby carrier, a grocery cart protector. Joshua & I hit the jackpot!! Thanks Melissa!! Of course when we got back home, he went down for another nap & slept 3:45 - 6:45. He ate mashed potatoes & green beans for dinner when he woke up. He loved them!! He made a huge mess & had so much fun eating them. Then, of course, bath & back to bed. He slept 9:30pm- 5:45am when he woke up & Scott gave him a bottle. They snuggled & talked a little while, then he went back to sleep until 8:30am. Not sure what all is store for today- so far he's had Cheerios & yogurt for breakfast, then, you guessed it, back to bed! (after a little play time first)