A few weeks ago, Steve and I would cheer at the end of the day "We did it!" Days were so full and such a challenge, we felt so accomplished at the end of each day. But with Samuel sleeping a bit more, and getting use to our routine, things feel a lot easier. Things feel totally do-able now, which is a great feeling. Samuel is now one month old and thriving. He is 10 lbs now and a total porker. We are all really enjoying him.Hana and Andy have been here for over 4 months now as well and they are doing great. We had one very difficult month with Andy, but the last month with him has gone pretty well. They have learned so much, and progressed so much that we feel such joy and satisfaction with how far they have come. It's incredible how much their English has improved and they are doing fantastic in school and in every other regard.
The other day I took this photo of Becca and Hana sleeping together. These girls are so cute together. Such buddies. They each have their own beds, but they like to sleep together.
I took photos of the kids school photos with my iphone. But they are still cute. Look how adorable Hana is. 
You should have seen the grin and pride in Andy's face as he brought me his very first school photo package. It was priceless. 
We made cookies with the kids and it was MESSSSSY. But they had such a good time. Andy and Hana had never done anything like that before.
Told you it was messy.
Andy with his soccer team. He's really enjoying it despite all the games they've lost this season. We sure enjoy watching him play. He plays hard and is pretty good.
Another shot of sweet baby Samuel. He's a good baby.
This is gonna sound stupid, but I haven't been the biggest fan of my wedding ring in recent years. In fact I bought a cheap ($20'ish) replacement that I've worn a lot more. But I just started wearing my ring again and I was looking at it when I realized something. It has one large diamond in the center and 8 tiny diamonds around that one. For the first time I could see that it is the perfect representation of my family. The large diamond representing my husband and the 8 diamonds, our children. I love my ring now.
I am happy. We all are. What a blessing.
5 comments:
that is SOOO stinkin cool about your ring. and the kids look like they are so happy and doing well. Good luck to the sleeping thing. ♥
Great update! I'm so glad that things are going better and you are adjusting to life with 8 kids. Samuel is a little chunk! I can't believe he's already a month old!
Cool about your ring! You know what would make it perfect? Go have it dipped in platinum or white gold. It's not expensive at all and will really make it look updated.
Love ya!
Loved the update! In that first picture Samuel looks like Jonah to me. Sounds like he could even have the nickname "Chunk" too! Glad things are going well for all of you. All of the kids look great in their school pics! Very cool about your ring! Oh, and I loved the interview with Andy! Take care!
Oh man Amanda! This just makes me cry because I am SO happy for you! I love reading your updates and hearing that life is going smoother! Changes in life can be so stressful but you do stressful so gracefully!
Love Charity and Samuel in their t-shirts! too cute!! You are one brave mama to let 6 kids make cookies in your kitchen - wow! Obviously, it was worth all the work to make them and clean them up for all the memories that I'm sure were made. My favorite picture of all was of Becca and Hana sleeping together. That is such a tender picture - what a special memory that will be.
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