Halfway Home?

So according to my poor math skills rough calculations, we are about half-way through our wait.  We are still anticipating that we will be traveling in late February or early March.  We did receive a little update from our agency last week regarding how much notice we will now receive prior to traveling.  It will be about 1 WEEK!  I know, crazy right.  Thankfully, my employer now knows and is very supportive.  It's not ideal from a planning perspective but we will roll with it.  I'm pretty sure sometime in early January I'll have my bags packed and ready to go (just in case!). 
Here are few more pictures we received from his 14 month update.  Looks like he's already demonstrating stellar oral-hygiene skills, Auntie Erinn would be proud.

Now only if he would show us his teeth!

What happened to my chunky monkey?

We got an update for Nash at 14 months yesterday!  Yea!  He is doing great, looking a lot thinner than some of the previous pictures but still as cute as ever.  I'm sure he is a very busy boy.  We love you Nash, thinking of you always.

Growing up so fast.

Special Delivery for Nash

My bud Steph, will be traveling like ANY DAY to Korea to bring home her son, Ethan!  I'm bananas excited for her and her family.  (Side note, can't stop using or saying the word bananas, drives Bret nuts...not so worried because he does not read the blog.)  She graciously offered to take a package with her for Nash.  She has already been a great friend and resource for all my strange and obsessive questions about the process.  She also promised to take a zillion, yes zillion photos of Nash if she were to see him at the agency.  Trying not to get my hopes up on that one!  This will be the THIRD trip to Korea for her and her hubby.  She is a total pro.  I can't wait to meet Ethan, and her other kiddos.   Safe travels, Steph and Jamie.


How cute is Steph? Or and the stuff we are sending Nash?  I would be smiling that big too if I was able to travel to bring my son home!



What Not Wednesday's- How do you hold these?

Ok, how do I master theses?

With lots of practice.  I realized when Bret and I went for Korean food this past weekend, that neither of us really know how to use them!  By the time we travel to Korea, you'll be able to call me Danielson!  Get it?

Bret struggling with his set but too embarrassed to ask for a fork (and by the fact that he saw a six-year old using them masterfully, I think his pride kicked in).  Needless to say, you certainly don't eat as much when you have to use them.  AH HA!  The chop-sticks diet.  Genius!  

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Oh, and I'm looking forward to putting together my fall wardrobe. Currently, I'm loving the lady like blouses, animal prints, lace and flared jeans.  How pathetic that I'm already thinking about what I'll wear the first time I meet Nash.  I think a cute wrap dress, tights, and tall boots would be lovely?! 

Can you say eollugmal? A special present for Nash and us!

Don't worry, I can't really pronounce it either.  Its zebra in Korean.  We received a very special gift from super nanny guru, Dharma.  Dharma not only know about kiddos, she knows about kiddos whose second language is English.  She gave us a beautiful set of books, with all the Korean words and pronunciations attached to each page.  I can't even imagine how long it took her to put this together for all these books!  She also gave us the English and Korean version of one of my favorites!  I heard a rumor that Dharma had one of her kids mom's bring it back from Korea.  Hubs and I were overwhelmed by this thoughtful gift.  Dharma also reassured us that the kids she works with, pick up on English very quickly.  I'm not overly worried about Nash catching on, rather, I'm more worried about him always feeling connected to his birth language.  I think this is a great first step and know these will be some of our favorite reads!

 

Say Cheese!

Hooray!  In the mail yesterday, we received beautiful prints of Nash in his hanbok!  We couldn't be more grateful for these pictures and can't wait to display them in our house.  He must really love his hanbok, these are the first pictures we have of him smiling.  I'm obsessed with his teeth or carrot eaters (as my hubby calls them).  At this moment, life is good.

I just love the colors!  FM has good fashion sense.

Old McNash Had a Farm...

This weekend, we put together Nash's 4th care package.  I think now that he is 1, he no longer goes in for monthly check-ups at the adoption agency in Korea.  So, that means, the next time he visits to pick up his packages will be September.  I bought these items for his care package about a month ago, I hope he can still get use of the shorts.  Oh, I can't believe this is the first Twin's item we've sent!  I just thought these little farm animals were so cute.  The heads and the legs can be twisted and moved.  The best part, they are small and I could fit all of them in the package.

Nash & The Tantrums

My sister was just tell me, "you need to blog!"  Finally something to blog about!  Today we received a year progress report on Nash!  He is doing great!  Or as great as you can tell from a one page report.  I was not expecting it so it was a wonderful surprise.  Ok, down to the dets.

• walks without support or one or two steps
• says "No" meaningfully
• says "Umma" or mamma
• displays frequent tantrum behaviors (gulp!)
• turns pages of a book
• puts 3 or more objects in a container
• follows simple errands

The report is from today, he is still weighing in at 23.5 lbs, takes a few naps a day and they say he sleeps through the night.  The last comment states he's an active boy and doing well.  I'm not going to worry about the tantrum behaviors....I've yet to meet a kid who does not occassionally melt-down.  Our social worker hinted that we might also get some additional pics....I'll try not to get the hopes up but will post them if we do!