This past week we received an unexpected surprise in the form of some new pictures of our little guy, YS at his one year old check up. Our case worker at the agency emailed them to Jill (at home) and me (at work) so we could both enjoy the chance to see some updated pictures of YS.
Although we can't post pictures of him yet (security and privacy issues prevent us), we can tell you he's looking very healthy and doing incredibly well. His pictures have him playing with some toys, walking around, and even sitting on the lap of his care giver looking content and at ease. But I couldn't help but be drawn to my favorite picture - one of him sitting on the lap of his care giver getting hugged and tickled. Looking at the picture you see his eyes are almost completely shut because the smile on his mouth is so big and wide. His mouth is wide open with delight, giving a good look at his teeth and tongue, as you can almost hear the giggles and squeals coming out. Ahhh! How much longer do we have to wait until WE can give him hugs and tickles from US?!! Either way, it's obvious to me that he is being taken care of and loved on very well by everyone at the agency in S. Korea and his care giver.....and for that I am thankful.
Needless to say, there was a long pause in my work day to take in these new pictures and see my son growing and having a fun time exploring his world. It didn't take too long for me to set these pictures as my screen saver on my computer, even though it caused my productivity at church to go down at various points of the day....like, every 3 minutes when my screen saver came on = ). And yes, shortly after that updated pictures were already being developed at Wal-Mart and being brought home to share with the family (to much joy and excitement).
We were also given an updated medical report for him, which was fun to see how he has grown and developed since just a few months ago. From all accounts he appears to be progressing well for a 1 year old! We found out he's added a few more teeth (now has 4 on top and bottom), able to speak some simple words, is climbing all around, waves "bye bye" to people, and responds to his Korean name. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like he's a fan of bathtime, but I'm sure Nathan and Brooke will have no trouble showing YS how much fun bathtime can be here in our house!
Unexpected updates like this are always welcome at our house! What will the next one be?
Eric!!
ReplyDeleteAnother great update. It's soooo fun to get a new picture. We lived for new pics. Laughed at how different each one was. Praying for you bro!