We are blessed

No, he doesn't hoard food, not sure why he is eating under the table.

I went upstairs to fold laundry and came down to the 2 of them helping themselves to cereal. Apparently, I wasn't quick enough at fixing lunch.

Jordan actually took this picture.

During school time, Jonathan will often sit at the table with the other kids and listen to music.

Christmas is over. The decorations are down. We finally can move on with life and attempt to get into a routine. We arrived home one week before Thanksgiving and since then it has been a roller coaster ride of surviving the holidays. I am happy to report that we survived! As much as I enjoy Christmas it is really nice to be back to the daily routine that we call life. Thankfully, we are done with doctor appointments for a while. Jonathan is done with physical therapy after only 2 sessions. This last session the physical therapist really didn't know what to do with him as he is really quite competent in using his crutches. Our goal for the next 6 months is to continue having him use his crutches and we also need to continue expanding his English vocabulary. He is doing very well in his language development and I know it will continue to improve with time.

As I look back over the last 2 months I recognize that we are blessed.
We are blessed that Jonathan has transitioned into our family so well.
We are blessed that he is sleeping through the night.
We are blessed that he and Ben are beginning to become friends.
We are blessed that we live so close to Shriners hospital and that they are willing to work with our family.
We are blessed that he has such a pleasant personality and is a joy to be around.
We are blessed that he has a contagious laugh.
We are blessed that for the most part he is such an obedient little guy for a 3 year old.
The list could go on and on. When we were waiting to travel to China, it was difficult not to dwell on all the things that could go wrong. God has chosen to take all of our "what ifs" and change them into blessings. We are so thankful that God has allowed us to be the parents to Jonathan Futing. The days are still long and some are more difficult then others. Life with 5 children is never boring, but I know we are blessed. We are so thankful that we took the risk and stepped out in faith - we have been so blessed because of it.