4/26/08 "As strong as . . ."

This afternoon, after John helped Lacie with something she was struggling with, Lacie said very seriously, “Daddy, you are as strong as Jordan.” Jordan is the cute boy (3 years old) in her class who she really likes and thinks he is all that. John and I were just chuckling about it – and John said, “I better watch out. I have tough competition.” Here is a picture of Jordan:

Don’t girls usually look at boys and compare them to their daddy?

But no one will take the place of Noah, Lacie’s first friend in the U.S. AND her true best friend now. Noah’s family took care of Lacie for several days when we were in Korea (Kre-a according to Lacie). Here are Lacie and Noah at Christmas time:

Baby Paul has been busy. He is doing very well and is over all a very very happy boy. He seems taken with Lacie and loves to wrestle with daddy. He loves helping mommy out with household chores. Somehow I do not move any faster with his help. Imagine that.
Laundry:

Sweeping:

Vacuuming:

He will also make a great daddy some day:

We need Prayers. In about two weeks baby Paul goes to school for the first time as I have to return to work. He is very clingy to me – and cries very hard when I am out of sight for any period of time. He also wakes from most naps very sad and cries hard. Almost like that first day we had him, but not as long. I think he still misses his foster family. And I understand that because I miss them and I only knew them on two visits. I wish we could have time to sit and talk and love Paul as a team as he adjusts or transitions.

Pray for Paul’s heart, that it not break much longer;

Pray for his adjustment to school (daycare);

Pray he likes school and his teachers; and

Pray for his teachers – that they understand his pain and don’t get tired of his crying, if he does cry a lot.

Also, Pray for Lacie as she is also still adjusting from being number one to one of two. She is doing very well too and each day gets better. She has a new playmate and really loves playing with Paul. However, there are times though that I need to stop and give her attention and lap time and those times are not always feasible.

Thanks for the prayers.

Love,

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