Monkey

TJ found the camera cord as we were unpacking some of bags and stuff we had. So here are some pics from the last few days. Once again they are a little out of order but I give up. The first picture is of my two boys watching the Super Bowl. Jerrett had to put his feet up like daddy and wanted his drink like daddy too. He is really into whatever TJ does. The next picture is of bath time tonight. LM and Capone have become the best of friends already. Capone is such a good boy and takes all of Jerretts rough loving. He is constantly getting put in a hug that more closely resembles a head lock and gets squished when Jerrett decides to give full body hugs. But Capone has figured out the Jerrett equals crumbs. The next picture is of the boys in the snow. We had a fun time playing in the snow building a snowman and having a snowball fight. Then it was time to come in and get warmed up and eat football food. the next 2 pictures are just some of the ones from when he got to see his room for the first time. He really was excited about it and loves all of his things. He keeps asking if they are really his. Jerrett is such a good little helper and puts his toys away when asked. We are having a little bit of trouble with bed time. I think that is when his anxiety comes out. But it is pretty rough on me and TJ. He has been fighting going to bed and then once there proceeds to wake up every couple hours screaming. Its tons of fun. We know that he is upset and that he is too young to express it any other way so we are hanging in there. It is hard to discipline a child who is so confused and hurting but we have to and actually have to be pretty strict for a while so that he knows who the boss is and that we are going to love him no matter what. But we are in it for the long haul and just have to prove that to him. For now, TJ and I are praying that God will give us the wisdom to help Jerrett. We are so blessed to have him in our lives and he is such a strong little boy. But we have to remember that he is just that, still a baby. With his huge vocabulary and how smart he is, it is often hard to remember that he just turned 3 a little over 2 months ago. But God can heal his heart and his hurts and we pray that God will enable TJ and I to be the parents that Jerrett needs and not the parents that we think that we want to be. A fellow adoptive parent told us that and I think it is the hardest thing to realize. Every parent has this dream about the type of parent that they want to be and they have it all planned out in their heads. But the truth is that a child may not need that type parent whether it is an adopted child or a bio one. And as the adults, we need to realize this and be the type parent that a child needs. Right now, our son needs a firm hand and strong boundaries. I love that he is independent and strong willed. I am both of those things. I never want to crush that spirit but at the same time, Jerrett needs to learn to respect authority and that sometimes other people do know best for him. We love our little man so much and cannot wait to see what God has in store for him!