First Week Home

We made it through the first week. It has been great to be back in "normal" surroundings and sleep in our own bed. This past week has been trying, but also rewarding. Shae still is having a hard time at night, but went to sleep last night without crying and slept through the night for the last two nights. (We hope this becomes the norm.) The two things that Shae was most excited about (pool and Roxy), she was the most afraid of. She has already conquered those fears this week, as she has been in the pool and has warmed up to Roxy quite a bit. The first picture is of Shae in our swimming pool for the first time. The second picture is of Jared reading "Llama, Llama Red Pajamma" to Shae (her favorite book) at bed time. The third picture is of Jared and Shae goofing around one evening. The fourth picture is of Jared and Shae playing with bubbles out by the pool with Karen one morning last week. The final picture is of Karen pushing Shae in a toy car in the backyard. We have seen drastic improvements during the day time, as Shae seems very comfortable in her surroundings. Her strong personality and sense of humor is coming out. Yesterday, both Jared and Shae were hanging on Karen in the pool and Shae leaned over and gave Jared a kiss. That seemed to make Jared feel good; he gave her a kiss on the forehead right back. We are slowly getting back into a routine, and this is good as Jared starts swim practice at 8:00am tomorrow morning!! Shae is a slow-riser, so this might be a challenge. :)