Family Update

Twenty four days into being a family of 5 and it is starting to feel a little bit more "normal". My patience is being exercised more than ever with all three of my kids. The last 3 nights at bedtime our oldest cries telling me that she wants to go back to being a family of 4. Brett and Justin still don't understand each other. I always thought that "play" would bring the boys together, but in our case it doesn't seem to be true. Brett is frustrated with Justin because his first instinct is to be aggressive at play. Brett says he doesn't know how to talk to him. The list goes on. As for me I often have to remind myself of what used to be his circumstances just 3 weeks ago. He has a lot more adjustments for sure, but he has made incredible strides in such a short amount of time. I never thought he would come along so quickly. At first there were minor food issues, grabbing toys, food, etc. out of ones hands, fits of anger, running away, not wanting help with his shower or in the restroom, but now that is 99% gone. It seems like what we deal with more now are "normal" kid behavior with all 3 of them. At first I felt like we were correcting and guiding him more, but now it seems like all 3 of them are on an even playing field. Our day used to consist of waking up at 5:30 a.m. and Bob and I wondering how we were going to pass the day, but now we feel like we don't have to jump from one 10 min activity to another to keep the kids occupied. It almost feels "normal". Our trip home is in the near future (I think) and I really cannot wait to see the good it will bring to all of us.