As you can see from our previous post, it has been awhile since my last blog entry. We have been extra busy around the Allison household since returning home from China. After being home with Macy for 3 weeks, we accepted a call for Jason to be the Minister to Students/Recreation at a church in TN. We were very sad to leave the only place that Landon ever knew, the place where Brady was born, and the place that Macy was brought into our lives through adoption. We left many great friends that we love dearly but we know that the Lord's plans are the PERFECT plans.
We moved to TN the beginning of May where Jason hit the ground running. Within his first few weeks of being on staff, he went to youth camp at Gulf Shores with 70 people, taught 5th-6th grade boys in VBS, and preached on a Sunday morning in both services. He did an excellent job with all of them! He will hopefully learn what a "normal" office day is when school starts back. We are having a great time getting to know the youth and their parents. We just started our church co-ed softball league and we are loving it.
Update on the children:
Landon - He is doing really well with the transition to a new church with new friends and new youth. He has warmed up to his Sunday School teachers and they do an excellent job with him. He has a big class of about 15 children that will all go to school together in Fall 2011. He will have plenty of time to get to know them. He is still playing ball (football with dad, baseball with mom, soccer with the "Littles", golf with dad, basketball by himself) all the time. I think that he has decided he wants to play soccer in the fall. That will be fun to watch! He will start "School of Discovery" in the fall going Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 1:30. I think this will be great for him because he likes structure and routine and his teacher will not be mommy. Ha! I look forward to watching him grow in the coming year.
Macy - She continues to amaze us with her transition to our family. I was afraid the move would mess up the attachment process with her but I believe that it has made it stronger. The Lord answered our prayers in bigger ways than we could ever imagine. Praise Him! Macy and Brady went to the same Sunday School class for awhile to help her with the transition of new faces. For 3 weeks now, she has gone to her age-appropraite class without Brady and has done wonderful. She understands that these people care and love her. She is giving us hugs and kisses all the time which is a huge step in attachment and bonding. When we brought her home, we expected the worst possible scenario for a 2-year old special needs child that had lived in an orphanage her whole life. We didn't expect much progress for at least 6 months and each day she gets better with her behavior and understanding her role in our family. Her tantrums continue to decrease in the amount of time and the violence toward herself. We know that this will continue to decrease the more secure she feels with us. She continues to be the best eater in the family. She will eat anything that you put in front of her. She is slowly realizing when she is full and will do the sign language "all done." We have taught her many signs and that helps since she is not talking. We have her in a government program for children with delays that provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to meet her needs. We expect to see positive things from this very soon. I look forward to seeing her change in the coming months.
Brady - The baby of the family is a blessing from the Lord. He has the best personality that will just light up the room. I don't think that he even realized that we moved to a new state. He just goes with the flow and smiles doing it. He is the leader of "The Littles" which is not always a good thing. He has been a good example in many areas for Macy to follow. Of course only being 1-year old, he is learning the structure and routine of the family also. It is so funny to watch them play together. I love that they look out for each other and are each others best friend. (for now) He will never have to do anything for himself because Macy takes care of everything for him. (getting his clothes out, finding his shoes, brushing his hair, picking up after him, and tattling on him) He has started talking "babbling" a lot more in the past few weeks. He also knows sign language so it is fun to watch him put it all together. He is a very busy guy that keeps me on my toes. I love that he can entertain himself and always does his own thing. I look forward to watching his personality come out in the next few months.
If you think life with a 4-year old, 2-year old, and 1-year old is crazy, you are RIGHT!!! As much as I like things in order, the Lord is teaching me about the little things in being a mom. I know that one day when they are older I will want this time back. Well . . . at least that is what someone told me the other day. Check back with me in a few years and I will let you know if I want food all over my kitchen floor, toys not in the correct toy bin, not being able to have a real conversation without the Macy and Brady running in different directions from me, not being able to enjoy my shopping experience at Wal-Mart, etc. Ha ha ha!!! Then I am reminded, what a huge blessing each one of my children are to me and how much I love them. Thank you Lord for the gift of children! Who knows?!?! Maybe we need to add one more to the mix! :)
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