I seem to be having problems posting. Here is a link to see some pictures of Liam and Ukraine. http://web.mac.com/sarahattwood/iWeb/Attwood%20Family/Liam%20.html

Well we got good news yesterday that Laim's xrays showed that there was no hip displasia (sp?) and no indication that he has had it in the past. That is one les doctor we will need to see. I am going to do my best to get some pictures put on the blog over the next couple of days. I have been reading other peoples blogs and their pictures are so cute. We need to show off our cuties. Right now they have made a race track out of our down stairs and are pushing the strollers around it. They have been getting a long better and better every day. Some days I am shocked wth how well he is doing. The eating is going better. He is trying more and more foods. He decided that he likes rice and raviolis and meatballs. We are excited about any protien that he will eat. Protein seems to be our only concerning area. He actually ate a whole hot dog the other day. Not that hot dogs are the best food, but it is progress. He has been watching what Estella eats and then he will normally try it. We are hopeful that he will start to like chicken and maybe deli meats. Alos he does not like milk and is thinking about trying yogurt. But he eats cheese, which at least gives him some calcium. Well Adrian andI are finding it hard to keep up woth the both of them. The hosue has been looking like crap and we are strugling to keep up wtih the laundry. At the end of day we are both so tired. We have not doen anything without the kids for the most part. We would love to go out to dinner, but I do not see that happening any time soon. Now the kids have moved on from nice relaxing play to pushing and shoving. As well as throwing things. Some times they can be so disructive. Liam throws any thing, food, toys, and any objects. That is so fun. Some times at night I just want a little peace and quiet. Well I have to go Estella wants me to read something to her and it is raining so that will make for a long day. YEAH!!! Crying has started. LOL

Well things are going really well here. Adrian and I getting adjusted to having two kids. It has been a challenge. We cannot seem to get them on the same schedule. Yesterday was our best day yet. They woke up about the same time, both took a nap at the same time, and Liam went to bed with minimal problems and Estella would not go to bed. But at least she slept through the night, which has been a change. She has been getting up the last week every night arond 3:30. Which means I do not get back to bed until 5 am, since I cannot get back to sleep. Estella and Liam are getting closer everyday. Yesterday they were kissing each other and hugging. It was so cute. Liam has started paying attention to the TV and is starting to like Estellas favorite show, Mickey Mouse Playhouse. They will lay together in our bed at night and watch the show together. Liam still gets up a bunch of times, but it is great that they want to be together. Of course they are still fight and doing things to each other just to do it, but hey they are siblings, isn't that the way they are suppose to behave. Liam had an xray on Tuesday. They were looking at his hps to make sure they are inline. We have not heard, so we are hoping that no news is good news. He gained a half a pound nad 3/4 of an inch. We are happy to be moving in a good direction. We have been working on him building his strength everyday. They play outside all day most of the time and he has loved the pool. We also got a sprinkler and they love that. Adrian went back to work yesterday and that went well. Liam was so excited to see him when he got home. We are strugging with post adoption issues, like oh my god how much money did we spend, and how much work did we miss. That has been a little stressful, but I think things are starting to get back to normal. We hope. We are both working and hopingt o get back on our feet. We are thankful that Liam is doing so well it has made it easier for us to get back to work. This will be my first weekend with Adrian at work. I am a little nervous to be by myself, but I have my family. I am sure we will be fine. Let see what else is going on. Oh, we signed Liam up for preschool. We are hoping that he will go Monday, tuesday, and Wed morning to the EEE program in Windsor, and the him and Estella will go to play group at EEE Thursday and Friday morning. A parent has to go on those days. We are also hoping to get him into another preschool Monday, WEd, and Friday afternoons which will have him in preschool almost full time. I think this will be really good for him. Well I got to go the kids are getting up.

Liam had his physical therapy evaluation today. He was so good. I showed the therapist pictures from when we first meet him. She was suprised by the muscle he has gained since we started visiting him. She really felt that he just needs to build muscle and then he should be fine. She thought he was such a smart boy. Se only had to show him how to do something once and then he got it. She was very impressed. Adrian and I are so happy with how great he is doing. Today him and Estella had a great morning. Adrian said they played together so great and were having so much fun together. Yesterady we took the kids with my family to Maine. Liam went in the ocean and he loved it. We went to an amusment park and he went on rides and he loved that too. He cried for about ten minutes when I told him the rides were all done. He was happy when we went into the arcade though. Him, Stel and I had a great time playing skee ball. We were so worried about how things would go when we got home and we know it has only been two weeks, but he is doing so great. Sometimes it is hard to believe that we have only had him for two weeks. It feels like he has always been here. He really took to my brother and wanted him to hold him yesterday and play with him. Josh loved that, finally after three nieces he gets a nephew and he likes him. The fourth was fun. Liam went to his first parade and swam in my parents pool and sw fire works. He had a great time. It was not that hot so we had to get out of the pool. He was upset about that. Even though he was freezing he wanted to stay in the pool. It was the same thing with the ocean. Adrian heads back to work next week for four days. I think he is nervous. I will be home with the kids three out of the four days, but my mother in law will be watching them by herself for one of the days. So hopefully they will behave. So we are excited about Liams doctors appointment on Tuesday. I think we will see a nice weight gain. All his blood work looks good, other then the being anemic, but that is normal for orphans. Well it is almost time for dinner. Got to go.

We have been home just over a week. Liam is doing great. He is making progress with his english and is trying new foods everyday. Adrian and I are both tired. The two of them are running us down. Estella and Liam have there moments when they do not get along that well, but it is managable. Liam went to the pediatrician and that went well. He only needs his chicken pox vacination. He had blood work today and Adrian said he did really well. Friday he will have a PT evaluation to help us with getting him to build some muscle. He is under the fifth percential for height and weight. He has been eating nonstop. We have taugh him some sign langauge and he is using that to make sure we know when he is hungry and finished with an activity. He seems to be understanding us really well. Bed time is are only big issue. He hates to come inside or stop playing when it is time for bed. We have to struggle with him for a little bit, but then normally he settles down with in a half and hour. We just feel bad when he cries. Lets see what else is going on. We hope that Liam is gaining weight. That is our big concern as he is so small for his age. He is going back to the pedi so that they can monitor his weight next week, hopefully we will see some progress. Not much esle to report. Things are going well and we are feeling more adjusted everyday. Liam and Estella are getting used to each other. She pushes him and he bit her the other day and then that was it. They needed a little speration before bed time. We are trying to get them on the same scedule which looks like it will take an act of god and we are trying to get them to understand each other. We try to give them each their own personal time. I am not sure how things will go when Adrian goes back to work and I am alone with both of them on the weekends. We will see. Well I have to go. Estella is getting up from her nap and I need to get some stuff down for my meeting later tonight.