For the first five days or so, Gabe had his days and nights confused thanks to the 13hr time difference. He woke up every two hours and then was wide awake at 2 or 3am every morning. It was brutal. We were so jet lagged ourselves we weren't sure by day four we were going to live through it. . .but we did. He sleeps through the night, now, and takes a two hour nap. Things in the sleep arena are definitely looking up.
Gabriel is making good progress developmentally. He's feeding himself, drinking from a cup, starting to pull up, starting to sit from a standing position, and walking (when in the mood). He can also say "hi", now. He's really laid back, happy, social, and can be very stubborn. (I guess that last bit makes him fit right into the family, huh?) Everyone asks how he's adjusting. . .once we got the sleep thing figured out, he's done great. He acts like he's always lived here. He's picking up English quickly and loves playing with the big kids.
We are humbled that God chose us for this journey. People keep telling us we are "good" people for considering adoption. We are not "good". We are just sinful people that are blessed to be used by God in such a way as this. We took this road for Him and for His glory. We hope it reminds people that when he says he comes to those in need and comforts them that he indeed does, and sometimes he does that by prompting and sending his followers as the comforters. At this point, all we know is that having this sweet boy in our lives has opened our eyes and hearts to things we've never considered, and in the process we have felt blessed all the more.
As a side note, if anyone was wanting to donate money towards our adoption the deadline is the end of June. The link to donate is:
https://www.adopttogether.org/thesears6/
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