One week and counting!

It is difficult to believe one week has passed since Mom, Dad, Ethan Gezahegn and Levi Yishak walked into the Sacramento Airport terminal and we were suddenly a family of eight. And we are so encouraged that we have survived the first week! Hurrah! Here are some pictures and an update from week one...

Levi Yishak has been improving a little bit every day in the eating department. He is becoming more loving every day towards Mom and Dad- today he willingly ran to welcome mom with a big hug when she arrived back home from taking all the girls to a piano recital. He is napping well every day but has been having some troubles staying in bed at night, both before he falls asleep and waking up in the middle of the night or early morning and wandering around the house. One night Levi had apparently gotten up and was walking around the house. Dad heard him so he got up out of bed to go find him. What with it being the middle of the night and dark, however, he couldn't see Levi until Levi ran out from behind the sofa giggling!Yikes!

Ethan is also improving with regards to eating... he is learning to try 'just one bite' to see if he likes things, and generally, he does. We've been surprised how both boys will not be willing to try so many things on looks alone, and then end up saying "yummy!" after just the first bite. We've also been impressed with how many  English words Ethan is learning by just listening. The first few nights at bedtime he would lay in his bed solemnly and just cover up with his covers. Two nights ago when we started singing our final bedtime song, Ethan began to sing the song all by himself, in English with an adorable Ethiopian accent...

"Good night Yishak! Good night Yishak! Good night Yishak! It is time to say goodnight!" and then he proceeded to sing the rest of the song with us, naming the different family members, all in English. It was cute! 

Ethan is pretty moody, especially when he doesn't get what he wants. He switches very quickly between being very cute, giggly, and agreeable to pouting and becoming very sullen, but he is beginning to learn how respond properly to disappointments. He is a bright, silly, fun boy most of the time and is quickly becoming a part of the goofy Grant Gang!  

Ethan saw a picture of Levi sleeping on an earlier post and wanted me to take one of him going "mata-mata"- so I did!

Is that not the cutest face ever?!

Our handsome little boy!

Here is Ethan 'helping' us 'wind' up the hose :o)

Both boys have been having fun playing in the sand with new toys

Please continue to pray for our family -  the adoption process is wonderful, but also difficult, and we appreciate the continued support and prayer from all our friends and family!

Savannah for the Grants