Home and doing well

Sorry that it has been so long since I've given a final update. I know that a few of you revisit this blog to see how Charlie's adoption was going. He is home and settling in! There has definitely been an adjustment period. He KNEW that there was a change in his life. At 7.5mos, I could see it (whereas Patrick did not seem to go through it when he came home at 5.5mos). Charlie has been very sober since coming home - not very quick to smile. That is becoming less so (especially when his big brother dances around in front of him - at the height of silliness!). He is incredibly sweet and very laid back. As we walk around the neighborhood, Charlie ALWAYS has at least one foot up on the stroller bar - just kickin' back!

Patrick has been a GREAT big brother. He is so sweet with Charlie. As I mentioned, he LOVES to make Charlie laugh. We're still working on what is too rough play, but other than that he really loves having Charlie here. Two cases of rough play:
1) As I was in the kitchen making dinner, I could hear laughter in the living room (both boys - hysterical laughing). I poked my head out to see Patrick spinning Charlie in the excersaucer. YIKES! That was curtailed immediately.
2) Tonight, again I was in the kitchen and could hear laughter in the living room. You'd think that I would have learned and gone right out? Not so much. A little later I look out and Charlie is soaked - as is the front of Patrick's shirt! Turns out, Patrick was taking mouthfuls of water and spit-spraying it at Charlie. That both found this hysterical. Unfortunately, I did too - and had a hard time explaining not to do it again! If only the battery on my camera was charged!!

Attached is a slideshow of the boys so that you can see how they're doing:
http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/ldaly550/?action=view&current=cfed32c0.pbw
as well as a slideshow with a few cool shots of the Chicago Marathon as it came past our home:
http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/ldaly550/?action=view&current=ccfd0a40.pbw