Happy Birthday Ian!

Well, Ian turned 1 yesterday!!! It is so weird to be home with your child for less than 3 weeks and have his first birthday! We had a few friends over with their children yesterday afternoon for cake and ice cream to celebrate his birthday. He was teething badly - so he was not a very happy camper! I think he enjoyed seeing the other children running around however! While we were singing to him I started to get a little emotional!! It is all so surreal to me! I am sad for the amount of time I missed with him. he did NOt enjoy his cake. He stuck his hand in it and then started to fuss. At that point he rubbed his eyes and got icing in them. He really didn't like it then!! I had to give him a bath right away - I don't enjoy messes either!

Ian is adjusting pretty well. He is VERY attached to me. If I am out of his sight for even a second he starts to cry! I am having a very hard time getting anything done around the house because I am sitting with him all day. When he does nap - I am running around trying to get everything done. By the time he goes to bed, I am almost asleep myself! I am sure that his attachment to me is normal - seeing how it was just him and me in VN since my husband had to come to home before I got to bring him to the hotel for good. However, it is starting to wear me down! I am hoping that he begins to feel more secure in his new surroundings soon. Of course, by that time I will have to go back to work (only part-time though).

Ian went to the doctor last week for a check-up and his shots. The doctor is great!!! He told me that he has a good number of internationally adopted patients and that he has done much work abroad in different cultures. He was very thorough with Ian. He took about 6 viles of blood from him so that he could do the standard tests and see what his levels of protein, iron, etc. looked like. Everything came back great!!! He wants Ian to see a dietician and a developmentalist to make sure that he is on track. So, I guess I will be making those appts. soon! Everyone at the doctor's office made such a fuss over Ian! That made me feel so good!!

I will post Ian's birthaday pics as soon as I can!!