We have had a busy couple of weeks since Seth finished his ESL/school program the middle of June. We continue to see his funny, sweet personality revealed. Seth had his first dentist visit which yielded no cavities!! We were pleasantly surprised as his dental care had been very minimal to this point. We took our first road trip to visit some friends about 4 hours away in Western Virginia and Seth did great. He and Maiah watched movies the entire drive without complaint. We spent 2 days there and then Derek and I actually slipped out leaving Maiah, Seth and Kaytlin with our dear friends for 24 hours. Derek and I headed up to Baltimore for the day...we went to a Red Sox game, had a quiet dinner, slept in and then did some school shopping at the Potomac Mills outlets. As you know/have read, our little Seth has kept us quite busy so it was a much needed 24 hour break. Aunty Aimee and Uncle Bryan kept them quite busy swimming and swinging on the tire swing. I am not sure they missed us at all. We then visited for another day and then we drove home in pre-holiday traffic. Again, they were very good. I think after flying on a plane for 16 hours, 4 hours in a car is nothing!! We will see how they do on the 10 hour drive to MA in a couple of weeks:)
We also celebrated Seths first 4th of July with family, chicken, hot dogs,corn on the cob, lots of watermelon and fireworks. We tried to prepare him for the loud booms but Seth did not really know what to expect. He kept backing up on the blanket until he was finally sitting in my Moms lap. He watched happily and when the sky got quiet...he yelled out DO IT AGAIN!!!! He keeps saying "more fireworks"......I think he liked them:)
4th of July is always special and it was nice having Daddy around to celebrate with us this year. We always try to reflect and be thankful for the freedoms we sometimes take for granted. This year we are especially thankful for Seth's freedom and his new Mongolian/American life....freedom from life in the orphanage, freedom from an uncertain future, free from abandonment......He is chosen, by God for our family. Although the first couple of months have been rough adjusting, we know that Seth is right where he belongs, forever!!
Seth and Maiah started day camp today at the Christian school they will be attending in the fall. Mommy is realizing that Seth is just one of the boys. Maiah went over and sat with her little girl friends kind of leaving Seth standing there by himself. However, Seth quickly noticed some boys sitting at another table and quickly went over and sat with them. He seemed to fit right in and looked very comfortable. He had a great day and cant wait to go back tomorrow!!
We will be very busy over the next 8 weeks enjoying some fun in the sun but also preparing Seth for school. We are working on his Reading and trying to keep his math skills at a 2nd grade level. We are hoping Seth will enter 1st grade in the fall. This would have him right on target for his age. He is determined to learn English but are sad to say that he will not speak or read Mongolian anymore. He just laughs when we ask him to. He laughed at our friend Ben who was here visiting from Mongolian a couple of weeks ago. Ben would ask him questions in Mongolian trying to prompt Mongolian answers. Seth would only answer in English. We were hoping to maintain both languages but are now realizing that it is probably not likely.
Hope you all have a great summer and thanks for following Seths journey home and his
transition into his forever family.
Love,
Stacy
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