Lucas and his family

Luke and mama went to storytime (singing and a simple book) at the base library today. He hung back with mama for the 1st half-hour, just sitting on my lap. After the structured time was over, he did venture out a little bit to check out some toys and cruise along some furniture.

He has been needing held and reassured more the last couple days. Not sure if it is because he misses dad when he's at work, misses Vania and family, or is just generally a little out of sorts. Nonetheless, we recognize how critical it is for him to learn that he is here for good, that we are mama and daddy, and that he is part of our family. It's hard to imagine exactly what goes through his head sometimes after the major life changes he's recently been through, and it's impossible to know when he finally understands and accepts this new reality. Most adoption experts estimate it takes several weeks to months for that to occur, depending on the child. For now, he will know that we are there to feed him, hold him, get him drinks, comfort him, protect him, and always love him. Of course we have known about him for over a year, and we understand adoption, but he's just a little tot who doesn't know any of that yet!