Happy 5th Birthday Eli!!

I can'-t believe that Eli turned 5 yesterday! Where does the time go? Out of our 3 children, I would say his adjustment was by far the hardest because of his age when he came home. At
2 1/2 he had been through so much that we will never know about completely. He spent the first 14 months with his birthmother and then 14 months with a foster family. Just enough time with both to think it was where he belonged. I'-ll never forget when we picked him up how he did not even shed a tear and we thought, how lucky we were that he was adjusting to us so quickly. Much to our dismay, he spent the next year to two years shopping for a new family, every time someone showed him attention. It was the hardest thing in the world to see your child reject you and always be on the look out for someone who might love him more. It has been a long road but we are finally there. The point where he will say I Love You Mom and look me in the eye. The point where he does not always think he is moving on because he did something wrong. He has alot of sensory issues and still some small attachment issues but all in all this child is the most easy going, funny and loving of all our children. He started school this year and is having the time of his life. We went out for pizza and ice-cream and to the arcade for his birthday and his exact words when we drove up were.......This is awesome, this is going to be so great!!! And it was! Happy Birthday Big Boy!