A quick look back

The new Marsh family has survived the first two weeks, and today we celebrate Carson's birthday! Now we officially have two two-year olds. Holy cow... We also have recovered some pictures from the broken camera, thanks to Grandpa Bailey. Thought it would be nice to take a quick look back at some things we almost didn't get to show you. (and some pics from Grandpa)




Day one at home. This is breakfast on Aug 26. The boys are bewildered, just like their new parents. Mealtime has been a relatively peaceful time of the day for us, as long as we have the food ready for them before they discover it is mealtime!




Here is the crew that met us at the airport. It is a nice shot of both grandmothers meeting the boys, and the Parrack boys in the foreground. They are our Kras Connection! The Parracks were just highlighted in a news story about the new clinic in Kansas City that specializes in international adoptions. Carson and Conner had an appointment there yesterday and got a clean bill of health, with the exception of a parasite that Carson brought home from the orphanage, and some possible asthma issues we need to explore with Conner.

We'll resist the temptation of showing too many pictures of the hotel room, but can't help showing off the potty. Conner is great about telling us when he needs to go, and we wonder how much of that had to do with this classy KU potty he used while we were in Russia.

We are beginning week three as a family of four. It has been a tough two weeks, but we are seeing some marked improvement in the way the boys treat us and vice versa. We are beginning to really communicate and our schedules are becoming better set. We have been pretty selfish with our time to this point. Just hoping to instill upon these little guys a strong sense of family and help them truly understand what it means to have parents. All the while, trying to figure out what it means to BE parents!