The Moose is on the Loose!

We are closing in on 4 months home with Micah! I have to be honest and say that it has been a zoo, with a "moose" as the main attraction. (Somewhere along that bizarre journey to nicknames, his became "moose". Sara has had the fun of nicknaming our other four boys, but I'm happy to say that this one was mine, and it has stuck. Not sure exactly where it came from, but it has something to do with body composition. 5th percentile in height, but a solid 25th in weight.) Bill Cosby said that kids cause brain damage. Well I must have my fair share because going into this adoption, I honestly thought that 5 boys wouldn't be that much different than 4. Just another chair at the table. Ha, ha! Micah likes to play with toys (and by toys I mean everything but his toys, especially those things that are sharp, breakable, expensive (not much of that around our house), important, irreplaceable, or some combination of all those things). Micah responds well to the word "no" (and by respond I mean laugh uncontrollably). Micah is very physically coordinated (and by coordinated I mean he likes to climb up on top of the table and swing the chandelier around in circles). Micah is quite the little conversationalist (and by conversation I mean a series of grunts and loud vocal outbursts reminiscent of a goose). Micah has a healthy appetite (and by healthy I mean he shovels heaping amounts of food into his mouth like he hasn't eaten in 2 weeks, cries when you eat because he thinks your taking his food, and white-knuckles his high-chair tray when you say that mealtime is finished).

Micah's first four months have been exhausting and amazing for everyone in the family. I have never seen a child who smiles as much as he does. And with his crossed eyes, it makes him about the most adorable thing you've ever seen. His laugh is contagious. His energy could power a small town. For Micah, there's no mountain (our countertop) too high. No challenge (or meal) too big. And now that he is free of the orphanage, the road before him is clear. And though it promises to be bumpy, with the Holy Spirit in his heart and his family at his side, Micah stands a fighting chance. Stand back. The Moose is on the loose!

JP

(Micah's first (2nd) Birthday Pictures)