But I'm not really wanting to relive the past, not sure where all that came from! I've decided to go back on Facebook from the day Max came home until today and copy all the statuses I've written about him. It's amazing to read the most current back to June 12, 2011 and see how far we have all come! So I guess in a way I am reliving the past, but in a good way.
We bought Max mittens today and after Veldon got the first one on Max looked at me and said "Daddy only put 1 sock on my hand" he now wants to sleep in his hand socks. 1/14/12
So Veldon was kind of getting on to Katie for whining about being bored. Of course Katie argued and said she wasn't whining so Veldon returns with "whatever you are doing stop it!" Max leans over to Veldon and whispers loudly "that's right Daddy, that's right!" Totally broke the tension in the room...everyone laughed even the girl who had been whining. 1/10/12
Max just cheered that he gets to go to school today...I would venture to say that he is the only one of the five of going to school that is cheering! 1/9/12
Max just told Hayden as they were wrestling "don't touch me Hayden or there will be trouble". Wonder what kind of trouble he could create for his 17 yr old brother! 1/4/12
Max just asked me ~ Are you hairy in my room? ~ When I asked him what he said he repeated the same thing then when I told him I have no idea what he's talking about he shrugged his shoulders and started whistling. Hmmmm 1/4/12
This morning Max said ~ thank you son ~ to Veldon as he handed him his milk and just now skipped out of my bathroom saying ~ good-bye my love ~ to me. He is also calling Veldon "little man" these days. He's a funny boy! 1/2/12
Max just told me he wants a "fruit snack" dinner. Don't think that would fill him up very well! 1/1/12
Max just said he misses building snow tunnels. Hmmm 12/24/11
Tonight as I rolled out egg noodles Max climbed on his stool to watch and asked me several times if I was making cookies. I told him I was making noodles, not cookies, and gave him a little piece to play with, as is our habit when I roll out a pie crust, etc. I heard gagging sounds and looked to see Max's mouth wadded full of expanding dough and he was looking at me horrified as if I had played a mean trick on him. I quickly sent him to the trash to spit it out and then reminded him that I tell the truth, if I say it's not cookies it's NOT cookies! He decided his interests lay elsewhere and left the kitchen. Wish I would have had a video rolling for that one! 1/23/11
Max has started to ask to pray, he likes to thank God for ~ his friends, ~ his teeth (he recently went to the dentist) ~ his friends Joel, Keegan, Samuel and Wally (Riley), ~ God (yes he thanks God for God), and ~ food, not necessarily in that order! It's so sweet! 12/23/11
Max just told Allison to talk to his feet...Joel and Keegan. Maybe he misses his friends! 12/22/11
Today we shopped, shopped and shopped! Max had a good time when he went out with us this evening but he was tired and ready to get home. The mall is about 30 minutes away and when we were half way home Max said to Veldon "you can't find the way home Daddy?". It was pretty cute. 12/20/11
Max ~ Why you get me from Thailand? Me ~ Because you needed a mommy and daddy. Max ~ Why? Me ~ You didn't want to live at Bann Fang Fa forever did you? Max ~ No. Me ~ So God knew you needed a mommy and daddy and we were in America so He told us to go to Thailand and get you and we said okay. Max ~ That was nice, I like Him! 12/20/11
Today at Target Max was riding in the buggy. The aisles are very narrow and another lady was coming with her buggy. Max turned and said "hi" to her and she smiled and said hi back to him. Then we tried to get past each other and our buggies bumped, after we got past Max said "Mommy you fighting with that lady?" She laughed and said "no, we aren't fighting". He was unconvinced! 12/17/11
We brought our sweet Max home knowing there would be many surgeries in his future, but after today his last visit to a specific specialist, it seems Max will have NO surgeries in the foreseeable future! We were ready and willing to do whatever our boy needed but concerned about the strain on him and it seems our Faithful God has gone ahead of us and fixed some things that seemed very unfixable! (Not really a word I think!) Of course the Creator of our bodies is also the Great Physician of our bodies so why should we be surprised when He fixes that which He created? I'm beyond words thrilled for Max and grateful to our Loving Father! 12/13/11
Max "Mom" me: "What Max?" Max "What?" Me "Max you said Mom" Max "Oh..what you doing?" Me "I'm riding in the car. What are you doing?" Max "What?" The circle is unbroken! 12/13/11
Last night, as I was smearing really thick lotion all over Max, he puckered his lips for a kiss so I bent over and kissed him he then said "I love you Mom". It was the first time he has said that to me of his own accord...without me saying it first or hearing the other kids say it. It was such a sweet moment. He's still figuring things out about who we are and where he is but everyday he seems to have a strong attachment to us and to our world. Earlier in the evening, before we all left for a church party, he asked me a couple times if we are coming back home after "to sleep". This is the place he wants to be but at times, it seems, he's not sure it's forever. I'm so grateful for his ability to ask questions now and for the privilege we have to walk this road with him! 12/4/11
Max just asked if he could have 'hot' ice cream Katie said it would be milk and Max responded "what?" 12/2/11
Listening to Christmas music on XM and to my 4 year old shooting every car we pass makes for an interesting mix! He did assure me he isn't 'kohling' (killing) Allison or Katie just the bad guys. 11/26/11
One of the sweetest moments since my Max came home happened yesterday at church as Max climbed down from my lap and past an entire pew of or family to get to the very end to sit on his grandpa's lap. I couldn't help but cry at the sweet blessing God has given us. He's a son, a grandson, a brother and a nephew and it happened in mere seconds almost 6 months ago! 11/21/11
Max's understanding of the language is deceptive. Although he seems to understand, often he does not. He now believes that when the Christmas tree goes up there will be snow outside. We got the tree down and he is losing his mind about the snow. He just asked Veldon if he is going to play in the snow in his jammies! Poor, sweet, confused boy! 11/15/11
Max is in the front room preaching and having his sisters read Bible verses...with the microphone of course. He's making us laugh he keeps saying "people" into the microphone. 11/15/11
I bought some comfy knit pants on clearance this week and I am wearing them today...Max is not happy. He keeps telling me he "can't like my pants" and asking why I am wearing them. I tell him that I like them and they are comfy. We took him to Target a little while ago and as we were leaving he said "Mommy you gonna change?" I said "no". He said "I can't want you to wear those pants Target". I kept the pants on and he talked about them on and off the whole time we were there. My pants have seriously offended my 4 year old! 11/12/11
Max "Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom I want, I want, I want a TV in my room!" Me "no Max you aren't going to have a TV in your room". Max "oh ooookaaaay". 11/10/11
Max's phrase of the week "my goodness!" He says it like an 80 yr old man! Too cute. 11/10/11
Allison told the dogs to stop doing something. Max says "Allison you don't tell the dogs what to do.". Allison "you don't tell me what to do" Max "yes I do I me!" Allison "you do what I say" Max "no I don't" Allison comes to our room to tell on Max as he is yelling "I sorry Allison" 11/8/11
One hard lesson that Max is learning is that with a 17 year old brother the assurance of the food you love remaining in the house is slim to none. Whether it is Golden Graham bars, fruit snacks or leftover chicken there's every reason to believe big brother will eat it all gone before Max gets his fill! 11/3/11
Tonight Max packed a shoe box at church for Samaritan's purse with Kam, he then took me to show me the box he packed and wanted to take it home. I told him he "can't have it it's for kids who don't have anything and you are no longer one of them!" He didn't really understand, but I did and I'm so grateful that he is no longer an orphan with nothing...God has blessed us beyond measure! 11/2/11
Max ~ "What's that Mom?" Me ~ "It's a dishwasher." Max ~ "Oooh I get it." 10/27/11
Tonight as Hayden was leaving to take Allison to her teacher's house Max raised his voice and said "no Hayden, don't take my Allison away...and don't take my Katie too." Katie wasn't leaving I guess he just wanted to be sure everyone knew both girls were to stay home! When Hayden asked if he could leave Max thought for a second and said "yes, but don't take my Allison". 10/26/11
At Target today I asked the girls to meet me at the front door with Max and the buggy after we checked out. I saw Katie had pushed the buggy to the return area so I told her we are leaving Max in the buggy...she immediately said "ok" and turned to walk out the door...without the buggy OR Max. I said "Katie we aren't leaving Max we are taking the buggy to the car". She started laughing and went back for the buggy and Max. I'm pretty sure there's some blond hiding in her hair. 10/25/11
Max ~ "My sister is up?" "My sister awake?" "Where is my sister?" Yup another new concept ~sister~ that he gets and is going to practice a whole big bunch!! Love to watch his wheels turning..which is always! 10/16/11
Max "More candy Mom" me "No more candy" Max "Why are you doing this to me?" 10/14/11
Max has finally learned to ask "why"...it's bittersweet! 10/14/11
Max ~ "I eat your coke all gone, okay? I can't eat my tea." Translation "I'm going to drink all your coke and I am not going to drink my tea." Still a few things to figure out! 10/14/11
My sweet boy just pointed to his left arm's scars and asked "what happen my arm" of course his language isn't strong enough yet to really understand but then again I'm not sure any 4 year old could really understand. Precious boy! 10/13/11
Max is yelling "make tea" in his monster voice...it's pretty cute but not a bit scary, I think he might be disappointed to know that! 10/11/11
This is what happens when you are super cool...or too tall for the smaller size and too thin for the next...either way it's adorable!
10/4/11
Max likes to eat with a fork and spoon...it's a Thai thing. So this morning as I am getting his fork and spoon he says "fork and spoon please Mommy". I said "I know Max, don't ask for things I have in my hand for you.". "Okay Mommy." As I'm clearing the breakfast dishes I notice 2 spoons in Max's bowl. Apparently he was trying to tell me something! Sweet boy probably thinks he has come to a nut house! 10/4/11
Me "Max, it's hot do you want to change to shorts?" Max "I can't like change." 9/28/11
My sweet little former orphan just about had a heart attack when he realized someone had taken all of HIS clothes out of his clothes hamper! He was less than happy he kept saying "gone, gone, gone" no amount of explaining helped we just had to leave the room. Silly boy! 9/28/11
I cried tonight as I watched my sweet Max, whom we have pictures of visiting a Buddhist Temple 5 months ago, dancing and clapping in our church as his daddy's band practiced Sunday's praise music for the True and Living God! He can't understand it yet, but I can. Our God reigns. 9/25/11
At Chick Fil A with Max and Katie. Max is shoveling his ice cream into his mouth and saying, very loudly, "I can't like it! I can't like it!" We really have no idea! 9/22/11
Max and Joel got in trouble today for Thai kick boxing (at least that's what we're calling it)..the preschool told Kam and me that we need to talk to them! I guess you can take the kid out of Thailand but you can't take the Thai out of the kid! I'm so glad they're friends! 9/21/11
I'm watching, and have been watching for the last hour, my 4 yr old eat spaghetti one noodle at a time and, for no obvious reason, randomly take 5 minute breaks just sitting. So I tell him "Max eat your dinner" he scornfully replies "Mom I can't!", as he shoves another noodle in his mouth 9/18/11
Today in the car Allison "man I'm pooped" Max "where did you poop Allison?" 9/18/11
Last night Max was watching Tangled for the 100th time, when it came to the part where the witch figures out the girl is gone, and is looking all over the tower for her Veldon asked Max "where did she go?". Max said "hmmmmm...Target?" 9/17/11
Went shopping with my 2 boys tonight. Max has some definite opinions about shoes. He loves really high, black, shiny shoes for Mommy. When I asked if I should get them he said "yes...NO Mommy fall off!". 9/9/11
Max says that Allison is Barbie and then says "pretty"...it is so sweet! 9/4/11
When Max and I walk across a parking lot, he looks at the waiting cars and yells "go ahead, go ahead" I don't know if he is daring the cars to move or if he's actually inviting the cars to run us over...it's always a strange few moments! 9/3/11
Max "baby (teddy bear) go poo poo" Katie "What did you say? Poo poo gross Max!" Max "yup poo poo on the table." 8/16/11
So I'm giving my sweet boy a little language lesson on the "t" sound vs. the "d" sound because when he says "feed" it sounds like "feet", he rolled his eyes and said "moooooom" just like his older siblings...he is learning a lot for the big kids. 8/11/11
Max's phrase of the week this week..."awright Mom, awright!" 8/5/11
Max loves fruit snacks, but when he asks for a fruit snack it can be hard to understand him so I tried to teach him to say "fruiT snack" instead of "fru sna", it didn't really go as planned and now he asks for "fru sna TA" it did however accomplish the goal because when he adds the ta sound at the end we all know what he is asking for. 7/30/11
Afternoon nap in the recliner...
7/25/11
I love our pastor, I love that he preaches the Truth without fail and I love that when he walks up to the pulpit Max says "candy". 7/24/11
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