Quick Update: I’m at Gabriel House for just a week with my
mom, and my friend MacKenzie. We’ve been here for only a couple of days but we
have managed to pack a lot of play time, taco eating, and crazy Mexico driving
in a short time. And since I’m back, I figured the blog should probably make a
short reappearance.
I haven’t
been gone for THAT long, only 10 months to be exact. And yet, in those 10
months these kids have been changing like crazy. Of course, there are some things
that will never change. The boys will still laugh about that one time I ate a
candy so spicy I cried, Pili will never understand the concept of personal
space, and Uziel will always be cute. I don’t think I’ll ever win a game of
checkers, but I AM trying.
But guys…
Luis’ English is so good. In August of last year he didn’t
speak English hardly at all. But his Spanglish now is on point.
Lupita is also speaking English to me, which I could never
get her to do before. It makes communication a lot easier, because her English
is so much better than my sorry attempts at Spanish.
Teddy’s talking about what he wants to study in college.
College, guys.
Uziel is still adorable, but a freaking tornado. You can’t
look away for one second or he’s climbing into his highchair unassisted or
carrying around something he shouldn’t be playing with, or running out the
gate. It’s exhausting.
Jaime. I don’t know if the Lord has granted me some
supernatural understanding or if Jaime has just learned how to talk since last
year. Last I checked, he knew 8 words: si, no, agua, caliente, uno, dos, tres,
and Maddie. Now he’s talking about “other colors” and telling me to run faster
(as I sprint with his wheelchair through the dirt roads) and every time he
calls someone’s name it’s crystal clear. He’s been asking for my phone and
telling Emiliano to eat and letting me know when he needs to be changed. I have
never been able to communicate so well with him, and it’s so awesome.
I’ll try to write up at least one more update while I’m
here. Until then, I’m back with my children and my heart is overflowing.
