Back in the swing of things?

Things have been going pretty well here at the Matthews household. The exhaustion is finally dissipating on my part, and we are getting into a good routine. It seems the "honeymoon" phase is over for Samuel, and we are getting accustomed to his needs as his grasp of the English language continues to develop.

During the first two weeks we would experience bouts of tantrums, probably 4-6 times per day. It has tremendously decreased these past few weeks. Samuel keeps a close eye on me at all times but does not cry when I leave the room any longer. He is also starting to play a bit more by himself or with the dogs. Sam is also very fascinated with turning on/off light switches and closing doors. If you come to visit during the day, don't be alarmed to see all of our outside lights turned on!

He is now sleeping in his room, but is most comfortable on the floor with one of his sisters instead of in his bed. It was a bit of a transition to get him to this point, but he loves his "Cars" room so that helps.

I don't feel as if I am accomplishing much at home at this point, but our #1 goal is to bond and make him as comfortable as we can in our home as quickly as possible and it seems to be going very well.