First full day in America

We were all exhausted and slept until 9:30. We would have done more but Sears felt it was important to call us multiple times around 9:15. :-/ Raegan, let Nathan know he slept with the Angry Bird pillow! Peter, Abi and Sissy the dog came and crawled into bed with me for awhile. It was a sweet moment. :-) Andrew rolled out of bed eventually and we all dressed. Peter tried cereal and I'm not sure he cared for it. We lazed around while alternating playing with Peter. Andrew and Eric were both starting to feel better which was nice. Jet lag really hit all of us today. Well, except Peter. ;-) So we all took turns playing and introducing Peter to new things. Abi and Peter took turns showing him what they do for chores. Not all their chores, just feeding animals. I kept doing laundry and cleaning house so I could stay awake. We finished unpacking everything which was a great feeling. We gave Peter his scooter and he was so excited.

He and Abi played outside for a long time. Peter has warmed up to Sophie (our bigger outside dog) and loves the fact she will "hug" him if he pats his chest. This is a big improvement from yesterday. He played with his remote control car then "built" his lego car that Nathan bought him. I use the term built loosely because he kept handing it to Andrew to do. Finally at the end he gained more confidence.

Peter also talked with Uncle Franklin, Aunt Jessi, Lewis and Penny on Skype while he built. Well, as much as Peter talks. He told them he was hungry, money, money, money, and repeated everything that they said, especially Lewis. ;-) During this time D showed up! Peter did very well with him and warmed up to him quickly. I wanted to start cooking tonight so Peter could see that is what mommy does. We all made personal pan pizzas and then sat down and enjoyed it. I am sure that many adopting parents would be shocked to know that we allowed a non-family member to sit down with us for our first family meal. But Taisha (who was at work) and D are our family. We want Peter to understand how important they are to us. We do not think he has any confusion of who his immediate family is. He recognizes it from pictures and will only say all five of our names. D taught Peter a new phrase, "Come on! Come on!" while Andrew and D were playing. D and I danced around the kitchen for awhile which Peter found very funny. Everyone is now getting ready for bed. I think we are all very tired. Andrew and Abi continue to do well with Peter. He calls for them constantly and they get exhausted but keep good attitudes about it. Peter likes to slap Abi and we have been addressing it since day 1. Today Eric let him know he meant business and used his sternest voice and then used the translator to make sure he understood. I think he finally got it. Peter knows its wrong because he will tell her he's sorry as soon as he hits her. Peter loves Sissy and follows her everywhere. She is not warming up to him as quickly but we have let her know that she may not act like that or she will be outside. I think she got the message. ;-)