K. turns five today
Today is K.'s birthday and I can hardly believe he is turning five. What's more he can tell you he is turning five! It's been an amazing three years as we've watched this little one blossom and grow. I wouldn't be telling you the whole story, though, if I didn't add that I do have moments of worry and panic about his future. When I see him with other American-born children his age, it is very apparent that he is still delayed. I wonder if he will ever catch-up and wonder what the future holds for him. I worry I am not doing enough to help this little boy reach his full potential. And I still have moments of anger. Anger that he had to stay in that orphanage so much longer than necessary where he didn't grow and didn't develop. But these moments are fleeting when I look back on how far he has come. Having G. and L. around highlights for me exactly how far behind he was when we brought him home. I guess I didn't fully appreciate how little