God leads and we follow...to China!: 6 months

Wow! This post has been a long time coming! It has been a work in process since mid-November, but illness and computer troubles have kept us from keeping you up to date.

Here is the short update from November:

We can't believe that Micah has been with us for 5 months! This was a busy month.
He celebrated his first Halloween dressed as Captain America. He walked in the neighborhood parade and went trick-or-treating. He loved every minute of it! Of course, the candy was an extra bonus.
Micah celebrated his 6th birthday! He has been looking forward to his birthday, and the excitement surrounding the big day. He wanted everything to be about Jake and the Neverland Pirates. We had a party with friends and then traveled to Chicago to celebrate with family. He also met his new cousin, Brooklyn.
With all of the cake and candy, he gained two pounds. Now, that is something to celebrate!
The week of his birthday was also the week he had his activity restrictions lifted from his surgery. This meant one thing...hockey! He had been counting the days until he could join mei mei Claire on the ice. It was finally time! He spent most of his time laying on the ice at first, but he has come a long way in a short time. He loves it!

6 month update:
This month has also been filled with holidays, traditions, family and fun! It started off with his first performance in the church musical. He loves to sing! He has been begging for snow and at the first sign of sticking snow, he was out in it exploring and sledding. The end of the month we travelled to Missouri and celebrated Thanksgiving with Matt's family. Micah met more family, including his cousin Cooper who is also adopted from China.
At the beginning of December we started preparing our home for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. It was exciting to decorate our home and hang Micah's stocking for the first time. He is very excited about all of the traditions at this time of year. We made a trip to a local tree farm to cut down Micah's first Christmas tree. The amazement on his face as he sees new things is so fun and a great blessing.