08.08.08

Well, we feel so excited that the Olympic games are starting today in Beijing! How amazing that we were there ourselves almost 5 months ago. Today, Caleb is wearing his Olympic T-shirt that we bought for him while we were there. It says: Beijing 2008 WELCOME TO YOU on it. Russ and I have both been thinking about China a lot lately, and I'm sure it is somewhat because of the recent spotlight. We can't wait to go back someday and visit and take Caleb with us to see his home country. Pictured above is the "bird's nest" stadium of the Olympic games, still under construction as we saw it in March.

This has been my last week home full time with Caleb. I'm starting my new job on Monday. I will be working at a pediatric doctor's office, part time, in Omaha. I'm looking forward to this, as it will probably be more interesting than school nursing, but not as critical as NICU. That's fine by me. I also am happy to have a more permanent position, as this past year with the schools was a one year contract. It was difficult to spend the year not knowing if I would return again or be forced to find something else at the end of the school year. In the end, the school system did offer me another position, which I declined. While it is not easy to start another new job in a year and it add more change to our already busy lives, I couldn't continue in the job. This probably doesn't come as much of a surprise, considering my attitude expressed toward it in previous posts. So, that's where I'll be: working for Children's Hospital Physicians, seeing kids, helping the pediatrician in the office, and probably giving many flu shots and immunizations.

Caleb and I have been keeping up this week with different activities: we've been to the zoo and rode the train, went swimming with my friend Jane, and went to Omaha with my sister. His attitude and spirit are pretty much back to what he was pre-surgery. We had a couple weeks there, with pain/bleeding/feedings that really made him quite grumpy. I was beginning to wonder where my happy little guy went to. Now he's back. He will start daycare next week. It's an in-home daycare where my niece goes, so he will be with his cousin, Maesa. And, this gal is also an adoptive mom: they brought home their daughter from Korea almost 6 years ago. So, I'm happy for Caleb to have some interaction with other kids during the day. And after this event-filled past 6 months, I'm ready to get into some type of routine. I think we're all ready for that.