5 Months and going strong!

I am sure all of you remeber this picture! Our last update picture before we left to bring Luke home!

June 17th-2011 is our 5 month Gotcha Day! Cant beleive it!!!! So here is my little look back at this journey of 5 months!! Enjoy

I cannot beleive it has been 5 months since we met Luke on Gotcha Day! It seems crazy to think it has been that long. When we met Luke he was a very skinny, scared little boy that had no language and no education. Within a day of being together he started to change. Luke and I looked back at pictures of us in China and we cant beleive it is the same child in those pictures.  Luke has gained about 15 pounds and grown 2 inches in the 5 months since we met him! Luke's language has grown in  unfathomable leeps and bounds! I keep thinking back to when we first met and he would ask me questions and my answer was " I cant answer that now it is to hard.. later" I felt terrible but he had no previous language so we had to start with the concrete the things we could show him. I was thinking back yesterday and I cant remember the last time I had to tell him " I cant answer that now, it is too hard.."  it has been many months since we had to say that and Luke's language is changing by the day. Anyone that meets Luke now would have a hard time guessing he had no language for 10 years. His signing is impressive to say the least! Luke is impressive to say the least. His personality is TOP notch! Luke is normally a very very happy boy! We have had some bumps in our road and there are things we deal with here and there but for the most part our lives have b een improved immensely by adding Luke to our family! We love this little boy like nobodies business! Our Luke Worrell is one amazing boy! I thank the Lord daily for allowing me the honor to be Luke's mommy! We love you Luke!

                                  Our referral photos for Luke (he looks so sad!)

 His 8th Birthday ( I do beleive he is wishing for his family to come get him.. it would be 2 and half more years :(    sorry baby)

                                               Always so serious and thinking

                                         Our first glimpse of Luke on Gotcha Day Jan 17,2011

 Our very skinny boy the first week we were in Jinan in our hotel room, he was already showing us the awesome boy that he is within the first few days of knowing him!

 Luke and I as we were flying home to America! He must have asked me 8,000 questions on that flight!

                                Our first day at home with Luke (Aaron was not home yet!)  Jan 30, 2011

                             Luke's "Deaf Alarm Clock" as he calls it.. February 2011

                              March 2, 2011 Luke and Tommy on Luke's first day of school EVER!!!

       Luke officially has the same photo as all the rest of the kids now March 2011

                                         April 2011 Tommy and Luke with their new haircuts

                                              Luke becomes "The Luke-in-ator" May 2011

                                      May 26th 2011-Luke's first time in the pool ever!

                                           June 9,2011 Luke Spring Show for school

                                                                Me and My boy! June 2011