The suitcases are packed and loaded into the car. The bag holding Sam's snacks is located nearby, so I can get to it easily. There's nothing else to do but get on the road and head toward the homeland! While I am so excited for Sam to meet our friends and family, I'm also a little nervous. Since having him home these past two months, we've worked to make his world stable and predictable. Now, we'll put that to the test as we take our first road trip with him, sleeping somewhere else and meeting a lot of new people--all of whom want to see him :).
The challenge is going to be making sure that he feels safe and secure, even though he's experiencing so many different things. It's natural for any person to be anxious in new situations and to wonder what's coming next. However, because of what Sam has experienced, his interpretation of new situations may be different than most people's. He'll definitely be wondering what's coming next, but he'll also probably be wondering if he's going to have to go with any of the new people he's meeting. {The previous new people-us- he met and played with did end up "taking him."}
We've prepared him as much as we could and stressed over and over that "mama, uppa, and Sam" are going here and coming back, etc. The only thing left is for him to experience this and see that he's still with us. All this may sound a little crazy to some, but it's just another example of how things are done differently when your child is a toddler when he comes home.
If you have an extra spot on your prayer list, pray for us this week. Pray for our sweet boy to know that Jeremy and I aren't going anywhere without him and for him to have a great time meeting his extended family!
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