Two Years since Gotcha Day!

Jordan at the hotel after being adopted with excellent self-survival skills:

Jordan Scott Davis,

It’s been 2 years this Thursday since Papa and Grammy showed up at the orphanage and brought you away from there on a journey home. You were so small, so scared and you had no idea what was happening to you. After that long week in the hotel and long flight home, here you were… surrounded by your family and out of a crib. You have always been such a brave boy, but this was hard on you. You quickly discovered the woodstove and liked to lay and rest in its warmth. You laughed when we tickled, but retreated and turned your back to hide from this new big world whenever you could. You could sit and you could crawl a bit. You could pull to stand.

Jordan – home 2 weeks:

My two-year-olds!

Impressing us with your flexibility.

Such scrawny little loves!

Since then, you’ve experienced your and second Christmas, your first birthday parties, first food from spoons, first steps, first climb, you’ve learned to explore and investigate. You’ve gone to swimming lessons and water parks, visited the Oregon coast and a Mountain retreat. You are beloved of your family and your extended family.

Standing without support – Home 2 months:

Home 4 months:

Going for a walk and getting so big!

One year home, time with Grandpa

Eating – home 6 months:

First steps – home 7 months:

One of his first dances – home 10 months:

Walking and playing – home 12 months:

First chewing bites – home 14 months:

(just found a video of him chewing 2 months after he got home, but he refused all non-pureed foods in his mouth shortly after this video was taken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V5gR2SmLjM)

First sign – home 19 months:

Dancing to a band – home 21 months:

Playing with sisters – home 23 months:

Arriving home – December 3, 2011

October 2013

Jordan, you are creative and strong and determined and handsome to boot. I love you so very much. Thank you for the last two years. Two years ago Thanksgiving, we were packing for Papa to fly to Bulgaria. This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for with you in our family.