Taking a break on one of our Pokemon hunting walks
Found one in the car!
We signed the adoption paperwork on Sept. 6th!!! That officially took him out of the foster system, but he is still in limbo until we officially see the judge Friday, Oct. 7th. It is all happening very quickly now and thankfully, his anxiety has seemed to settle down a bit.
He learned to ride a bike over the 3 day weekend and that was interesting. Unfortunately, he is so quick to give up and it seems like we have to be really firm and stern in some situations or he never will get out of his comfort zone. We pretty much said that we weren't leaving until he figured it out! It was a great learning experience for him and reinforced why we don't give up. By the end of the session, he went the entire way around the track and was pretty proud of himself!
Khalif has also started swimming with the Blue Dolphins, where Reggie swims. He was hesitant to do that as well, but we told him we were just trying it for a week or two and he seemed o.k. with that. We decided to start him out slow, having him go for about 45 min-1 hour, 2 days a week, but last week he was bummed when Reggie was going and he didn't get to, so he asked if he could go the extra day! I guess he really likes it! Now he is going for the full hour and a half and it seems to be helping with his sleep issues (we had to wake him up at 7:30 today!!!). This is a big deal since he has such a hard time falling asleep and wakes up like clock work at 6:30. Most days I look at him after school and he has that blank, tired stare. I hope he can catch up on some long lost sleep :o).
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