Jonah is still having a tough time sleeping through the night. All three of us are sleeping on the floor in his room. I know that it sounds strange to many of you, but that's the way he slept in Korea and we are trying to maintain as much normalcy for him as we can. Each night he seems to cry less and less, but it is a very sad cry accompanied by calls for his foster mom. After his crying is over he begins to play. We pretend to be sleeping while we watch him toss and turn and roll all over. One minute he's rolling around on our feet and the next he's kicking us in the face. This can go on for 30 to 90 minutes until he falls asleep. We are trying to take him out a couple of times each day because we read that sunlight helps to adjust the body clock. Other than his nighttime sleeping, all is well. He loves to play and is getting more comfortable crawling around the apartment.

A note about our blog:

We started this blog for two reasons. One reason is so that our family and friends could monitor our adoption journey. It has done that, and more. Our family and friends have been sharing the blog with their friends and co-workers and the feedback we have received has been extremely touching. There are many who just love to check in and see how Jonah is doing (and apparently have a good cry) and then there are those whose lives are more deeply impacted. Some are struggling with infertility, others considering adoption, and yet others reflecting upon their own adoption. We had no idea that so many people are invested in this story.

The second reason we have become bloggers is because our infertility struggle was so difficult. It was a struggle that lasted for several years and we didn't share it with many people. We carried the majority of the burden ourselves. When we look back on that chapter in our life we recognize that we robbed too many of our family and friends of the ability to: support us, encourage us, and mourn with us. We did not want to rob those same people of sharing in our joy.

We have been asked if the journey through infertility and adoption (it wasn't all smooth sailing - in fact there was a time when we thought the boat might sink) caused us to question our faith. Our response is always the same. "We believe that God is good and that he will fulfill the desires of our heart; but even if he does not, we will follow Him because He is good." I guess we just can't get past how much we are loved by God. Loved so much that he sent Jesus.

Message to our blog viewers:

As mentioned above, we don't know how many people are viewing this blog or what your motivation for doing so is. In any case, we invite you to drop us a note. Whether a comment about the blog, a question about infertility or adoption, or to talk about Jesus. We would love to hear from you. Email us at philmacallister@gmail.com