1 Month Down

A month has already passed and it's been great here at the Zoo. Siddha has already begun to put on weight, hold her head up and roll from her stomach to her back. Day by day we get to see more of her personality as she explores this new phase of her life. She is prone to staring and grabbing right now. Her favorite activity right now is to lay stomach down on a daddy and then raise her upper torso and lock eyes. She will look for awhile then slowly start panning her head around to see what else is around.

Leng's parents have been in town for the last few weeks and it has been incredible to see them interact with Tre and Siddha. They have been very open to our strange little family structure. They accept that while we may be odd we have built our family on the same fundamental principles as many of the families before us. Love, trust and hope. Well at least we have. :) They have greeted them with zeal and sincerity. I am happy to see that this part of the plan has worked out almost perfectly.

Larry's mom also came out for a visit as well and she was wonderful as usual. She reconnected with Tre as if no time had passed since their last meeting. It was reassuring to see Tre bonded/bonding with the adults around him, particularly the ones we want him to I'll admit. It is gratifying to watch him have normal healthy relationships with the people around him. He talks about friends at school and his teachers. He talks about events in his past and connects them to the his present. He expresses excitement about seeing other family members and clearly understands their place in his world. Grammy Jo was also a great help with Siddha and was awesome to have her here for the extra pair of hands. She even took a night with the baby so we adults could get some downtime. It was wonderful to have some time with her and to catch up. Larry always loves the time she gets to spend time with him and it was awesome to see him with her.

I know we have had many cries of more photos and we have been taking pictures so no fear there. I will try to find some time this week or next to get some posted to our Flickr account. I think we've got our routines down now so I should be able to get some time to sit in front of the computer and get photos sorted then posted up. Keep an eye out for the new stuff.

This month is going to be busy for us. We have Pride (Tre and Siddha's 1st) here in San Diego, a wedding up in Santa Cruz and a trip to visit Darnell & Deisha up at their new home. I'm curious to see how Siddha takes to the travel and new places during the month. I know Tre has been eager to take trips and vacations so I know he'll be fine. I am looking forward to Pride as a family and to show Tre the big wide world of other kids with Queer parents. I know he is always eager to see things that relate back to his family and life.

Well, that's it for now. We're all doing fine and welcome any visitors to the house to see the baby or Tre. :)