He's home!!!

I feel like I could write an entire book describing every little detail of our first day home with P. He did great flying on the plane & greeted us by running to us yelling, "Mommy, Daddy" & giving us big hugs. Once we arrived home, he was curious to check out the entire house. He first said hi to Autumn, we were wondering what he would think of her wheelchair, trach, & all of her equipment. He hasn't been nervous about it at all! He ran upstairs to check out his room. He wanted to open drawers, find his clothes, & open the gifts he had received from Nanny & Papa for Christmas. As soon as we showed him the bathroom & his toothbrush, he wanted to stop the exploring & brush his teeth. We tried to get him to look around first but he insisted so we watched him brush his teeth. He checked out the playroom, he liked the drums & guitars the best. We were then back downstairs to look at Autumn's room & check out the backyard. He found 3 toys of Autumn's that he has kept near him since he has been here that he loves to play with. Two are toy phones that he pretends people call him on all the time & the other is an alphabet tablet toy. We introduced him to Layla, our dog. He likes her but was unsure about her following him & getting in his face. They are about the same height. Layla lays on the floor wherever she wants & expects everyone just to step over her unless it's Autumn in her chair then she knows she better get out of the way fast! P did not want to step over her so he would just not pass her or yell for us to help him get passed her. He now is comfortable with her & will step over her & is okay when she walks up to him. He can not remember her name so he just calls her puppy. He wants to eat ALL the time. I have to give him small snacks throughout the day. He has some stomach issues so we don't want him to eat too much as once. It's hard having to tell him no because I know he was probably deprived of food when he was a baby & so he feels the need to eat all the time. It's a balance that we need to give him food so he feels secure & understands it will always be available but he can not over eat & be sick. I wonder how he is so little with all the food he eats! Our first day went REALLY well! He does so good with Autumn. They would lay in the floor or in her bed & each have an ipod to look at. She kept trying to grab his ears which he thought was funny but did not like her doing it. He would just say, "No,No, baby sister!" When she would lay on him, he would say, "Mommy, my baby sister loves me". He has been gentle with her & tries to tickle her, but Autumn is not ticklish. The majority of the first day home was spent chasing P around & informing him of the house rules like, no food/drinks upstairs, don't give puppy people food, do not open the doors to outside or go outside without asking permission first. He tested some boundaries but he does really good with either redirection or telling him he will lose a privilege & then does what he was told. I've had to do the count to 3 a couple of times & he always stops before 3. He really is a good kid, he has sweet manners & asks for permission before he picks an app to play on my ipad to make sure it's ok to play. I did take him to get a haircut & he looks so handsome but he has discovered Gage's baseball cap & wants to wear it 24/7 so the hairstyle never lasts long. He is adjusting much better than we expected & acts as though he has always lived here!