we've been home for a couple of days and we're doing pretty well. . .some days are better than others, but so far we're all still managing to get enough sleep, nutrition and time to play to survive.
we had an appointment with the pediatrician on monday, which was pretty traumatic for all three of us. he had to have blood drawn and we all needed to help hold him down. that doesn't even account for the vaccinations he got. but he even smiled at the doctor a little, so it wasn't too awful.
it had been fun to see what foods he will eat and what he won't. sometimes it depends on his mood. yesterday he scarfed down a buckwheat pancake, and this morning, didn't want it. the same thing happened with mac and cheese.
he has decided that he wants to help with the cleaning. . .but i am not sure he helped as much as he cried when i tried to do some of the sweeping instead of letting him proceed with his technique. LOL. . .
some of the sweetest moments have been cuddling before bed. we sing him the sh'ma at night and last night when i put him to bed, he was singing along for a couple of notes. we have also been teaching him to say brachot (blessings) before eating and when we say amen, about 50% of the time he answers amen, too.
he's getting a little better at sitting through books, but he still only makes it through a page before slamming it shut. maybe when he understands the words it will be more interesting. . .but as you can see from the book, we are still working on both english and hebrew with him and we hope to join the new york city group that does amharic classes once a week for adoptees too. with any luck he will be quadrolingual in no time :) (spanish is also a goal--in jacob's neighborhood it is basically the first language)
REMINDER :)
Join us at West End Synagogue this Shabbat afternoon at 5 PM for his naming and celebration of joining the Jewish community!
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