Wow! I can't believe we've been home a month now. Time has flown, I wish it had gone by this quickly while we were in Ukraine.
Igor is adjusting pretty smoothly though he has some separation anxiety that gets pretty annoying at times - like when I have to go to the bathroom. Generally he's a happy little guy. As you can see from the picture he now sports some cool new glasses. On the rounds of MD's we've been doing the last month, one was to the opthamologist, because we thought a round of surgery was going to be needed for crossed/lazy eyes. However all the crossing was just his best effort at trying to focus his eyes since it appears the poor guy was seriously nearsighted. Since getting the glasses I haven't seen his eyes look crossed yet. Generally he seems to like them however they are the first things flying when he has a temper tantrum. I'm glad they are made out of super heavy duty plastic and are super tough even if they don't rank on the style meter at all. The funniest is the reactions from people when we are out, you'd think he had horns growing out of his head. Kids usually say " Look at that baby with the glasses" and adults ask if they are "real" glasses. Come on, do you really think a toddler would think those glasses with a strap around your head are cool. They are seriously lacking sparkles, Dora, Diego, Teletubbies or Elmo, of course they are real.
Pinning down a routine around here has been difficult to say the least. Naps are either way too short after a lot of begging to go to sleep or non-existent. The last couple of days have been better though so hopefully it's the start of a trend.
After some lab work and experimenting we've come to the conclusion that Igor is lactose intolerant. It does make trying to pack on the pounds somewhat difficult as all the good for you to gain lots of weight foods are full of milk. He also seems to have this built in calorie counter during the day, Igor will eat well up until around 4:00 pm or so and then absolutely refuse to eat any supper. I've tried no afternoon snack, light snacks etc nothing seems to keep him eating in the evening. I pretty sure he hasn't actually eaten what we've eaten for dinner yet. Hopefully this trend will turn around soon as well as it's difficult to watch him not eat a bite of supper at all.
I suppose that's all there is to tell. We are settling in now and starting to adjust. I know my post have been sparse lately. If anyone is even still reading this! I'll try to do better in the future.
Winnie
6 comments:
Hi Winnie,
He's just so darn cute! Don't worry too much about the not eating dinner thing. Two of my three boys are/were like that. William, when he was that age, would eat tons of food at breakfast and lunch but dinner time....if that's the only meal you ever saw him eat, you'd think he was starving. Of course now he eats a ton at any meal (God help my grocery bills). One of the twins is the same way now too.
Glad to hear that Igor is settling in.
Rose
Of course we're still reading! You get extra points for posting a picture too! LOL Great to hear you're doing well and Igor is settling in. That's terrific that only glasses were needed instead of surgery. Hope bonding is going well too both directions although separation anxiety at the bathroom is a great sign! He's a cutie!!
-P
Congratulations on making it a month! Don't worry about the weight and eating schedule just yet, like new borns all newly adopted kids need to be fed on demand to learn trust, but first have to figure out whether or not they are hungry! LOL! Our T lost two pounds his first months home, but now is four pounds heavier! Keep posting, even sporadically! God Bless!
It sounds like you are doing well and it's great that his vision issues can be corrected with glasses vs. surgery.
It is so important to keep the little ones on their nap schedules. My three napped until they were almost six daily! My daughter adopted two years ago and is three is still napping once a day for at least two hours. It is a nice down time for mommy too. I think his glasses are WAY COOL!
Your little guy just melts my heart! He is so adorable. Don'y fret, you guys will all fall into a nice schedule together. Just give it a little more time. Blessings on your family.
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