We were very anxious to get to the orphanage today. Yesterday was such a good day we were just chomping at the bit to get back. When we arrived, we walked in on lunch so we were asked to leave the room. I guess we were a distraction to the kids while they were eating. They were running late today so we had to wait awhile to get Stasik. We were a little disappointed due to our limited time, but it was worth the wait! He was so happy to see us and he had the same clothes we left him in yesterday. The weather was much warmer today so he did not have all the under layers he usually has. We both think that maybe he has put on a little weight.
Every day we bring diapers for them to use and they are supposed to be for Stasik. When we packed for this trip we were not sure how big our clothes or diapers needed to be. As it turns out, everything is too big. Yesterday, we donated the bigger diapers to the orphanage, but I do not think they understood what we were doing. Stasik can probably wear stage 2 diapers and today they had him swallowed up in these stage 4’s we donated for the bigger kids. He looked so uncomfortable and we had to change him out immediately. The workers want so much to do what we ask and accommodate us. I am sure that they were wondering why we wanted Stasik in these huge diapers as much as we were wondering why they put him in them. The language barrier will do that I guess, but they mean well. We got it straightened out this afternoon and all had a laugh.
Stasik was mobile all day today. He kept wanting to stay on the move; very different from yesterday. He wanted to play and move back and forth from one of us to the other. At one point he was on his stomach on the couch and climbed up to get in my lap. He then stood up, using my chest for balance, to get his face even with mine. This was quite an accomplishment and it is obvious that he is starting to get some of his strength back. He is very determined and hard to hold when he wants to go somewhere else. We both think this is a great thing. Our son Carter had great gross motor skills early and his fine motor skills took a while to catch up. Stasik is just the opposite right now. His fine motor skills are phenomenal, but he has shown deficiencies in gross motor skills. This has to be attributed to his lack of size and I will bet when we get him home that will all change. I know he wants to stand on his own, crawl, and walk. He will push himself up to stand with help and he just keeps getting in the crawling position and rocking back and forth; t is just a matter of time. I think he is limited by his previous sickness and current diet…….oh, and also the previous absence of two gung-ho parents that will motivate him every day. We received permission from the orphanage doctor today to give him 2 ounces of Similac. We were uncertain if he had ever had a bottle or if he could even keep it down. He did great with both. We are trying to add some calories for him every day even if it is not many. Because of his G.I. issues, he will probably have to stay on milk and rice until we can determine what all else is wrong.
Today went by so quickly. People are in and out of our playroom now during our visits. We wonder if we are being observed. The doctor will come in twice to check on him and talk to us. Debbie thinks they are watching us. I think they feel obligated to come in because we make so many suggestions, they probably feel like they have to show us they care about him too. Either way, it is not uncomfortable and I think it is important for them to see how much we already love him. The last thirty minutes he sat in Debbie’s lap and just talked to us. Obviously these words were not easily understandable, but like I said a couple of days ago, my Russian is not real good! He made different and prolonged sounds today. He looked at us back and forth and you could just tell he was trying to communicate with us. He had our full attention. Even though we could not understand much of it, his eyes told us what he was trying to say.
Every day we bring diapers for them to use and they are supposed to be for Stasik. When we packed for this trip we were not sure how big our clothes or diapers needed to be. As it turns out, everything is too big. Yesterday, we donated the bigger diapers to the orphanage, but I do not think they understood what we were doing. Stasik can probably wear stage 2 diapers and today they had him swallowed up in these stage 4’s we donated for the bigger kids. He looked so uncomfortable and we had to change him out immediately. The workers want so much to do what we ask and accommodate us. I am sure that they were wondering why we wanted Stasik in these huge diapers as much as we were wondering why they put him in them. The language barrier will do that I guess, but they mean well. We got it straightened out this afternoon and all had a laugh.
Stasik was mobile all day today. He kept wanting to stay on the move; very different from yesterday. He wanted to play and move back and forth from one of us to the other. At one point he was on his stomach on the couch and climbed up to get in my lap. He then stood up, using my chest for balance, to get his face even with mine. This was quite an accomplishment and it is obvious that he is starting to get some of his strength back. He is very determined and hard to hold when he wants to go somewhere else. We both think this is a great thing. Our son Carter had great gross motor skills early and his fine motor skills took a while to catch up. Stasik is just the opposite right now. His fine motor skills are phenomenal, but he has shown deficiencies in gross motor skills. This has to be attributed to his lack of size and I will bet when we get him home that will all change. I know he wants to stand on his own, crawl, and walk. He will push himself up to stand with help and he just keeps getting in the crawling position and rocking back and forth; t is just a matter of time. I think he is limited by his previous sickness and current diet…….oh, and also the previous absence of two gung-ho parents that will motivate him every day. We received permission from the orphanage doctor today to give him 2 ounces of Similac. We were uncertain if he had ever had a bottle or if he could even keep it down. He did great with both. We are trying to add some calories for him every day even if it is not many. Because of his G.I. issues, he will probably have to stay on milk and rice until we can determine what all else is wrong.
Today went by so quickly. People are in and out of our playroom now during our visits. We wonder if we are being observed. The doctor will come in twice to check on him and talk to us. Debbie thinks they are watching us. I think they feel obligated to come in because we make so many suggestions, they probably feel like they have to show us they care about him too. Either way, it is not uncomfortable and I think it is important for them to see how much we already love him. The last thirty minutes he sat in Debbie’s lap and just talked to us. Obviously these words were not easily understandable, but like I said a couple of days ago, my Russian is not real good! He made different and prolonged sounds today. He looked at us back and forth and you could just tell he was trying to communicate with us. He had our full attention. Even though we could not understand much of it, his eyes told us what he was trying to say.
Love the green outfit!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the new photo in the green outfit - adorable. With the staff - I'm sure it's a mix of 'keeping an eye on you' as well as showing you that they're trying to 'accommodate' you and Stasik the best they can. As long as it's not uncomfortable, you should be good :) You'll definitely know when they're irritated or aggravated :) And you're right - it's good that they see you loving him, it will probably be noted in court!
ReplyDeleteVery Excited for the both of you......and those Lucky Litle Boys of yours, Again, Yall are an Inspiration
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