Boy's Monthly Update!

Boy's Monthly Update!

It's so awesome to get an update on the boy's.  It doesn't replace holding them...but, it helps us learn a little more about them.  Many things this time made me laugh (about Baby D)...and a few things broke my heart.  Here is some of the update:

Baby D:

Measurements: He now weighs: 22.9 pounds

Eating/health: He takes 5-6 ounces of formula seven times per day. He eats solid foods like porridge, pasta, macaroni, rice, injera, vegetables, fruit juices, etc. (I was a bit surprised that he was taking a bottle...wasn't planning on taking bottles with us...but, I totally understand the malnutrition issues and that it is very much needed.  This will give us a great time to bond with him for sure).

Development/physical: He has good physical development appropriate to his age. He is babbling much.

Personality/Other Comments: He is very active and restless. He is lovable. He seeks the attention of adults all the time. He is highly explorative.

We get to ask 5 questions per month and the staff at the THome will answer those questions.  Here is some of the questions and answers:

Does he know his name and respond to it? He knows his name and responds very well when he is called.

Is he fussy? What seems to trigger unhappiness? How is he comforted? He is happy usually. Things that makes him unhappy: being jealous of looking at other children hug or when he is forced to stop climbing to the window or trying to get out of the room. He is comforted when he is held close, when he gets attention, and when someone plays with him.

G's update:

Measurements:  45.3 lbs.

Eating/health: He eats well. He had an accidental fall and had a small laceration on his scalp. It was treated.

Development/physical: He is doing fine in his physical and social development. He has progressed in school.

Personality/Other Comments: He is happy. He is moderately active. He can play in collaboration with other kids. He tries to create social interaction.

One of the 5 questions we were allowed to ask:

What foods does he eat? What is a normal serving size? Is he a good eater? He eats all kinds food like Injera, bread, meat, fish, vegetables, fruits etc. Concerning the serving size, a reasonable amount of food will be offered for all the children, then they can ask for more until they are satisfied.

G also said in one of the questions that He wanted to know, "When we were coming to see him."  I know that this loooong unusual wait is hard on him.  I'm sure he wonders if "it's real".  If we are really coming.  Sigghh.

Please keep praying for us and all the many others that are going through this wait.  It is tough.  I've explained it as giving birth to your baby and never seeing him and then him being whisked away to another country and you are waiting for the courts to give you a date to go and hold them.  Birth or Adoption...I've did both. There's no difference.  With one you give birth physically...with the other you give birth in your heart.  I could never imagine giving birth to Corbin or Lauren and not being able to see them/hold them for 3 + months.  All in God's timing, all in God's timing :)

We're excited to bring our HenderSON's HOME!