Today was our first family outing. It only took us two hours to get ready to go-- feeding the baby, pumping, changing diapers, packing the diaper bag, getting snacks and drinks ready, getting the car seats reinstalled in the van, feeding Josiah AGAIN...
We went to the flea market to buy some supplies we needed for Crosspointe's upcoming trip to Haiti. It went really well. We pushed Nia and Josiah in the double stroller and I put Nico in the sling since he would prefer to be held anyway. You could tell he wasn't really sure what was going on, but he didn't get upset... just kind of quietly took it all in.
We got home, ate lunch and took naps-- all of us. That was probably the best part of MY day. :)
Nico met Strom today-- yeah, he doesn't enjoy the dog all that much. Actually not at all. He pretty much hates him. So... we are just trying to keep them separated as much as possible now and see if we can slowly work it out. We had thought of leaving Strom with Nick's parents for a while but we came to the conclusion that it might confuse Nico to get him good and comfortable with us and then reintroduce this thing that brings him fear. So we will just try to hit it head on and hopefully we can work it out.
This evening we went over to a friend's house for a cookout. It was so nice. Nico was nervous at first, but warmed up. He sat on my lap for about an hour and then wanted to get down and play-- we got out a soccer ball and he was a CHAMP. He loved kicking the ball and running with it... he could actually dribble.
When we got home it was past everyone's bed time so we quickly got the kids ready for bed-- but Nico wasn't really ready and had a major tantrum. He refused to be comforted and was just itching like crazy. So we got hom out of the bed and put him in an oatmeal bath. He soaked for a while and then we got him out and SLATHERED him up with some unrefined shea butter we bought at the flea market today... that seemed to help. Nick just bought him back into the bedroom and he's at least calm-- hopefully he will go to sleep as he is very tired. (we all are.) Nick and I were hoping to sleep back in our room tonight, but we'll see if Nico is ready for it.
Health update-- his diarrhea seems a lot better. I am pretty sure it was related to the dairy he ate on the plane. We've been steering clear of that and it's steadily improving. He loves pediasure and soy formula, so that's good because he's at least getting calories. I also gave him a glass of breastmilk today (I am pretty sure that stuff has super powers) since I have a lot of milk-- more than enough for just Josiah... I have the door of my freezer FILLED with it-- 24 bottles extra last I counted. Since he drank it without complaint I thought I'd try to give him a glass everyday to help build his immunity.
Nico also has what appears to be a boil on his arm... it seems tender to the touch and is like a hard knot under his skin. Just another thing to mention to the dr. this week. I am glad we don't go until Thursday-- it gives us time to "discover" all the things we want to ask about. :)
Okay, I have got to get to bed. Thank you once again for all of your prayers-- they have worked. This child fits perfectly into our family and we are so amazed at how well the transition is going.
Love to you all-- today's pics posted here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ng.mangine/NIcoDay3
