Okay-- let me just say this-- I LOVE MY KIDS!
Today was another good day. Nico is adjusting very well. Don't get me wrong, it's not all sunshine and lollipops. He's testing limits and gets pretty withdrawn at times. But his smiles also light up the whole house.
His stomach issue is somewhat better but not great. He's still eating well and drinking Pediasure-- won't touch Pedialyte with a ten foot pole.
Photos from today-- http://picasaweb.google.com/ng.mangine/NicoDay2
As you can see in the above photos-- he and Nia are getting along well... they already are bickering like brother and sister, so I guess they are officially siblings no matter how you slice it. :) Nia is doing well with all of this... I am very proud of her. It's hard for her to understand why the all same rules don't apply to him as to her. We've tried explaining that she's older and she understands our language, but that doesn't always pacify the situation... she's getting there though. I think already twice today I heard them bickering and I said from the other room, "Work it out you two!"
I am learning a reality about life with three kids and a small house. You NEED to stay on top of housework or it will stay on top of you. I am actually looking forward to Strom coming home from the kennel tomorrow so he can clean up after Nico... yeah, not the neatest eater I have ever met.
Well, I need to get to bed as the rest of my family has already turned in for the night as are probably chatting away in there. (Nick and I are sleeping on a mattress on a floor in the kids room until at least the diarrhea is better as he doesn't wake up when it happens and I don't want him lying in it all night.) So all five of us are sleeping in the kids' room... I guess you could say we're doing life Haitian style!
Oh, one last thing-- yeah, the language barrier isn't that hard to negotiate with a toddler. There's a lot of pointing and repeating, but I feel like he understands us and we understand him.
God has been so gracious to us.
Any just in case anyone is wondering-- he TOTALLY "feels like" my kid. It feels awesome. I love him so much-- it REALLY isn't any different than with biological kids. People have always told me that, and I am pleased to report that they are right!
