Well we are home and I apologize for taking so long to post, for some reason with the time change we have been sleeping until 10 or 10:30 every morning which is very unlike me. It makes for very short days. Actually I seem to have very little sense of day, time or reality. I am happy to say that other than sleeping in too long I have had little trouble with the time change coming back. Kai is doing pretty well too, Reuben has not been so lucky.
I am still struggling to come up with a routine that will work for us now as well as when I go back to work, there is just tons and tons of adjusting to be done on all of our parts. Kai continues to be very adamant about following me everywhere I go, I mean literally. Being in the same room with me is not good enough, he is actually right behind me and even up against me at times. Unfortunately he gets bumped into a lot and even got his eye poked accidentally the other day. Its very trying for me and even more so for Reuben, he wants one on one time with Kai too and its hard to get right now. As far as sleeping arrangements it's Kai and I in our bed and Reuben on the couch, if I get up Kai mostly knows and will scream and cry instantly. Today I am moving his toddler bed into our room beside the bed and we will try it, Reuben needs to sleep in his own bed, I think that will help his sleeping problems. And then there is Adam, our old yorkie dog. He does pretty good accept in the early morning hours, he barks and barks and won't stop until I let him out and into the bed with us, he did good today and actually stayed in bed with Kai for a few minutes after I got up! Our friends and family really went over and above to make our lives easier coming back and to make us feel special. We had food to last us through the first several days as well as snacks too, they decorated our house for Christmas, and of course my lovely parents kept our dogs and still have Drew. I just don't trust him with kids and need a little while before we add him to the mix yet too. WE have gotten so many gifts, they are all so great. Kai hasn't met a toy he doesn't like, other than the ones he was initially scared of but now loves! He is getting braver in some ways, the other day he ran all the way from the kitchen to his room and got his shoes and brought them back, he also was playing like crazy last night and crawled all the way behind the couch twice, very adventurous for him! At first he was even afraid to sit in his little rocking chair, not anymore! The language barrier continues to be an issue. The other day I took a Zyrtec and he cried and plopped on the floor on his bottom because I wouldn't give him one too. I couldn't explain to him it was medicine. The same thing happened with a cough drop. WE are realizing that food is a bigger deal to him than we initially thought and I'm trying to just feed, feed,feed him. He loves broccoli noodle soup, noodle casserole, cooked carrots, and of course rice. He does not like peas, applesauce, grands biscuits, sour cream, or sliced cheese. He is probably gooing through rice withdrawl by now. I'm hoping maybe a better diet will help his skin clear up and his hair get a little thicker. Well I better attempt to get something done today! More later:)
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