Susan, you’ll LOVE hearing this: I went shopping!
Yes, I finally went out and purchased some goods for little E’s ‘move in’ this Friday.
I bought a potty, snowsuit, hat with earflaps, 2 baby leggings, a couple of sweaters (oh he’ll look so adorable in them), a stroller and some other baby supplies he’ll need.
So now, even though I don’t use it, I have a little antibacterial bottle in my purse…anyway, despite what it actually is, we pretend “washa-washa-washa”. So now, he goes into my purse and grabs the bottle, pretend-pours it onto his hands, puts it back in the purse and rubs his hands together. Sooo…we’ll have fun taking a bath “washa-washa-washa”, putting lotion on & I bought him a toothbrush because since mata’s going to brusha-brusha-brusha at least twice a day, he’ll want to as well.
I did the bulk of the shopping at the Bazaar since everything seems to be ½ the price.
I bought a few jars of food for the nurse to OK, but upon looking at them, he’ll need about 4 to complete one meals worth at the babyhouse. I anticipate having Kefir, cooking eggs, beef and potatoes for him while we’re here. I’m pretty sure I’ll be sharing my meals as well in Almaty and on the trip home, but I’ll have plenty of jarred food just in case.
The little guys all switched rooms today so there was mayhem at the babyhouse. The new room looks fine, with a few big community cribs and a bouncy-bounce swing as well as a little ball-pit. E seems fine with it….he likes new adventures whereas Anya, not so much.
Mr. E was a comic today and laughed harder than I’ve ever seen him laugh. We sometimes put the cups on our heads and let them fall off…well, he never manages to get the cup on top of his head, rather bangs it on the side of his head. So today, he banged it hard enough to make a noise….I said “owowow” and immediately kissed him all over his head. This apparently caused him to go into laughing hysterics. We did this a few times…odd kid.
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What is it, 5 days now? OMG! I am SO EXCITED for you!
yay!! i am very proud of you for going shopping. :)
by the way, LEEZA LOVES EGGS! she eats them 'by the fistul" so that is great protein for them too.
you got a great kid there-how awesome he adjusted to the new room so well and so fast..that is just a great indictator of how he'll do with you!
He's a great kid-with a great momma. I am so happy.
I have bought a toothbrush for leeza..but it's still on the counter, unopened..need to get on that...
counting the days with you!!
ps. at first, Leeza did not want to eat much that i gave her that was "different" but after a few days, she ate it all, and continues too, mostly.
so don't freak out if e does that to you....
I can't stand how exciting this is!
FYI: Consider replacing baby lotion with a food-grade oil, like almond or olive oil. Use it like massage oil. Since the skin is the largest organ of the body, it makes sense to use food, since whatever gets put on the skin will be absorbed into it. Baby massage is the MOST wonderful thing in the world. Absolutely Zen. After his bath, twist your fingers around his arms and legs, like you're ringing out a washcloth, but (obviously!) gentler--and be careful with joints. Rub his tummy clock-wise to help aid digestion. Massage his head and face (without oil) and neck, esp. the sinus area and lymph nodes. Pull gently on his earlobes--helps release fluid. (Esp. helpful if he is on the verge of/gets an ear infection.)
Tap your fingers on his sternum to promote the release of antibodies--even when he's healthy. And one of the best tricks of all, that actually works miracles with E, is to simultaneously massage the forefinger of one hand and the forefinger-toe of the opposite foot. Do the same for the other side. This stimulates the lymph nodes. It's amazing. I'll show you more when you get home. I have one for stimulating spinal fluid and more for lymph nodes.
And don't forget the power of bananas! A wonderful food!
I can't wait!!!!
Wow..I don't really have words. I haven't visited in a few days and then I saw your post on facebook about the stairs. I am so happy. Have a good trip back and an awesome homecoming. I can't wait for the time we can get together.
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