The day got off to a bit of a rocky start. Around 1:00 in the morning Eli woke up from what I think was probably a nightmare. He was totally beside himself, and it took a considerable amount of time to get him back to sleep, but in the end, he did fall back to sleep. You would think that this would mean that he might sleep in a bit... nope, up at 6:00 or so, and ready for the day. Hilary took care of some of the morning routine stuff once again, while I slept in till 8 or so. At this point, Hilary went and had a nap, while Eli and I went downstairs to play outside. We had a good morning, playing soccer, and going for a walk. He climbed all the stairs and went down them by himself. He was quite tired though, so we went back to the room around 10:30 or so, and he had a nap on my lap. He slept till around 11, and I woke him up, so that he would still be able to nap in the afternoon.
Hilary and Eli went and made some lunch for him (noodles and spaghetti sauce), and Hilary fed him. We are focusing more on making sure that Hilary is always the one feeding him, as a way to concentrate on the attachment bonding process between them. After lunch, we played a bit more, and then Eli and I went and had a nap.
We had made arrangements to meet our driver around 3:00, to go shopping in the silver market here. We were not sure exactly what we wanted to buy, and it probably showed in the vast array of stuff that we purchased today. Eli was pretty good for the entire excursion (about 2.5 hours), but was definitely getting restless. We bought some necklaces, some pendants, some more wood crosses, some toys for Eli, a hat, two traditional outfits, and a couple of little stools. We had a great time, and we were ready to call it a day once the excursion was over. Our driver got a call from someone else that he was going to go and pick up, so we headed over to the Sheraton (which was only a minute or two away), and lo and behold, it was A, B, and I. It was a great surprise, and we chatted a bit on the way back to the hotel. We expect to hang out with them at some point again this weekend, when another friend will be showing up for their court date.
This evening we ordered out again, and Hilary and Eli had some Tibs. Eli absolutely loves injera, and the food. We have found some tricks to see what Eli really doesn't like, and what he does, and it is great to see that he is moving away from being so much like his father :)... He really does eat almost anything we put in front of him. When we put him to bed today, he did not fight too much, so hopefully that means he will be fast asleep the entire night tonite.
Hilary and Eli went and made some lunch for him (noodles and spaghetti sauce), and Hilary fed him. We are focusing more on making sure that Hilary is always the one feeding him, as a way to concentrate on the attachment bonding process between them. After lunch, we played a bit more, and then Eli and I went and had a nap.
We had made arrangements to meet our driver around 3:00, to go shopping in the silver market here. We were not sure exactly what we wanted to buy, and it probably showed in the vast array of stuff that we purchased today. Eli was pretty good for the entire excursion (about 2.5 hours), but was definitely getting restless. We bought some necklaces, some pendants, some more wood crosses, some toys for Eli, a hat, two traditional outfits, and a couple of little stools. We had a great time, and we were ready to call it a day once the excursion was over. Our driver got a call from someone else that he was going to go and pick up, so we headed over to the Sheraton (which was only a minute or two away), and lo and behold, it was A, B, and I. It was a great surprise, and we chatted a bit on the way back to the hotel. We expect to hang out with them at some point again this weekend, when another friend will be showing up for their court date.
This evening we ordered out again, and Hilary and Eli had some Tibs. Eli absolutely loves injera, and the food. We have found some tricks to see what Eli really doesn't like, and what he does, and it is great to see that he is moving away from being so much like his father :)... He really does eat almost anything we put in front of him. When we put him to bed today, he did not fight too much, so hopefully that means he will be fast asleep the entire night tonite.
 |
| Eli proudly showing off his new hat (which he prefers to wear backwards) |
 |
| Eli playing with some toys we bought today. Isn't he so cute when he is excited?! |
SO cute!! Love that picture. :)
ReplyDeleteHe's a cutie on each & every photo! And that's a stylin' new hat.
ReplyDeleteSo is Eli's father going to learn to eat different foods since Eli is setting such a good example?? (Love you, Sheldon!!)
ReplyDeleteI find reading about the whole process fascinating. I had never thought about building the attachment during feeding. Makes sense now that I think about it. That also makes me think about how we (all of us here at home who want to be part of his life) will need to think about our interaction with him early on.
I don't get why kids (any kids) fight about going to sleep!!! Guess they don't want to miss all of the action / excitement!
Love to see him smiling more!!! That means he is settling in and getting comfortable with you! Glad you had a good day shopping with Marcos!
ReplyDeleteBrenda, Mike and Bedilu
I should lend you a book on sleep when you get home...a kid who goes to bed later in the evening doesn't mean they'll wake up earlier...in fact, quite often putting them to bed EARLIER helps them to sleep longer in the mornings - quite contrary to what seems like logic and quite contrary to culture! This has totally worked with all three of my kids, especially when Matthew was a little guy. I used to think of it as 'sleep begets sleep.'
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you guys are doing GREAT!! Eli is totally awesome when he smiles and laughs and it must make you just want to buy him things to make him so excited!! What a wonderful little family unit you have!!
Hugs and love coming your way across the many miles...
R
Yeah! he's adorable when he smiles and laughs!!!
ReplyDelete