Jordan Watch – Wednesday

Jordan in his crib on Tuesday night:

A few giggles:

Playing in shadows:

Trying to get Jordan to play/mimic:

I love this! Grammy has taught each of our kids this game! I love that Jordan is doing it too!

Tuesday night:

Dinner – spinach soup – he wasn’t very happy about it though.

Brian had a spanish omelet and I had Chicken and Risotto. (brian picked out the olives)

Poor out-of-sorts and whiney Jordan:

WEDNESDAY

From Brian:
Jordan and I slept in this morning. He was very snuggly this morning which was nice. He seems to be most snuggly when he is tired and most playful when he is in his crib supposed to be going to sleep. 🙂 We went down for breakfast at 8. Jordan did eat but not as much as yesterday. When we went back upstairs we were planning an outing. While mom and I got ready and talked Jordan fell asleep on the floor. So our outing was postponed. We goofed around on the computers and waited him out, then had lunch. After lunch we did our outing. I put Jordan on my back in the Ergo this time. He didn’t like it but he cried less than in the stroller and I had my hands free with no stroller to keep track of. He liked leaning way back and looking up at the sky. We bounced and jogged him around the block looking for someplace that sells diapers. We tried a couple Anptekas (pharmecies) but no luck. I mean they sell wet wipes, but not diapers. Then finally on the top shelf of the Top Gun market we found pampers. We also got water and a snickers bar for me. 🙂 On the way back to the hotel I was wishing we could get so more sightseeing in but I am weighing that desire against a little boy who does not do well outside his crib. Tomorrow will be a busy day with appointments so we’ll see how it goes. Then I think we will have a couple days to experiment with getting out. Let’s see, after the walk we went back to the hotel and Jordan played in his crib. After a while we had decided that he wasn’t going to sleep so we should go out again so we took him out and started getting ready and he fell asleep on the floor again! So no outing then either. 🙂 We woke him up at 4, again very snuggly, and we fed him yogurt with rice cereal and water mixed up. We ordered Pizza XL in. Warning to travelers: pizza here seems to almost always have corn on it, I don’t mind that but watch out for the pickles, they don’t belong on a pizza. Then skype and playing with Jordan, some more yogurt before bath and bed.

So far I’ve learned he does not like texture in foods. Most of the time he doesn’t like being carried around, although he does like snuggles after waking up. He does not like to be restrained, he hates the car, when it bounces and jerks around. He makes shadows with his hands and watches them. His repetitive movements are usually to bang things on the side of his head. He will often turn his back to me when he seems tired of interacting. I am proud of how strong and independent he is. I am also sad that he has learned self reliance so young. I am feeling patient with him. I think our process of drawing him out of his shell and teaching him to trust us will be a lifelong one. I am content to meet his needs, to make sure he sees me meet his needs, and to slowly, over the years, teach him what love is.

Brian drying laundry with a hair dryer in the bathroom. Silly boy!

Look Rachel – we are using the funnel. It works great! Brian is making strawberry yogurt and water drink for Jordan’s lunch. He drank it all up.
(we are glad we sent rice baby food to mix with the yogurt, because he is turning down lots of food! Also glad we brought smooth baby food. (lighter in the little packets than the glass jars – for packing in the suitcase. Could also probably buy there???)

Awwww – Morning love. Jordan was standing in front of Brian and then He would lean into him and rest his head on Brian’s shoulder.

Morning nap:

View from our room. We are on the 5th floor. We heard a crashing noise later and looked down and there had been an accident right below our room. There was a lot of hand and arm movements while they discussed what happened. The one guy kept motioning to the street explaining (I think) what happened and how it was the other guys fault.

This is how Jordan spent his time on our walk. At least he wasn’t crying. But he did like to be moving. We were successful and found a grocery store with diapers. Yeah! We bought water, diapers and a snickers bar. Brian wanted chocolate.

Oh, look at that sad cry face as he looks around:

Playing with the ever-present keys:

(Do I have an awesome husband or what!?) Washing todays dishes in the bathroom sink.

Brian wanted pizza from this place that makes 4 foot pizzas. So we got one half. They put pickles on it!!! Neither one of us likes pickles – on a pizza or otherwise! There is cheese, bacon, chicken, peppers, and corn on the pizza. It was good but different. Brian said – you know what I like about home? You don’t have to worry about someone putting pickles on your pizza.

Brian’s beer. (Was really strange to see him drinking a beer on Skype… because it was only 8:30 in the morning here!)

Cute kid found a safe corner to play in:

And from a few days ago: I miss Nina and her little Misha! Wish I could have brought her home with me too!

Brian playing with Theo and Misha:

All for now! Remember to pray for Brian and Tamera and Jordan today and if you wake up tonight. Going to be a long afternoon for them. Personally, I’m praying that the long-shot happens: that they complete ALL appointments tomorrow and are able to come home early. Unlikely… but nothing’s impossible with God!