Free Day

Today was a free day, the first of many until we receive Elijah's passport next Wednesday. We did not do much, just hung around the island and spent time together. At lunch today, Greg and I took the kids to Lucy's, that serves mediocre American food. Justin had PB&J; Kailey had tuna; I had a chicken sandwich; Greg had a chicken quesadilla. We had already fed Elijah leftover chicken congee from the night before. He had is first French Fries and liked them.

While we ate, we discussed what we missed most. The great consensus was that we missed the people at home most of all. We were looking forward to getting back to our street to be able to play again. (It is hard to remember that it is not hot at home.) We also missed things like mac and cheese, Spaghettios, pizza, and ice cream. I also miss milk. They are doing more milk now, but there still isn't much to be found. The Oreos are real, though.

Elijah took a hour long nap this morning, then a two and a half hour nap from 2:30-5:00 pm. This proved to be a bad thing tonight at bedtime. He was ready to play and not remotely interested in sleep. Oh, well. Live and learn. The orphanage gave us very little real information on him, so everything is an experiment, just like with a newborn, only with a lot more attitude.

He amazed us at dinner tonight. We went to a restaurant that did not serve food for babies, so we stopped elsewhere and got another serving of chicken congee (which is like oatmeal, only made from rice with shredded chicken mixed in) He ate all the congee (at least 1 cup), then a 1/2 cup of peach yogurt, then 2 pieces of lemon chicken (sized like a chicken nugget), then he sampled Singapore noodles, rice, and fish. He belly was so full, it stuck out past his pants! We have Greg hold him while I feed him. That way he has to come to me for food. The theory is that if he learns that he can come to me for food, he will eventually come to me for other things too.

We are nearly packed up to move to the new room. I need to go now so that we can pack the computer and go to bed. More tomorrow.