Now Playing: Friday, March 11th
We are home at last. We arrived home March 9th, just in time for Eli's birthday, March 10th. The flight was hard on him. He was great on the flight from Kazakhstan to Amsterdam, which was 8 hours. The second flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was too much for him. He was so tired that he couldn't sleep but he did exercise his lungs.
Eli puts up a good fight when it is time for naps and bedtime-something I definitely need to work with him on before I take him to the babysitter. Twice today I put him to sleep, laid him down and he woke up. After the second time, I let him cry himself to sleep, which was very hard for me to do but he did fall asleep after 20 minutes. Feel free to reply with any tips. Today it was suggested not to rock him to sleep because he needs to learn that when he is put in his crib, it is sleep time. I know he would scream and become very upset if I do that now and I need to remember he is probably going through alot right now and has only been in his new home for 2 days.
I've got alot of paperwork to do to apply for a birth certificate in English since his is in Russian, apply for his social security number, and apply for a U.S. adoption.
Next Tuesday he goes to the doctor and I am going to request complete testing on him from bloodwork, EKG,and his immunizations will probably be given over because another Mom that I met over there told me her daughter's tests showed she had no immunizations even though her medical report from the orphanage showed she had received them. I feel a little rested but think I will need a couple of more days before my internal clock is on Indy time again.
Posted by kwoodward2005
at 9:36 PM EST
