Happy Thanksgiving

What can I say except that we are incredibly thankful that we are home with our wonderful son and are starting our lives as a family of three (five counting the dog and cat). Of course, there are kinks to be worked out, but there will always be “kinks” as life is not a constant. We’re up for the challenge and are amazed that we’ve been blessed with such an exceptional child. [Here's a picture of him at the dinner table in his new outfit from Bunny and Phil. Thanks!]

Kairat has begun to sleep through the night and happily takes a good morning nap. Afternoons are still a struggle but we’re getting there. He’s suddenly taken a dislike to food that he’s happily consumed for the past week but that could be caused by a number of things: teething, need for a menu change, appetite finally balancing out, taste buds kicking in, etc. We’ll try some different combinations tomorrow but if you’ve seen him in person (and even in pictures) it is quite evident that he is far from starving. In fact, I’m amazed at his increase in girth just since we’ve been home. Our little boy loves his meal time and DO NOT get in the way when he sees his bottle.

Daily life is starting to become, well, daily life. We went out to lunch one day, did a little shopping with Papa on another, and even had our first experience with a baby sitter (my in-laws) while I ran to the doctor’s for an x-ray of my finger. Kairat is feeling much more comfortable being with others. [Isn't it funny how kids love playing in and with containers/boxes. I know I did!]

We also took a short field trip to the Casco Bay YMCA on Monday to check out the Prime Time Care program/area. Children may attend their daycare for up to two hours while parents exercise. Kairat seemed very excited to be in a room with other children and I’m anxious for him to have a chance to interact with youngsters. We’ll be trying this out next week and we will also be going to swim lessons once a week starting in January.

Family and friends are still meeting Kairat for the first time and each day brings new faces that he will come to know and love as time goes on. Doug and I feel unbelievably lucky that we have so many caring people in our lives and are, once again, feeling thankful for all of our blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving to All!