General Update:
-He likes to sleep on his back with his arms and legs stretched out far.
-He does not like any type of blanket or cover on him. He will kick it off if you try to cover him up.
-He does not like the bath yet. He screams and holds his body really stiff.
-His cries kind of sound like a mix between a cough and a sneeze. We have heard him cough and sneeze, but his cries sound similar.
-He can scream loudly. When he is upset he arches his back and hold his body straight. He is very strong.
-Most of the clothes we have are a little too big. We have a lot of 12-18 month stuff. His 12 month clothes fit, but are a little big. I know he will grow into everything soon! He is so cute and petite.
-He is not eating much. His reports that we received the day before he came home said that he was drinking 5 ounces of formula every 3 hours. He is also accustomed to 1 or 2 night feedings. At this point, he has not eaten hardly any table food. Luckily, he is now drinking his Korean formula.
-He really likes his pacifier. We didn't realize he would have one, because we never received pictures of him with it, but it is obvious that he really likes it.
-His hair is super soft and pretty.
-He scratches his face when he is tired. He came home with several scratches on his face. We received a lot of pictures from his foster mom and she has his hands covered with socks in some of the pictures, so I guess he has always scratched his face when he is sleepy.
Thursday:
Beau arrived home Thursday afternoon shortly after 4:00. He cried when his escort handed him to me and she told us that he had a fever. Raleigh and I took several laps around the atrium of the airport and that really helped him calm down. He did not fuss in the car seat on the way home. He ate one goldfish in the car and drank a little water from a bottle. In his blue bag from Holt, there was a bag of Korean potato sticks. This has become his comfort item for now. He likes to have a potato stick in his hand at all times. Beau liked to be right next to my chest the first night home. He didn't really eat much of anything. We offered him lots of things, but he was not interested. He went to sleep about 10:30 and slept until about 9:00 the next morning. He did wake up once around 2:30am and drank a bottle of water. I slept with him on a mattress on the nursery floor.
Friday:
Beau slept most of the day Friday. He slept on the couch on top of a quilt. He likes to sleep on his back with his arms and legs spread out. He woke up a few times throughout the day and would just stay on my chest. He would never lift his head or sit up. He ate a few bites of rice cereal with applesauce for breakfast. He ate about 6 potato sticks for lunch and a few bites of rice with soy sauce and sesame oil and a few pieces of seaweed. He liked the seaweed the most of all and stuffed several pieces in his mouth. Friday night we decided to sleep in our room. Beau slept between us. He slept really well from about 11:00 to 9:00 the next morning. He woke up once and had a bottle.
Saturday:
Beau had a bite or two of applesauce for breakfast and a bite or two of banana baby food. Saturday Beau finally started drinking formula. We are using the formula that came home with him in his blue bag. So far, this is the only formula he will drink. We also tried similac and whole milk, but he would not take either of those. Beau stayed stayed in my lap with his head pressed against my chest most of the day. We did get out of the house Saturday morning to drop of some food at a wedding shower. I was a hostess at the shower, but just took the food I prepared and left. Beau hated getting into the car seat, but once the car was moving, he seemed to really enjoy it. He was very content.
Saturday night, Beau really opened up. He held his head up for the first time. Yay!!! He also smiled when we played with the Busy Ball Popper by Playskool. He still sat right next to be with his body pressed against mine, but we were soo happy to see him hold his head up.
Sunday:
Beau ate about 7 dry cheerios and about 10 pieces of kix cereal for breakfast. We were told that he likes all types of fruit and cheese, but so far he will not eat any of these things for us. An hour or two after waking up, he had a bottle of formula. Then...Beau really came out of his shell! For the first time, he engaged in play and interacted with me and Raleigh. He also sat unassisted, crawled, and climbed up 2 steps!!!! He fell asleep at 2:00 for a nap. More to come.....
Thursday:
Beau arrived home Thursday afternoon shortly after 4:00. He cried when his escort handed him to me and she told us that he had a fever. Raleigh and I took several laps around the atrium of the airport and that really helped him calm down. He did not fuss in the car seat on the way home. He ate one goldfish in the car and drank a little water from a bottle. In his blue bag from Holt, there was a bag of Korean potato sticks. This has become his comfort item for now. He likes to have a potato stick in his hand at all times. Beau liked to be right next to my chest the first night home. He didn't really eat much of anything. We offered him lots of things, but he was not interested. He went to sleep about 10:30 and slept until about 9:00 the next morning. He did wake up once around 2:30am and drank a bottle of water. I slept with him on a mattress on the nursery floor.
Friday:
Beau slept most of the day Friday. He slept on the couch on top of a quilt. He likes to sleep on his back with his arms and legs spread out. He woke up a few times throughout the day and would just stay on my chest. He would never lift his head or sit up. He ate a few bites of rice cereal with applesauce for breakfast. He ate about 6 potato sticks for lunch and a few bites of rice with soy sauce and sesame oil and a few pieces of seaweed. He liked the seaweed the most of all and stuffed several pieces in his mouth. Friday night we decided to sleep in our room. Beau slept between us. He slept really well from about 11:00 to 9:00 the next morning. He woke up once and had a bottle.
Saturday:
Beau had a bite or two of applesauce for breakfast and a bite or two of banana baby food. Saturday Beau finally started drinking formula. We are using the formula that came home with him in his blue bag. So far, this is the only formula he will drink. We also tried similac and whole milk, but he would not take either of those. Beau stayed stayed in my lap with his head pressed against my chest most of the day. We did get out of the house Saturday morning to drop of some food at a wedding shower. I was a hostess at the shower, but just took the food I prepared and left. Beau hated getting into the car seat, but once the car was moving, he seemed to really enjoy it. He was very content.
Saturday night, Beau really opened up. He held his head up for the first time. Yay!!! He also smiled when we played with the Busy Ball Popper by Playskool. He still sat right next to be with his body pressed against mine, but we were soo happy to see him hold his head up.
Sunday:
Beau ate about 7 dry cheerios and about 10 pieces of kix cereal for breakfast. We were told that he likes all types of fruit and cheese, but so far he will not eat any of these things for us. An hour or two after waking up, he had a bottle of formula. Then...Beau really came out of his shell! For the first time, he engaged in play and interacted with me and Raleigh. He also sat unassisted, crawled, and climbed up 2 steps!!!! He fell asleep at 2:00 for a nap. More to come.....
Friday morning: Waking up for the first time at home
Friday morning: First bath
Friday afternoon: Taking a nap on the couch (you can see his rib cage if you look carefully- his belly is really tiny)
Saturday morning: Hanging out with his potato stick
Saturday night: Our first smile
Saturday night: Starting to engage with his surroundings
Saturday morning: Watching dad blow bubbles
Sunday: Starting to crawl
Sunday: Exploring the stairs
Sunday: Sitting unassisted
YAY!!!! look at Beau crawling and sitting up!!! i loved reading how he's been adjusting, so happy he's lifting his head up! such a sweet little guy! love all the pictures! he's so darn cute!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like y'all are awesome parents! It sounds really tough--I can't imagine what a shock all these changes must be like for poor Beau! It sounds like you are holding him close and loving him and figuring it all out one day at a time. What a lucky boy! You are in our thoughts and prayers!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like he is starting to adjust. That is good. Max is a big pacifier guy too. His Korea ones are his favorites! Max didn't eat much at first either and slowly came around. Beau is a real cutie! Congrats to you all.
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