We went to my folks to visit my Dad since his surgery...he has had a bit of a rough go...please continue to pray for him as he experiences the difficulty of "just resting"...it's NOT his thing, but the only real medicine that works, right now. Mom has been a real trooper and has endless energy. I'm not sure how she does it.
While we were there, Mom made a good old fashioned Sunday Dinner of roast, rice and gravy, corn, green beans, salad, yeast rolls, and a Texas sheet cake. It was heaven and Cael Enyi ate EVERY BITE! He LOVES gravy! (and we already knew he loved chocolate cake and ice cream) On the second day, we picked up fried chicken, fried okra, and french fries (not a thing healthy on the menu!) Also loves cream gravy to dip his fried chicken in...remember he IS from SOUTHERN China! The other big news is that for the last day or so, he has begun to call himself Cael Enyi and will actually respond when we say Cael. Progress. When we returned home early yesterday morning, we immediately got him registered in the military medical system and he had his first doctor's appointment with the pediatrician to address the rash/virus on his face. Again...GOD BLESS AMERICA and the wonderful physicians in the US Military. He is now on an antibiotic for the green crud coming from his nose and she gave him a different topical cream for his face as well as a second oral medication for the viral rash. We'll see how he does, but it was so great to have actual hands and eyes looking at him and taking real action.
We also found out that he is in the 5-10th percentile for weight (gained 2 pounds since joining our family!) and is not even on the chart for height.
As a result of all that great eating, today we hit the running trails as a family unit. Jay took the training wheels off of Cael's bike and added the "bike buddy", which is an extended handle that allows you can run upright along side the child (with Cam, he was riding without training wheels in 3 days). Several times throughout the 4-mile run, he was riding on his own...until he realized Jay had let go and he yelled "boo-yao" over and over (meaning I don't like it!). It won't be long!
This evening, we sat out on the porch enjoying the absolutely gorgeous spring weather! While we were out there, the kids made racing numbers for their bikes and scooters (training wheels back on for safety and fun when not running with us). Then Jay took them for a ride on one scooter, while Tucker tried to get me to throw the ball (it's so great having the whole family together!). I was participating in what I hope will be my last War College chat session (gotta love technology of doing school on the front porch while taking pictures of the boys).
So...All is well here...we are trying to get back into a routine, but still feel like we are dragging during the day. The kids actually slept all night last night, so I think they are close to being back on schedule.
Sure hope to see you all, soon!
It's so good to see these pictures of your family at home! :) Wow, how can Cael Enyi NOT love America now that he's experienced your mom's southern cooking? We're praying for your dad & hope he gets the rest he needs to fully recover quickly!
ReplyDeleteSo fun!! Don't you just love family time?!
ReplyDeleteIt's great fun to have a peek into your lives. I am so glad that your boys are doing so well!!
Can you believe it's almost been a week that we've been home? Part of me feels like just yesterday we all said goodbye, and yet it also feels like he's just been around so much longer! What an amazing process this has been.
We had some friends over today and Maddie was showing them all her picture on your blog. She's pretty excited about that. She is loving following along with you guys as well.
Talk to you soon
Love,
Robyn Rowenhorst