Life in the USA

What a first day it was. Jadon, not knowing anything about jet lag and the effects it has on everyone, was ready to get out of bed by 4:30 this morning. YIKES!!! It happened and the day was off. When he got up, Ruth's mom gene kicked in and she was great with him. However, Jadon's volume level is usually fairly high so the rest of us were up for the day as well.

The difficult part of the day for our little guy was his first US doctor's visit. I will spare the details, but the event included flushing out both ears to remove unbelievable amounts of ear wax, blood work, some other uncomfortable tests, a chest x-ray, and two vaccinations (one in each leg). He did fairly well, but cried and cried and of course we didn't have the ability to explain the situation to him. He was a trooper and we tried to express that to him.

We were a bit concerned about how meals were going to go at home. In our travels he was a very picky eater. Since arriving back here he has done well and has tried everything that we have asked. He has even discovered that he likes several of the things that we asked him to try. One thing that is not in debate--he LOVES fruit!! Pray that his willingness to try things and find those that he likes will continue.

After a 1 1/2 hour nap, Ruth and Andrew took Jadon to a local park with playground equipment that he had never seen before. He was unaccustomed to swinging and didn't really know what to do. His attentions were bouncing back and forth between the overwhelming number of choices that he had in the park. When all returned to the house we discovered that the power was out due to a downed line. We grilled for dinner (after a trip to the store while the two older kids took Jadon to the school playground). A trip to the mall to shop for some new clothes (thanks Aunt Paula) and a stop at Target to purchase flashlights (in case the power was not on yet--it was, however) and it was getting ready for bed time.

Pray that we will all get some much needed sleep and rest. Jadon's cough continues to be a problem as well. As you can see in the pictures, the three kids are enjoying getting to know one another.