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Monday, August 18, 2008

When It Comes to Food, Caleb Doesn't Joke Around

I got 2 new pictures of Caleb from our agency today!! I was so excited and anxious to see them, especially since the e-mail included the comment, "He is upset in the pictures because his bottle fell out of his mouth."
Let me tell you I am not surprised! The Little Peanut had quite the personality when we were there and showed us that he can be very stubborn and focused. When he was ready to eat or sleep he was more than willing to let us know. He's a good communicator.
Here's one of the pictures. It cracks me up because it reminds me of his personality. At the same time it makes me sad too. I want to get on the next 19 hour flight to Kyrgyzstan so I can hold him and make sure he enjoys each and every feeding.


It seems likely that he is upset about the bottle, but it's also highly likely that he is ticked off because:

a) he is still in a pink shirt

b) his pants are pulled up 3 inches above his belly button

Also, is it just me or does he look like the longest baby ever in that picture??? He was 24 inches when we were there a few weeks ago and I swear he must have grown another inch based on that picture. He must have been inspired by meeting his 6'5" tall Daddy.
Our agency is also going to weigh him tomorrow! Keep your fingers crossed for some good weight gain!

Is it time to go back yet?!?

I posted on the other blog today... not much to report other than we are really missing the face of our precious little boy......


Two families from our agency will travel this week and hopefully have the chance to check in on Caleb for us. Please pray for their travel and their first visits to their children. Please pray for Caleb's caregivers, that they are giving him loving and tender care. Please pray that his orphanage has the resources they need to keep him healthy. Please pray that he is doing well and gaining weight. I worry (most of the time unnecessarily) that I got him sick when we visited since I was fighting the Kyrgyz crud daily on our trip. Getting a preemie sick is less than ideal and I am praying he has stayed healthy since we left.
If we get any new pictures of him I will be sure to post them!