First Kisses for Mama

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The weather today got hot again, back up into the low 90’s F. It was breezy in the afternoon which was nice since it kept us somewhat cool playing in the shade on our blanket with Andrew. Things at the orphanage have been quite today since most of the families went home until their 30 day waiting period is over.



Some people have been asking if Andrew is always smiling. No he isn’t always smiling we just post the best pictures of him. He is usually a happy child that is either curious, delighted, joyful or sleepy. He rarely ever cries. Once in a while when he is about to fall asleep he will get a bit whiney until he falls asleep on my shoulder. He has a very good attitude considering his environment (mush for all 3 meals, no air conditioning, rarely any exercise and his screaming, biting playmates that are in his group). He is probably counting the days down as much as we are. It has been nice been given these 30 days to bond with Andrew without any distractions. One thing we feel restricted on is if and what we are allowed to feed him. The caretakers at the orphanage told us not to feed him only give him something to drink if he wants. Alla said that we should give him food with substance and protein since he doesn’t get much nourishment in the orphanage. It’s funny, Andrew knows our blue bag well. He goes over to it at every visit and pounds on it as if to say, “Where are my toys?” And if he sees Robert chewing gum, Andrew walks right over to him and opens his mouth WIDE and sticks his tongue out as if to say, “Feed me too”. Or if he is thirsty or hungry he’ll pound on our bag (since we keep his food in there too) and suck his lips and tongue to make a sound to indicate that he’s hungry. How can you not feed a child like that acts like he’s starving. Sometimes we wonder if he is being fed at all.



Today our little Andrew gave Mama her first kiss from him when we were ready to say goodbye for the afternoon. I was tickled pink even though it was a slobbery wet kiss. Be still my heart. How precious. Andrew was also being silly and laying on the blanket near the edge and wrapping himself up in it and rolling himself up like an egg roll. We kept straightening the blanket back to flatten it out again and he would do it again. What a comedian he is. Andrew also got a kick out of when I would tickle his feet and then bring his foot up to his mouth to blow kisses with his foot instead of his hand. He also enjoyed his new musical bear today. It plays 3 children’s songs. He kept pushing the button over and over to make the music play.