Kaegan and Kiyah
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Flowers from My Men
Kaegan brought me the prettiest roses from Mimi's garden. He was so excited when he gave them to me. I loved them. I had to take a picture because it is the first bouquet I have gotten from my son.
Marty also gave me a dozen roses the same day. I have never gotten roses twice in one year much less twice in one day. I was a proud Lady. They were both so beautiful. I played with the camera and got some good shots.
Pics
These are pics from the sleepover with Ally and Aubrey. You can see that they had so much fun.
Kaegan loves to drink hot tea and coffee milk. In the one pic he and Aubrey are drinking coffee milk and are toasting to the moment. So cute!
Aubrey also fixed Kaegans hair. He had barrets and hair clips all in it.
What's been going on
Ok, here is an update of what has been going on with the Fam. Kaegan is doing exceptionally well. We had our first post-adoption visit last week and the social worker was amazed at his progress. When I told her that he had already stayed the night at Mom's and had a sleepover she mentioned that most kids do not even adjust to that until after the first year. Most things that Kaegan has done is a remarkable improvement for adopted children. She asked what we were doing to make him so comfortable with the transition and we told her lots of love, hugs and kisses. Mommy gets thousands of hugs and kisses a day. Afterall, I have to get them while I can.
When have scheduled for Kaegan his circumcision in June. We contemplated having him circumcised but the Dr. recommended we do it and do it soon. Scary!!! In August after he has recovered from the first surgery we will then have the surgery for his heart. Thankfully the heart issue is small. He does not have a hole in the heart nor a murmur. It is PDA. I honestly cannot explain it to you. You can google it. It is a day surgery and will require us to travel to Little Rock Children's. Once the surgery is complete Kaegan will not have any issues as gets older. Also, the bulge in his chest appears to have been caused by a break. Apparently at one point in the past two years of his life his ribs have been broken. As his mother I try not think about how. The Dr. says that as he gets older the chest will extend out and straighten up. Again not a be issue. So come late August everything will be taken care and all will be well with Kaegan.
On Friday I finally received the confirmation of adoption from the USCIS!!!! This is huge because now we can get a US birth certificate with our names as the parents, apply for a social security number and get a current passport for Kaegan. We really want to get a new birth certificate for him. Currently his states that he was abandoned on the 4th floor steps at the Datong Hospital and that his parents are unknown. His name is listed as unknown abandoned male. It is so sad to read the documents from China about him. As you can now see the birth certificate is a must.
New words that Kaegan has learned are of course the famous, "NO!", momma, daddy, Nai Nai, YaYa, Mimi, Pappy, Chick, Manana, bath, sit and many more small words. We have been working with him on the Alphabet and reading alot to him. He still hates to watch TV so all we do is play and read and eat. Eating is Kaegans favorite thing to do. He eats constantly. He loves bananas, fruit, sweet potatoes, watermelon, chicken, noodles, rice and cheerios. Ramen noodles are his favorite. He will pretty much eat anything we place in front him though. He has gained only one pound since arriving to America. He is now 26 pounds. He's waist is 17 inches and he is wearing newborn shorts. They are so tiny but they fit and do not have to be rolled up.
Sleeping is getting better. He wakes up one time around 3:00 and I then place him in our bed. He will wake up around 8:00 am. He naps around 2:00 and takes a 3 hour nap. Lately I have been taking the naps with him. If you were to see the house you could tell. His nap is the only time I have to clean. Anyway, I put up two tents in Kaegans room. I will post pictures of them. He loves to sleep in them. He had a sleepover and they all stayed in the tents. It was so much fun for him. Marty and I still feel that Kaegan needs to continue falling asleep in his own room so that he will get used to it. Once he wakes up in the middle of the night I do not mind if he sleeps with us. The night terrors are gone!!! When Kaegan wakes up two things are happening. One, he is still trying to figure out where he is and two, he is making sure we are still there. Hopefully, he will realize that he is here to stay and that Mommy and Daddy will never leave him.
Now, on to Mommy and Daddy. I am doing great! I love motherhood and have already told Marty that I am ready to adopt again. He on the other hand just wants to get well. Poor thing! He is still in and out of the Dr.'s office. We finally have a Dr. that is determined to find out what is wrong. He is taking the Lovenox injections twice a day and the Dr. seems to believe that he may have to continue them for the rest of his life. She took enough blood last week to confirm this so we should know soon exactly what the issue is. I will let you know when we find out.
This a quick update of the Kent Fam. I will continue to post pics of activities that we do. If anything worth knowing happens I will let you know. Talk to you guys soon!!
When have scheduled for Kaegan his circumcision in June. We contemplated having him circumcised but the Dr. recommended we do it and do it soon. Scary!!! In August after he has recovered from the first surgery we will then have the surgery for his heart. Thankfully the heart issue is small. He does not have a hole in the heart nor a murmur. It is PDA. I honestly cannot explain it to you. You can google it. It is a day surgery and will require us to travel to Little Rock Children's. Once the surgery is complete Kaegan will not have any issues as gets older. Also, the bulge in his chest appears to have been caused by a break. Apparently at one point in the past two years of his life his ribs have been broken. As his mother I try not think about how. The Dr. says that as he gets older the chest will extend out and straighten up. Again not a be issue. So come late August everything will be taken care and all will be well with Kaegan.
On Friday I finally received the confirmation of adoption from the USCIS!!!! This is huge because now we can get a US birth certificate with our names as the parents, apply for a social security number and get a current passport for Kaegan. We really want to get a new birth certificate for him. Currently his states that he was abandoned on the 4th floor steps at the Datong Hospital and that his parents are unknown. His name is listed as unknown abandoned male. It is so sad to read the documents from China about him. As you can now see the birth certificate is a must.
New words that Kaegan has learned are of course the famous, "NO!", momma, daddy, Nai Nai, YaYa, Mimi, Pappy, Chick, Manana, bath, sit and many more small words. We have been working with him on the Alphabet and reading alot to him. He still hates to watch TV so all we do is play and read and eat. Eating is Kaegans favorite thing to do. He eats constantly. He loves bananas, fruit, sweet potatoes, watermelon, chicken, noodles, rice and cheerios. Ramen noodles are his favorite. He will pretty much eat anything we place in front him though. He has gained only one pound since arriving to America. He is now 26 pounds. He's waist is 17 inches and he is wearing newborn shorts. They are so tiny but they fit and do not have to be rolled up.
Sleeping is getting better. He wakes up one time around 3:00 and I then place him in our bed. He will wake up around 8:00 am. He naps around 2:00 and takes a 3 hour nap. Lately I have been taking the naps with him. If you were to see the house you could tell. His nap is the only time I have to clean. Anyway, I put up two tents in Kaegans room. I will post pictures of them. He loves to sleep in them. He had a sleepover and they all stayed in the tents. It was so much fun for him. Marty and I still feel that Kaegan needs to continue falling asleep in his own room so that he will get used to it. Once he wakes up in the middle of the night I do not mind if he sleeps with us. The night terrors are gone!!! When Kaegan wakes up two things are happening. One, he is still trying to figure out where he is and two, he is making sure we are still there. Hopefully, he will realize that he is here to stay and that Mommy and Daddy will never leave him.
Now, on to Mommy and Daddy. I am doing great! I love motherhood and have already told Marty that I am ready to adopt again. He on the other hand just wants to get well. Poor thing! He is still in and out of the Dr.'s office. We finally have a Dr. that is determined to find out what is wrong. He is taking the Lovenox injections twice a day and the Dr. seems to believe that he may have to continue them for the rest of his life. She took enough blood last week to confirm this so we should know soon exactly what the issue is. I will let you know when we find out.
This a quick update of the Kent Fam. I will continue to post pics of activities that we do. If anything worth knowing happens I will let you know. Talk to you guys soon!!
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