So, now I try to give him at least 10-12 spoons of his lunch (ok, it’s more like me forcing the baby spoon full with food into his little mouth) and then I let him eat the rest in a bottle.
We’ve been doing this for 3 days now and he is not happy AT ALL. Vanie cries as soon as he sees the spoon, every single bite, but then ends up eating everything I am able to stuff in his mouth. I do have to use my fingers a lot to stick the food back in while he tries to spit it out during the constant crying session. (yes, I know – yuck).
The 10 spoons take like 45 minutes, the bottle feeding (assuming he is not mad at me and doesn’t throw it on the floor) takes like 5-7 minutes.
One thing I have to say: there is food EVERYWHERE and Zorro loves it. Here are a few pix of how the whole thing goes down.
Everything and everyone (incl. Zorro) in posittion...
After one of the "bites" - that was the face i saw after every spoon.
Watching the financial news while chewing. I switched to Dora shortly after, hoping it will help (it didn't).
No comment, except the food wasn't only on his face. this is actually a pretty clean shot. Sometimes, there is food on his eye lashes and on the curls.
Drinking juice out of mom’s glass. I was ready to do anything to make him stop crying.
Playing with the leftovers on his hands and face.
Just stumbled upon your blog while following Cupcake & The Caseys. Your son is precious! I love the curls and his eyes! I am waiting for my son's referral from Vlad. I notice your wait time was very short. Do you have any idea why? I have a 5 year old son I adodpted in 2006 from the Chelyabinsk region in Russia. Our travel experience was much like yours with the illness for both us on our return trip. From your description, I think you and I had the same sickness. I hope you are recovered and enjoying your wonderful son.
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog through Marcy. We just returned from Vlad a couple weeks ago. We too live in So. Ca. Some of your pics of the "beach " look very familiar.Your little one sure is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice comments!
ReplyDeleteOptimistikchick - yes, our time line was short- who knows why. maybe luck, maybe just got in line at the right time... right now we are just really happy to have our son home!
Corinne - i just looked at your blog. What a story! I hope everything works out. Regardless, just know you are doing something amazing for these little souls. Where in SoCal are you? We are just a few blocks from So Coast Plaza.