Brothers

Hi all!
I know, I know, I didn’t post yesterday. Really there’s nothing new to say. We are all good and happy and healthy. Rinat has been relatively OK behavior wise (and so has Peter- haha). We get up, we eat Bfast, we see Sumo, we eat lunch, we see Sumo, we eat dinner, we take bath, we watch another episode of The Tudors, we go to bed. That’s our day pretty much every day.

Yesterday was the day of barf. Nope, not just spit up, but full on barf. I don’t think he actually had any food left in his little belly after throwing up on me 3 times and Peter once or twice. Gross. But I have realized that by putting some good smelling lotion on his little face it can somewhat combat the lingering smell of puke. But he didn’t seem to be under the weather or anything. Rin had him laughing again by jumping up and down and making faces. Our little Sumo completely adores Rin and starts smiling the second he walks into the room. It’s so sweet. And when Rin walks by and pats him on the head or says a nice word to him, he falls even more head over heels in love with his big brother. He gets this giant smile and his little bottom tooth pokes up and he gets what Rin calls moon eyes. It’s really good for Rin that Sumo is finally giving him some feedback. He was not especially interactive when we first started visiting with him but now he’s a whole different kid. Today for instance, all he wanted to do all day long was be held by me. Any time I would put him down, he would scoot over to where I was and grunt and hold up his little arm to say “Hold me. Please please hold me.” and he would give me those puppy dog eyes. How could I say no to that? And really I love snuggles anyway so it worked out fine for me. My arms might be a little bit tired but they have been aching to hold another baby for quite a while so I’m sure not complaining.

And I know everyone says how different their children are from each other and to be honest I had sort of wondered if it might not work the same for adopted kids- that we might get two Rinats. But Sumo is a totally different kid. Rinat has never met a stranger, Sumo cries anytime someone new talks to him. Rinat is all over the place all the time, Sumo is happy to just sort of hang out. Rin was talking up a storm even at 6 month, Sumo grunts and every once in a while cries. I am so happy that I seem to have a calm child to counteract the whirling dervish that is Rinat. I think they will be a perfect match. Yin and Yang, Peas and Carrots, Chocolate and Peanut Butter- all good on their own but perfect together.

Love to all, -m

Oh, and tomorrow, being Sunday, we have the afternoon off so we are planning a day of souvenir shopping and the Circus. It should be fun!