Thank God for Juan Valdez!

The first night together was, for the most part, uneventful. Joshua had a long day and fell asleep early. We were told to feed him at 10:00 and then he would not eat until 5:00 AM. He slept right through his 10:00 pm feeding. Kristin and I were both on pins and needles all night long, listening to his every breath, every gurgle, and every other noise coming from the crib. As a result, neither of us slept very well. I was in charge of the early AM feeding. I got up several times thinking that he was awake. Each time, he was wiggling around, dreaming, and cooing. Around 4 AM, we had proof that he could indeed cry. He let out a 15 second cry and then stopped. It was almost as if he just yelled "HEY, I'M AWAKE NOW". I got up fed and changed him, and back to sleep he went. Shortly after, I fell asleep thinking my duty was done. When I awoke at 7:00 AM, Kristin was up with him. I guess they were up from 5:30 to 7:00. He just wanted to play and interact. Kristin said she played with him, with only one eye open. This morning's coffee was eagerly anticipated.

This morning, we were picked up by Isabel at 8:50AM. We went to get the documents from yesterday notarized. They have an official place that does nothing, but notarize documents. Isabel was very talkative today. She shared of about her family. She spent a few years in the Florida. She has traveled to New York, Minnesota, Florida and Alaska. This explains why her English is so good. Our next event is our meeting Monday with ICBF at Ayudame. We have learned that everywhere we go they offer us coffee, aromaticas(herbal tea), and water. It is an insult not to take it.

We've learned a lot about him over the past hours. He is really intrigued by his left hand. He spends lots of time looking at it, putting it in his mouth, and touching them together. It seems that every few minutes he re-discovers his hand again. It's humorous. He loves to be held. The warmth of our bodies puts him to sleep. He is extremely alert. He looks around whenever he is awake. The orphanage said that he should drink 5oz of formula each feeding. We've had a hard time getting him to eat that much. It's getting better. We've gone from 2oz to 3oz to 4oz to around 4.5oz this morning.