Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Two boys snug in bed
Tonight I'm solo as the boys are sleeping. We fed, bathed and then slathered Kai with cream. Then it was bed time. It took about 2 seconds. Four minutes later it was the big boy (no slathering for him).
Some observations of Motherhood and South Africa
I can dress Kai better than daddy (Daddy put the sleeper on backwards).
Kai can hmm pass gas like Daddy.
Nothing is better than when your baby smiles at you and then daddy does the same thing and only you get the smile. Since this also happens the other way I feel no guilt about saying I like it!
Motherhood is amazing but wow do you worry.
Travelling with a child is very different. TRAVEL NOW single peeps!
South Africa is beautiful (REALLY).
It is better to be white here than black. Aparthied may be over but the descrepency between how whites and blacks are treated is visable. You go to stores all the people shopping are white all the people working there are white. We were told if a black person has a car it is because they are driving a taxis, or very. very rich. There is a third reason but I'm not repeating it. It is shocking. This is the situation I've seen in Durban atleast.
All the white people have pools and locked gates and "maids".
When you adopt a black child people stare.
People can also be very nice and friendly.
South Africans say shame instead of that's to bad.
They call zebras (zeebras) ZEHbras (really say the alphabet and say our Z phonietically correct and you've got it.
It is hard to take an 8 month on a safari but I'm gonna try (hopefully).
Words are not enough to say thank you to the caregivers who loved your child before you.
There are alot of children who need love. I wish all the children throughout the world who don't have a mama or daddy could find one person to love them.
Motherhood is exhausting and I'll be happy to be home with all of you!
p.s.Paige he loves the lion rattle!
p.p.s. Granny M I'll try to post more pictures
Some observations of Motherhood and South Africa
I can dress Kai better than daddy (Daddy put the sleeper on backwards).
Kai can hmm pass gas like Daddy.
Nothing is better than when your baby smiles at you and then daddy does the same thing and only you get the smile. Since this also happens the other way I feel no guilt about saying I like it!
Motherhood is amazing but wow do you worry.
Travelling with a child is very different. TRAVEL NOW single peeps!
South Africa is beautiful (REALLY).
It is better to be white here than black. Aparthied may be over but the descrepency between how whites and blacks are treated is visable. You go to stores all the people shopping are white all the people working there are white. We were told if a black person has a car it is because they are driving a taxis, or very. very rich. There is a third reason but I'm not repeating it. It is shocking. This is the situation I've seen in Durban atleast.
All the white people have pools and locked gates and "maids".
When you adopt a black child people stare.
People can also be very nice and friendly.
South Africans say shame instead of that's to bad.
They call zebras (zeebras) ZEHbras (really say the alphabet and say our Z phonietically correct and you've got it.
It is hard to take an 8 month on a safari but I'm gonna try (hopefully).
Words are not enough to say thank you to the caregivers who loved your child before you.
There are alot of children who need love. I wish all the children throughout the world who don't have a mama or daddy could find one person to love them.
Motherhood is exhausting and I'll be happy to be home with all of you!
p.s.Paige he loves the lion rattle!
p.p.s. Granny M I'll try to post more pictures
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Visiting Esimphiwe House
Today we travelled back to where Kai spent the first 8 months of his life at the Esimphiwe House (esimphiwe.co.za) This time during our trip, we received a tour of the facilities by Daphane who operates the orphanage. The stories she told of some of the babies were real tear jerkers and we saw the love the workers put into their jobs caring after the babies. Three of the workers are German teenagers/youth who volunteer to work at the orphanage for a year on a program run by the government.
After meeting everyone and taking video and pictures, we went to a small town closeby called Richmond where we had lunch and to buy formula.
One thing that I don't feel comfortable here are the design of the baby seats and how they fit into the cars. Compared to the difficulty of the one i installed in canada and the sturdyness of it, i'm always real cautious driving as i don't have much confidence in the seats down here!!!!!
After meeting everyone and taking video and pictures, we went to a small town closeby called Richmond where we had lunch and to buy formula.
One thing that I don't feel comfortable here are the design of the baby seats and how they fit into the cars. Compared to the difficulty of the one i installed in canada and the sturdyness of it, i'm always real cautious driving as i don't have much confidence in the seats down here!!!!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
What day of the week is it?
I don't know what it is but we keep forgetting what day of the week it is.
Yesterday we set out on a tour of the countryside. Our goal was go to the area of "1000 hills" outside of Durban. After setting our GPS to this town where we thought the scenic drive started, our journey started going down a less and less travelled road into the rural black settlements. The drive was interesting but you always need to be aware of your surroundings as we hear of car jackings etc.. We have never felt any danger but always keep doors locked as i'm carrying precious cargo now. We finally ended up at our destination 2 hours late after getting the right coords. The '1000 hills' is a what the name implies, it a countryside where literally there is a hill , after hill after hill. It is quite gorgeous but soon after getting there Little Kai started crying and nothing could sooth him. Thinking the car ride might make him fall asleep we kept on driving but for the next two hours we didn't get any peace and quite. (not until we were almost home) After getting an ice cream, i had one small lapse of judgements and found myself going down the wrong side of the road eating ice cream. Luckily it wasn't a busy road and Louisa said "you should've seen the reaction of the guy coming towards us"
The other Canadian staying here also rented a car and after only driving for one minute, punctured his tires hitting a curb.
People here always mention how Kai is so lucky to be adopted by a us, but we always reply that we are so lucky that god has blessed us with a terrific baby boy. We are both so lucky.
Tomorrow we are applying for Kai's passport to bring him to Canada. The process should take two weeks from tomorrow but not sure if easter will delay the process. After that we hope to go to the baby house again and meet with the care givers that looked after Kai for the first 8 months of his life. Hopefully we can take more pictures of where he stayed so we can give him some history of the first few months of his life when he gets older. Louisa hopes we get there without getting lost, but doubts it.
Louisa wants to share that we bought Kai a rattle at the market. He loves to shake it and make sounds on daddy's head.
One good thing about staying in a one bedroom room with our baby, we know that he is a sound sleeper as we watch tv and he never wakes up with the sound normal.
Yesterday we set out on a tour of the countryside. Our goal was go to the area of "1000 hills" outside of Durban. After setting our GPS to this town where we thought the scenic drive started, our journey started going down a less and less travelled road into the rural black settlements. The drive was interesting but you always need to be aware of your surroundings as we hear of car jackings etc.. We have never felt any danger but always keep doors locked as i'm carrying precious cargo now. We finally ended up at our destination 2 hours late after getting the right coords. The '1000 hills' is a what the name implies, it a countryside where literally there is a hill , after hill after hill. It is quite gorgeous but soon after getting there Little Kai started crying and nothing could sooth him. Thinking the car ride might make him fall asleep we kept on driving but for the next two hours we didn't get any peace and quite. (not until we were almost home) After getting an ice cream, i had one small lapse of judgements and found myself going down the wrong side of the road eating ice cream. Luckily it wasn't a busy road and Louisa said "you should've seen the reaction of the guy coming towards us"
The other Canadian staying here also rented a car and after only driving for one minute, punctured his tires hitting a curb.
People here always mention how Kai is so lucky to be adopted by a us, but we always reply that we are so lucky that god has blessed us with a terrific baby boy. We are both so lucky.
Tomorrow we are applying for Kai's passport to bring him to Canada. The process should take two weeks from tomorrow but not sure if easter will delay the process. After that we hope to go to the baby house again and meet with the care givers that looked after Kai for the first 8 months of his life. Hopefully we can take more pictures of where he stayed so we can give him some history of the first few months of his life when he gets older. Louisa hopes we get there without getting lost, but doubts it.
Louisa wants to share that we bought Kai a rattle at the market. He loves to shake it and make sounds on daddy's head.
One good thing about staying in a one bedroom room with our baby, we know that he is a sound sleeper as we watch tv and he never wakes up with the sound normal.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
FALLING IN LOVE
it's been long day so didn't finish blog,
Falling in Love
It is hard to imagine falling in love with your husband again (I mean you already love them how could you possibly love them more), but watching Bob become a father is pure magic. Kai adores him and lights up when Bob feeds him, or plays with him. He was born to be Kai’s daddy.
Today we hmm travelled thru the 1000 hills (our attempt to be parents and see South Africa). Kai was not enjoying the curving, bumpy roads. Lets just say he was slightly grumpy! It could be the crying in the middle of the night or because we were off his regular schedule but it wasn’t our happy boy (the one that only cries when he is hungry, getting his diaper changed or he is over tired). To say it was less than the perfect day we envisioned is true. Then we went back to the B&B, what a switch there he was hppy and laughing cuddlinfg and cooing Mama and Kai discoved that throwing a receiving blanket on Kai’s head was very funny. Nothing better than a mama and daddy kissing sandwich.
Falling in Love
It is hard to imagine falling in love with your husband again (I mean you already love them how could you possibly love them more), but watching Bob become a father is pure magic. Kai adores him and lights up when Bob feeds him, or plays with him. He was born to be Kai’s daddy.
Today we hmm travelled thru the 1000 hills (our attempt to be parents and see South Africa). Kai was not enjoying the curving, bumpy roads. Lets just say he was slightly grumpy! It could be the crying in the middle of the night or because we were off his regular schedule but it wasn’t our happy boy (the one that only cries when he is hungry, getting his diaper changed or he is over tired). To say it was less than the perfect day we envisioned is true. Then we went back to the B&B, what a switch there he was hppy and laughing cuddlinfg and cooing Mama and Kai discoved that throwing a receiving blanket on Kai’s head was very funny. Nothing better than a mama and daddy kissing sandwich.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
A Day in the Life...
This was our day, what a difference a week makes!
6:30 Kai wakes up (mama slept better than daddy...Kai woke we changed him :) )
Time for first bottle...daddy fed Kai while mama got ready!
Mama finishes bottle daddy gets ready.
7:15 time to rub Kai's body with lots and lots of cream! All slippery!
7:30 New diaper!
7:45 Breakfast, Dad holds Kai while eating cereal and then it is mama's turn ~ first day we had breakfast together!
8:15 Lets make Kai's breakfast (yummy rice cereal)
8:30 Kai eats, eats and eats!
9:00 clean up, clean up eveyrbody clean up!
New Diaper!
Daddy put Kai down while we get ready for the Essenwood Market
9:20 All packed and ready off we go ~ Kai's job sleep in car! Good job Kai!
Okay we're lost, Daddy don't be grumpy! Hmmm wrong way mama! Not that left!
We're here! Let's find a parking spot ~around the park we go.
Daddy carries Kai in the ergo. We wander in the hot humid weather looking at the stalls. We meet nice south africans. A very nice lady Jackie who adopted a little boy Sebastian. Lots of cool stuff. We got Kai a new shirt (he can wear it when he is 4). Too hot, we sit down at a table (you share tables with other people). Kai immediately attracts attention, he can't help being CUTE! They recommend an avacardo sandwich (so good) Kai doesn't want to drink his milk. Too hot out ~ lets go home. New Diaper!
12:30 Drive home...yes we got lost again!
We eat pears! Okay Kai eats pears!
Play time!
New Diaper! Yikes lots of crying!
Time to smear Kai wioth cream ~ slippery!
1:45 nap time ~ hmmm cries for 15 minutes before sleeping (yes I counted the minutes)
2:00 Daddy and mam go for a nap too!
3:30 Kai wakes up
New Diaper!
Bottle!
Lets play~lots and lots of smiles! I think he likes us (well me).
New Diaper
4:30 Grocery shopping..Kai snuggles with mama in the ergo (yes we went the wrong way again!)
5:30 Lets eat butternut squash (okay I actually tasted this ~yummy!)
Guess what?? New Diaper!
Play time and cuddling!
6:10
BATH TIME! All clean!
All wet...no wait till you are wearing a diaper! Yikes!
New Diaper!
Bottle (yes I eat alot!)
Cuddle time!
Spread the cream ALL over!
NEW DIAPER!
7:35
BED TIME FOR KAI!
That was our day :)
6:30 Kai wakes up (mama slept better than daddy...Kai woke we changed him :) )
Time for first bottle...daddy fed Kai while mama got ready!
Mama finishes bottle daddy gets ready.
7:15 time to rub Kai's body with lots and lots of cream! All slippery!
7:30 New diaper!
7:45 Breakfast, Dad holds Kai while eating cereal and then it is mama's turn ~ first day we had breakfast together!
8:15 Lets make Kai's breakfast (yummy rice cereal)
8:30 Kai eats, eats and eats!
9:00 clean up, clean up eveyrbody clean up!
New Diaper!
Daddy put Kai down while we get ready for the Essenwood Market
9:20 All packed and ready off we go ~ Kai's job sleep in car! Good job Kai!
Okay we're lost, Daddy don't be grumpy! Hmmm wrong way mama! Not that left!
We're here! Let's find a parking spot ~around the park we go.
Daddy carries Kai in the ergo. We wander in the hot humid weather looking at the stalls. We meet nice south africans. A very nice lady Jackie who adopted a little boy Sebastian. Lots of cool stuff. We got Kai a new shirt (he can wear it when he is 4). Too hot, we sit down at a table (you share tables with other people). Kai immediately attracts attention, he can't help being CUTE! They recommend an avacardo sandwich (so good) Kai doesn't want to drink his milk. Too hot out ~ lets go home. New Diaper!
12:30 Drive home...yes we got lost again!
We eat pears! Okay Kai eats pears!
Play time!
New Diaper! Yikes lots of crying!
Time to smear Kai wioth cream ~ slippery!
1:45 nap time ~ hmmm cries for 15 minutes before sleeping (yes I counted the minutes)
2:00 Daddy and mam go for a nap too!
3:30 Kai wakes up
New Diaper!
Bottle!
Lets play~lots and lots of smiles! I think he likes us (well me).
New Diaper
4:30 Grocery shopping..Kai snuggles with mama in the ergo (yes we went the wrong way again!)
5:30 Lets eat butternut squash (okay I actually tasted this ~yummy!)
Guess what?? New Diaper!
Play time and cuddling!
6:10
BATH TIME! All clean!
All wet...no wait till you are wearing a diaper! Yikes!
New Diaper!
Bottle (yes I eat alot!)
Cuddle time!
Spread the cream ALL over!
NEW DIAPER!
7:35
BED TIME FOR KAI!
That was our day :)
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