First full day with Crew

We survived our first night together.  Crew slept from about 6 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (getting up once to drink a bottle and then go right back to sleep at 11:30 p.m.)  He was able to sleep through us moving around the room which was a nice change from our other kids.  We have had a good day together.  Crew was much happier with us, talked to us, and even laughed some.  I woke up this morning to Crew kicking up his legs in the air.  I guess living in an orphanage teaches you to not cry when you wake up and just lay there until someone gets you.  I wonder if that will change once his daily needs are met by us on a routine basis.  I guess only time will tell.  We went back to the orphanage today to talk the doctor, deliver donation items, and get other paperwork (feeding schedule etc.).  I was a little worried that Crew would start becoming upset again because we were back but he seemed okay.  I never took him back to his room just in case it would set him off.  The meeting with the doctor was informative.  We confirmed our suspicions that Crew needs a helmet.  She called it a triangle shaped head and said it was from malnutrition and that he needed Vitamin D and calcium supplements.  She also said that she did not think the malnutrition affected his brain development so he should have good potential for typical development and learning.  His weight and height are still not on the growth chart but they are going in the right direction.  Crew’s meal menu was very interesting.  They had all different kinds of foods they feed him such as ground beef, pasta, fruit juices, cereal, and mashed potatoes.  However Crew does not seem to be a fan of any of the solid food I brought him.  He seemed to like the sweet potatoes a little bit more than the applesauce but didn’t act thrilled about either one.  We will definitely have to work on that.  After the orphanage we went to lunch at a pizza restaurant.  It was excellent pizza better than what we get in the states.  They also gave us bread with fresh salsa which Justin really enjoyed.  This afternoon we filled out paperwork that we will take to the US Embassy tomorrow to apply for Crew’s VISA.  Crew has kind of struggled since that time.  He cried from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. fighting a nap.  Justin had a brilliant idea to put a blanket over his head (while he rocked him) which put him almost immediately to sleep.  Now I am looking at the sweet sight of them both sleeping together in a chair.  I will have to take a picture when I am finished.  So please pray for us tomorrow for our Embassy appointment.  Pray it all goes smoothly so that we can get Crew’s VISA on Thursday.