By admin | 14 Mar, 2008 - 10:13 am
Posted in Category: In Country

Appeal Day 10
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Today is Gabriel’s nanny’s last day before she goes on holiday.  Lyazzat is one of the best nannies in the baby house.  One of the translators said Lyazzat mentioned that Gabriel is one of her favorite babies in the baby house and that she is going to miss him.  We showed our appreciation by giving her a gift bag of goodies, ranging from makeup to chocolate along with some pictures of Gabriel. 

For the past couple of days, Gabriel has been very fussy with his afternoon feeding of porridge.  It doesn’t look all that appetizing, and I don’t blame him for fighting it, but he needs food in him.  It was a surprise that he finished his bowl without making a big deal over it.  He must have been very hungry.  We switched Gabriel’s juice drinking from a sippy cup to a bottle.  He hasn’t used one since he was younger, so we were worried that he wouldn’t take it.  Sure enough, he had no problems taking the bottle.  The true test will be when we fill the bottle with formula.  We’ve got 2 weeks to experiment with his feeding before we get on the plane to go back home, so we should be in good shape by then. 

Paka!

 

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14 Mar, 2008 @ 11:08 am
miloki said:

I absolutely love that pic of Gabe and his Daddy looking at each other. A heart melter. awwww…

Not only is he a happy baby but he’s easy as well.
A total package. charms & looks. Def. a Model Baby.

14 Mar, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
Lindsey said:

nice pic of irina! ;) she looks exactly the same! (wish i could say the same of myself…the 2 kids have aged me about 10 years this year, LOL)

camille LOVED the formula, LOVED it. she would suck down a bottle in a couple of minutes and then scream for more. poor girl was starving, i think, but it was nice how easily she transitioned to the formula. hopefully gabe will find it irresistible too!

hey i emailed you a minute ago, but thought of something else. if you guys are looking to kill time there (and who isn’t? ;) ), you should ask irina if you can visit her english class, if she still teaches one. i visited with 2 (or maybe 3?) classes and they were sooooo funny and nice and they loved being able to talk to an american (the closest i’ll ever be to being a celeb, LOL). it was really one of the highlights for me, just to have a chance to speak with an assortment of different people from aktobe. just an idea! :)

14 Mar, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
kendominski said:

Wonder if the only yankee fans in Kazakhstan saw Billy Crystal signed to the spring roster squad – things are going to hell since you left!!

Glad you are down to less than a week before you guys are officially a family of three making their way home. No more hurdles except the traveling.

Soak up the culture before you go . . .

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