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Gabriel seems to be settling into a little bit of a routine.  He got up around 6 AM this morning and had 4 ounces of formula without too much of a fuss.  Gen supplemented that with some fruit puree as well.  Gabriel then does his thing in his play area with either Gen or me. 

When Gabriel is playing with his blocks, we can see his love for music.  He loves to bang his blocks together in rhythm, and plays the wipes container like a bongo drum.  When we show him some simple beats, and he copies what we are doing.  I’ve also shown him how to throw his blocks as well.  It looks like he favors his left arm when he throws, so it looks like he maybe a southpaw. 

We had a little bit of a breakthrough for his evening formula.  Thanks to Aunt Karla and Uncle Ben for the Kefir they gave Gabriel, we mixed it with his formula and made 8 ounces.  Slowly but surely, Gabriel drank every ounce of it. 

After Gabriel went to bed, we started organizing all our things for our return trip to Almaty.  We are donating a lot of Gabriel’s stuff and are keeping our fingers crossed that we won’t be hit with an overage with our luggage.     

Paka!

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