We have spent four days of bonding with Lidia in Vladivostok. She sleeps like, well, a baby. We’re telling you, getting a kid pre-trained in Russia has its benefits. You put her down for a nap or the night, and tired or not, she will lie there and not complain. Usually she falls asleep pretty quickly,but one afternoon she apparently was not tired and just lay still, playing with her floppy elephant rattle for almost 2 hours. Is this real? Will this last?
Our daily routine has consisted of staying in the hotel until Lidia is up from her afternoon nap and then putting her in the stroller for an outing until just before bedtime. She spends her mornings practicing her newfound skill of walking in the hotel hallways and on the stairs with Mama, as well as playing with stuff. Her favorite pastime is playing “take all the stuff out of something, and then put it all back in”. And she likes her book full of babyfaces.
We don’t know if this is the honeymoon period or what, but she is
an amazingly easy baby. She smiles and laughs all the time now, and her tantrums are actually quiet and very short-lived. She rolls on the floor and kicks her feet, until we figure out what it is she wants or doesn’t want. Her communication style should improve once she has some words to use.
Lidia has been very attached to Carina since we’ve had her with us. We have been working on getting her more comfortable with Victor. Today was a huge milestone. He was able to hold her, and she snuggled in his arms after her bath for a good half hour. After 5 days of waiting, it was Papa’s first snuggle! He beamed.
Our daily routine has consisted of staying in the hotel until Lidia is up from her afternoon nap and then putting her in the stroller for an outing until just before bedtime. She spends her mornings practicing her newfound skill of walking in the hotel hallways and on the stairs with Mama, as well as playing with stuff. Her favorite pastime is playing “take all the stuff out of something, and then put it all back in”. And she likes her book full of babyfaces.
We don’t know if this is the honeymoon period or what, but she is
an amazingly easy baby. She smiles and laughs all the time now, and her tantrums are actually quiet and very short-lived. She rolls on the floor and kicks her feet, until we figure out what it is she wants or doesn’t want. Her communication style should improve once she has some words to use. Lidia has been very attached to Carina since we’ve had her with us. We have been working on getting her more comfortable with Victor. Today was a huge milestone. He was able to hold her, and she snuggled in his arms after her bath for a good half hour. After 5 days of waiting, it was Papa’s first snuggle! He beamed.
