I started this post, as you can tell, at the start of February, and now it's already the middle of March! Crazy... I have had a hard time sitting in front of the computer to blog, even just to throw a few pictures up. It's kinda like going to the gym, once you miss a few days and get out of the habit, it takes a great feat to get back into it.
The last few months have had lots of exciting activity and milestones to post about. I had wanted to post some pics of Christmas and when that never happened, I just got stuck, and then there was so much to blog about, I didn't know where to start.
So, maybe if I post some pictures from the holidays, my blog will start rolling again. My dear, far away friend is desperate to see some pictures of little Melke, so hopefully this will get me going and I won't disappoint her.
The holidays were tough for my little family, for lots of reasons... One being our whiny, clinging child. I always jump to adoption/bonding/grief issues whenever the little guys is out of sorts...although he has never really exhibited a great deal of issues related to the above and not really at all since the first few months we were home. Turns out he had a double ear infection. Every time this kid is unhappy and not his usual silly self, it turns out to be an ear infection. We've had an ear infection (by we, I mean Melke) for about every month we have been a family of three. The December ear infection landed us a referral to the pediatric ENT. Fortunately, his hearing is awesome and he was so cute during the hearing test. I had been wondering for weeks how they test the hearing of a young toddler...it was interesting. We decided to put off tubes for awhile, and thought we had made the right choice, as there was no ear infection in January. But, February and March have brought along the monthly ear infection and antibiotics.
Anyhoo...
Christmas Eve at my parents house, Melke got to meet his cousins Chloe and Kennedy for the first time. Kennedy and Melke (in this picture) were born three days apart.
Melkamu was not too keen on sitting still with his cousins.
Christmas morning at my sisters
Grandpa and Melke
Hmmm...Why didn't we take a picture of everyone? Grandma & Grandpa and Wayne and Gail are missing (for future reference).Below: Melkamu and Kennedy seemed to enjoy chasing each other around our house.
Except here, where she is trying to strangle him (I also have experienced this urge, but only rarely).
Trying on shoes
And here, they are trying to escape. I don't blame them. This was about the fourth or fifth family holiday event we were at.And below, I just think these pictures are cute!
