Jason's Baptism

Last Sunday, April 19th, Jason was baptised by our beloved Deacon Jack while surrounded by many special friends and family.

Of course, our faith and church are all still fairly new to him. At home we always pray before meals and he has figured out that we can start eating as soon as we have prayed. So, now when we start to put food on the table he folds his hands, gets a serious look on his face, and says, "Dai-duh, dai-duh, dai-duh...Men."

The other big news at our house is that we got rid of the Internet. Believe it or not, it has really been wonderful in so many ways. The only thing is that it is a little more difficult to communicate through emails, and create blogs (not to mention checking out other people's blogs!) when I am limited by my ability to get to the library and the amount of time I can spend there, especially with my sweet little boy, who likes to help me push the keys!

Jason is doing marvelously. He is able to play on his own a bit more, and almost always sleeps on his crib mattress next to our bed now. He is enjoying his big brother and has learned how to make tickly noises and to tickle Stephen. He has also tried out the cat's food and has done a bit of cleaning in the potty before brushing his teeth. Imagine all of the immunities he will have!

We went to the hematologist this last week and the doctor said that while Jason's blood work shows that he has a strong case of G6PD, we should be able to handle it easily by being careful that he doesn't eat certain foods, or take certain medications. He said that not everyone reacts to the same things, so he encouraged us to try foods on the list in small quantities to see if they affect him.

Otherwise, the weather is getting better here. The trees are blossoming, and we are looking forward to our first summer all together!

Easter Photos

More! More!

More! More! More! This is what I hear throughout the day from my adorable son. Per the doctor's instructions last week, we no longer have to give him a bottle three times a day in addition to meals. So, now he is a snack hound! It started when he got into his cupboard one day where we keep all of his dishes and he came out with his monster plate in one hand and his "Cars" plate in the other and came running to me with them shouting, "More, more!" We also have a little stash in the pantry with little bags of bunny crackers. He sometimes gets into the pantry and brings me a bag. Then if I get to doing something else and don't give him one in a timely manner, he goes for another unopened bag.


He has also come up with another trick which scared the daylights out of us the first time he did it. He absolutely loves noodles, but we have found that we have to cut them up into small pieces and give them to him one at a time because he will shove a bunch into his mouth at once and gag. Well one day Kate was feeding him noodles and he started to gag. I scolded her, but she insisted that she had only given him one small noodle. So I watched him the next time and once he had another noodle in his mouth he started to make these FAKE choking noises! That noodle was nowhere near the back of his throat. He just figured out that we would make a big fuss over him if he made those sounds!


On Wednesday we took him to get his first haircut at the "Great Wall" Asian mall. We have been there several times because they have a wonderful Asian grocery store, as well as restaurants and shops. He did pretty well, but I imagine it was somewhat difficult for the stylist because of his age, and she took a bit more off of the top than I would have liked.

We also got together Wednesday evening at a Chinese restaurant in Seattle with some other families who have also adopted from "Journeys of the Heart." It was so nice to see everyone and to watch the kids interact. The food was really good, too!



We finally had some warm weather over the weekend and drove up to Monroe, Wa. to the "Reptile Zoo". Stephen has been wanting to go there for ages, so we finally made the trip and enjoyed seeing the two headed turtle, some enormous snakes, and all sorts of other reptiles.













Jason also got a couple of new toys this week that are now among his favorites. We found a little red car that he can ride on at the consignment shop that he loves. He also got a package from my family in Texas, which brought his new friend bunny. This big blue bunny's mouth moves as it sings, "I love you a bushel and a peck" in the most darling voice. He hasn't really been into stuffed toys before, but he sure took to carrying this one around. And of course he also enjoyed playing in the box it came in, too!