Life with our new son...

Its Tuesday morning here and its very chilly and the sky is very dark yet the sun shines bright in room 510. We are so enjoying the process of getting to know our little Nicholas. For the most part he is a happy, loving little boy and he likes his Mama. No matter where Stacy goes, he has to be with her. He enjoys playing with cars , doing puzzles and watching teletubbies on the portable dvd player (thanks Grandma Lange for lending it to us). Eating has been a challenge as he has a hard time eating and is very picky. Last night we ordered soup to our room and he did eat that and some Del Monte pears that Stacy found in the grocery store. Today at breakfast he made up for what he did not eat the last 2 days. He ate 2 pieces of egg bake and 2 bowls of porridge. We were relieved. For morning snack, he ate 1/2 of a large pastry. Hopefully he will keep it up. Other wise he is doing ok. We had to put him in time out this morning for the first time and boy did he cry. It broke Stacy's heart but it needed to be done.

The time is going so slow here and we are anxious to get home. On Sunday Oksana took us to the zoo. It was very cool and Nick loved it. He went on his first kiddie ride which made him smile from ear to ear. Today we walked to the department store and we got him a balloon. He giggled so hard he about fell over. We take this stuff for granted but its a whole new world for him. We had to buy him suspenders...yes that is right....suspenders. All of his pants fall off of him and they do not make belts small enough. He is so malnourished. His Grandpa Lange would be so proud that he wears suspenders just like Grandpa. Stacy did take in 2 pairs of knit pants.
We have met so many great people here. John & Isabel and Ned & Ann went to court yesterday and they pick up their kids today. We are so excited for them. They have been so supportive to us and kind to our new son.

Well its lunch time. Take care all and email us or put comments if you can. We are so homesick!
Love, the Daubs!