Kicking it at home

This is a picture of Jost with my dad at the airport when we arrived home. The kid looks pretty good for traveling halfway around the world, right?

So, we are all kind of kicking it as a family right now. Most days start with me giving Jost his morning "ba-ba" and snuggling with him. Then, Jost sits in his high chair and eats enough food for about 10 babies. Our adoption doctor said to just feed him whenever he wants food and he'll eventually regulate himself. So, that's what we do. Jost is a big fan of bananas, rice, chicken tenders (thanks Kathy for making those), organic smoothies that his dad makes, gerber puffs, cheerios, and fruit. Lately Jost also likes to toss down some of his food to Boobers Magee and Sasha. We were worried he might be totally freaked about the dogs. Um, not at all. Jost is obsessed with them and is upset if they aren't right around him or paying attention to him. We are wondering how he will do when the other 2 get home later today. Hopefully, okay, but Remi's breath might knock him out. Jost usually completes his morning by taking a massive poop that requires both of us to clean him then put his butt in the tub. Gross!

We've been going on an outing for around 2 hours each day. So far we've walked to the Montclair Village with Jost in his BOB stroller, gone to Target, Trader Joes and Whole Foods. Jost is a little scared of new places initially, but we've given him fun snacks when we are food shopping and he got a balloon from Trader Joes, so that helps to lessen the fear.

Auntie Sche got Jost blocks that she brought over last night. The kid played with them for 2 hours. Bless you Sche for allowing Nick and I to be able to watch a movie and have our kid entertained and not feel guilty that we are somehow compromising his brain development.

We've had a steady stream of visitors, which is nice since we are not getting out much. We have more food than we know what to do with and it's great (both of us lost at least 5 pounds while we were in Ethiopia). Other than that we're just getting used to being a family and enjoying each other. Life is good!