Apparently today is the day for short snippets throughout the day. ;)
More good news today is that we've finally had some "movement" and our poor boy is not quite as constipated as he's been seeming for the last 24 hours. I'm sure more would be good, but we are SO glad to have had something before we get on the plane.
And much fun is that we were able to encourage Krassi to drink juice from a sippy cup this afternoon! In an effort to keep things moving, we ordered up some apple juice to go along with the rest of our mini arsenal, and decided we'd get a lot more into him via cup than spoon. He refused the first attempt, pushing it away with his hand and mouth tightly closed. Dondi encouraged me to try again, so I did, and managed to drip a little bit into his mouth while holding his hand out of the way. After a few more attempts, we got to where he would open his mouth voluntarily, and by the time we were done, the hand wasn't coming up at all!
This boy is a quick learner. Seeing this happening this week is super exciting to me - just wait until this boy gets home and has so many more opportunities to grow and learn! Everyone we've talked to at his orphanage comments that he has so much potential, and being around him both that week back in March and this week it is so obvious that there is much room to grow in our oldest son.
Funnily enough, it was in Bulgaria that I discovered the strong laxative properties of orange juice in small children. (Gwen had never had much orange juice previously, but our friend Tamara had juice boxes available so that we always had something while we were jetting around.) Unless there's any reason -- acidity, e.g. -- perhaps try that?
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