Six Week Update

Wow! I can hardly believe just 6 weeks ago we were traveling back from China. It seems a lifetime ago. The whole trip is like a blur now, and I'm thankful I have pictures to help me remember the details!

Jonathan is doing GREAT! Hi is all settled in to the Watson family and is our daily entertainment. We hardly even watch TV anymore - he is going to grow up an entertainer of some sort, I'm sure of it. He took his first trip to our pediatrician a few weeks ago. He had a TON of initial blood work done (to check him for all sorts of diseases and to see what immunization shots he received at the orphanage). He was given 4 shots which led to an 102.9 fever the next day. It's been awhile since I've had a toddler - I freaked out with the high temp & called the nurse. She assured me it was normal...I vaguely remember the same reaction from the girls all those years ago.

I heard from our doctor the other day, and Jonathan has a clean bill of health. His iron is a little low, so he'll need to take iron supplements for about six months. We are praising God that our little guy is healthy.

We are now in the midst of potty training. We figured when he started bringing me a diaper as he needed changing, it was time. He's doing pretty good. I think in a few weeks he'll be completely out of diapers.

Jonathan is understanding English well. I'm amazed at how quickly he is picking it up! He doesn't speak as much as he understands. Most of his jabber is what we call "Englese" (English/Chinese).

Jonathan is a climber! He's all boy. I have a feeling I'm going to end up in the ER with him several times in the next 16 years with broken bones and stitches!!! The Lord knows how I don't handle that stuff well....I've only had to deal with stitches to Kaylee's chin when she was 5. Neither girl has broken anything yet. Jonathan is a tough little guy. He's fallen a couple of times (off the couch, etc) that has left me wide-eyed and breathless, but he just bounces back up. He's amazing!

We are into a nice routine now. I had to go back to work (I'm a sales representative for Kraft Foods at our base Commissary). My main working day at the store is Monday. I didn't want to leave Jonathan with a babysitter, and so God worked it out to where I don't have to. Jackie (our 15 year old) is home schooled. We've changed her school schedule to Tuesday through Saturday so she has Sunday and Monday off. She watches Jonathan while I'm at work on Mondays. She likes it because she gets paid (and because she loves watching Jonathan). He has bondid with both his sisters well.

Jonathan's main source of communication is pointing. He walks around all day with his little index finger out in front of him pointing to this and that. He's so cute. He loves to go outside. January and February are the coldest months in Fairbanks, and we can only go out for short periods of time. It hit -40 for a couple days this last week. We had to stay inside on those days. I can't wait until this summer when we set up the trampoline for him. He is going to LOVE it (I can sense a trip to the ER). I'm so glad we bought the safety net that goes around the trampoline when we purchased it last year.

That's about it for now. I'll try to update the blog every month or so with new pictures and stories.