From Hostel to Home

Happy Halloween!

Family of Pandas! I swear Ezra had a hat but he refused to wear it!

Five Months

Arlo turns 5 months! He's such a sweet, good little boy. Always happy and very easy to please.  Smiling his way around China and making everyone oooh and ahhh around him. 

Arlo loves his bath, big brother, sleeping with mom and dad, forward facing, drooling, rolling over to his tummy and blowing raspberries! 

Arlo doesn't like his crib, and getting overtired. That's about it. He is more of a lover and tends to like most things.

He's gearing up to starting solid foods this month! Already opening his mouth when a spoon is near and seems very interested in eating. He's doing a great job breastfeeding and has made the job a million times easier this time around. Drinks from a bottle during the day with nanny and breast in evening and night with mama. He's still waking up 3-4 times every night to eat, but he goes back to sleep easily, so it's really not that big of a deal. It'd sure be nice to get more sleep cycles, but he won't be a baby forever.

Then there's this silly guy.

He's loving school! I'll be honest that he still dreads getting dropped off and we haven't completely gotten rid of the tears yet. It's gotten a million times better, but it's not perfect (yet). His teacher swears he's fine 2 minutes after we leave, and I'm sure he is. Ezra comes home singing songs he learns, playing games, telling stories...I love it! His teacher sends us pictures of what his day looks like and it's the best. The picture above is sensory play with ice cubes. I'm feeling great about putting him in the program. I think it was just what he needed...

Ezra loves riding his bike, playgrounds, peppa pig, cars/trucks/buses, reading books, and jumping. He doesn't like turning peppa pig off before his bath. It's the same every night. He really dislikes turning it off. 

He's turning into the sweetest, kind hearted little boy. Aside from being sick since the day we arrived in China with colds and coughs, Ezra has adapted quite well. 

 

Back to Blogging

What are the chances I could start blogging again? Slim to none, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I'm going to set a short term goal of blogging once/week and it doesn't have to be long winded. Short, to the point and hopefully I can get family and friends back as readers. Things I'd like to write about in this space, besides the boys of course, are: our new house, work, Ezra starts school, foods we are eating, bike riding around town, cultural shock, traveling,  and all things mom. I'm going to work on monthly posts about the growth and changes of the boys as well. 

New post: I'll start small with a post about getting my hair cut and this will fall under culture shock.

It's been years since I've had my hair cut. Years. It was so long and horrible that I literally gave up on brushing it and started just tying it back into a bun on the weekends and only brushed it on the week days. Malaysia wasn't known for their hair stylists, so I just let it grow. And grow. And grow. That is, until the other day. I decided it was time to chop it off and have a fresh start. I'd been hearing about this place called Tonan that seemed pretty nice. I gave it a shot. I brought in some pictures of an old haircut I had back in the day that I always loved. It was a major change, but I was ready for a change. I paid more for the more qualified stylist. And...it's horrible. The language barrier was too much for both of us and I fell short. Imagine a mushroom, puffy on the top and straight on the bottom. It's awful. So now I'm left wondering if I go get more cut off to try to recreate a past haircut, or live with the awful haircut I got and just keep pulling it back. At least it's short enough to brush through, and long enough to pull back into a safe bun. 

If you're reading this blog, you probably are interested in updates on Ezra and Arlo. They're coming!