Sunday, August 1

It is Sunday morning here and I have been awake since 5 am. For some reason I am having trouble sleeping. We go to bed early for Levi and I guess my mind and body are ready to get up. Yesterday we went shopping and then out to eat as a group for supper. We were able to find a Subway on the island we were shopping on so we had subs for lunch. It tasted pretty much the same except for the mayo. Levi sticks to noodles and rice but he does like chocolate! The restaurant we went to was Japanese and Levi tried to use chop sticks. We like to watch him with new things because he usually figures it out. He tried and tried then finally put one in each hand and trapped the food. He was so proud of himself. He tried some ice cream and made a face because he is not used to cold food or drink. Mama ended up eating his scoop because you know I don't let ice cream go to waste!

Today we will tour a folk art museum and go back to the Friendship Store for groceries. We have tried to eat in our room a lot to save money. When I get home I will not want ramen noodles, peanut butter bread or cheese crackers for a while.

We have seen such improvements in the children over the past week. Some of them were not sitting up. crawling or walking but are starting to improve. We are blessed because Levi seems to have been well taken care of and he is doing great. He likes to get special TLC especially if he bumps his knee or arm. Yesterday he had a bug bite on his leg and he gave a pouty face like it was killing him. I rubbed an alcohol swab on it and put a Band-Aid over it and it was all better. He is a little dramatic over things like that and it is funny. Scott told Levi that he could not be such a diva.

We can't wait to Skype with Hope this morning. We were not able to yesterday and is seems like forever. She is in such good hands with Tina and Meg, but I just want to squeeze her. At least we are on the back side of things and are counting days until we are home and not weeks.