Then Saturday, we had a work team arrive from Rockville, CT. David wasn't totally involved with this team, but still worked with them some.
Sunday we went back to Haitian church. Orrin sat on my lap most of the whole time, mesmerized by the loud music and singing, the standing and sitting, the creole language, the Haitian people. He made it partway through when I took him home for his nap. We left right after church to go to Cayes to have an English AC church service with the people in Cayes.
We settled into more of a routine the next week....language lessons in the morning (more on that later), then David working in the afternoons. I went to town grocery shopping on Friday, and Orrin stayed with Jami and kids while I was gone. It was an arrangement enjoyed by both of us :) I got to "get away" a little, and Orrin couldn't stop talking about how he "swim" at "Jami's house" and played in the "dirt" with the "dump truck".
Being back in our own house has given us the opportunity to do a little more disciplining (aka letting Orrin cry some things out a little). He was very attached to his bottle and was very opinionated about it and what was in it. So we made the rule that now it is only for night-night and he has to use a sippy cup for during the day. A few time outs in his bedroom, followed by a little talk and praying together, and he seemed to get the message. At first he would say "bottle" when I went to get him a drink, but he wouldn't fuss when I'd give him the cup. And now, it seems to be a forgotten problem. The same pattern seems to work when he's getting upset or not obeying. He cries for a few minutes in his room, and when I go back there, immediately he takes my hand and says, "Pray." Maybe he'd rather have the prayer than have to look me in the eye and listen to my lecture ;)
David has been working again on electrical problems...down to the hydro, installing a new generator, looking at wiring that has some problems.... We're trying to study, but sometimes it happens only in the mornings before our lessons, when we're trying to cram! :(
After living at someone else's house all summer and not having to cook much :-D I was afraid I was going to have to re-learn to cook again. But I guess you don't forget totally, and we've been eating anyway. We still have Madam Ino come cook us three lunches a week, and we eat the leftover rice and beans the next day for lunch too. It's really nice :)
We brought lots of food with us, and so I've got a good selection of "american" food to work with for now, which makes things easier. One night I pulled out a bag of blueberries from the freezer that we had brought with us. Orrin saw it and was repeating "blueberries" over and over and over. It's about all he would eat for supper. Soon he had blueberry smeared all over his face, hands and chest. David was trying to take a picture of him, when the kitchen timer went off. David caught the look on Orrin's face at that instant. It was priceless.
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| You mean that was the last blueberry!? |
Yesterday, Orrin seemed to be totally used to Haitian church again. He immediately wanted his toys and candy, and ignored most of what was going on around him. After lunch, we went to the beach for a little relaxing, swimming and good lobster for supper. Orrin really enjoyed the beach this time. The waves were not huge, so he wasn't scared, and he had a new swim vest from his birthday that he used and was able to swim all by himself!!!
The transition seems to be going good overall. I feel like I'm getting back into the routine, catching up on some sleep, and getting more energy back. That's good, cuz now we have hills to climb again on our mountain in Bonne Fin!
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