Week 1 Orientation

We've now finished week one of orientation for our time abroad. Below are three pictures taken of Sam by one of the childcare providers.

He did very well in the program. He is still a pretty low-fuss baby, especially if he gets lots of time around others and playing. He liked following the two older toddlers around and talking to them. The other older kids also looked out for him. It was nice as times to be able to park his stroller next to a table of fellow orientees and dash off to get food at breakfast, etc.

I am sleeping very strangely. Tonight I slept 9-1ish and then just woke up. I think this is a consequence of life on the move. I find that I do this either (1) when I have a looming deadline or too much work or (2) when I am in the middle of something I need to think about. So far we are having a great experience.

Some more Sam updates. He is signing words more. In addition to "all done," "bye-bye," "high five" or even "shaking," Sam's adding in "more," which he does when wants more apple slivers. He's a pretty expressive baby. He continues to make his usual range of sounds ("dagedagedage," "oooooh," "doiy," "dadadada").

He's adept now also at getting up and down out of a chair, a skill he's been practicing on the hotel ottoman. He was willing to drink out of his sipicup this week, something he has steadfastly refused in the past (maybe this is the benefits of peer pressure). He received a pair of crocs from one of the couples who have a kid the same age.