Have baby, will break!

Samuel has climbed on everything and has such amazing ‘skills’ and he never gets hurt.  He seems to know how to fall just right.  Benjamin on the other hand, has not explored much, mostly crawls (super fast too) and never climbs on anything.  He pretty much stays close to David or me at all times. But today he decided to follow his new brother and sister and climbed up on this rolling bed that sits low to the floor.  We were thinking, yeah Benjamin, you are coming out of your shell a little.  Then next thing we hear is a thud and pop.  It happened so fast and we were right there and couldn’t stop it.  So, very reluctantly, we took him to the ‘bone hospital’ with our guide.  Poor baby boy gets a new family and a broken arm all in the same week.  I have to say, he did amazing.  Better than I would have that is for sure. 

The medical system here is nothing like in the states. And without being too critical, lets just say I will not be complaining about any er trips we may have in the future. And they don’t use casts, they use wooden splints and gauze.  They also made a ‘sling’ out of gauze.  And no pain meds either.  They said they would use traditional Chinese medicine, which meant they soaked the wooden splints in some smelly stuff that would somehow help his arm heal. Oh, and don’t give him anything cold or spicy so his arm will not heal. Oh, and also be sure to keep his belly button covered at all times so cold doesn’t get into his body. And, remember, nothing fried either and no calcium – that one was the one that made the least sense.  Ok, I said I wasn’t going to be critical. But it really is a very different system here.

Other than that, everything else is going wonderful.  Samuel still flashes his million dollar smile, along with his cute little dimples, all the while quietly bullying Mercy and Benjamin.  Mercy still screams her head off every time Samuel starts near her. And Benjamin still loves to be held like a baby and given a sippy cup with formula much like a bottle.  They have fit in just perfect and we are having so much fun getting to know them more and more each day.  Did I tell you how snuggly baby boy Benjamin is????  LOVE THAT SO MUCH!!!  Oh, and, how about how cute Samuel’s smile and dimples are?  Ok sounding like a broken record I know.  But they really are 2 amazing little boys.