Day 5 of bonding period

Sorry I didn't post sooner, we had some issues with Blogger, but got it straightened out now.
Brogan Joldas is doing well. He has started to relax when I hold him and he will now lay his head on my shoulder a bit and "hold" me back a little. Also, he fell asleep in my arms for the first time yesterday! That was awesome! Previously, he would get a bit fussy if I tried to hold him when he was tired. He would always easily fall asleep on the floor, always on his left side sucking his left thumb. I tried holding him up against me in that same position, rocking him a bit and patting his back and he fell asleep without any fuss. He did it again today.
We are learning some of his cues and can tell when he is getting tired or hungry. We have been feeding him warm cereal (looks just like plain grits!) in the morning. I bet they just introduced solids recently as it is like feeding a 6 month old. Today they put more in the bowl and it was thicker, so it was a little easier. He is sooooo active and wants to explore everything he sees!
We have been able to make him smile and laugh a little. He really like doing "The Wheels on the Bus" on the floor yesterday and today - he just stared at me and smiled! Bryson liked that too when he was little.
We have fallen into a routine. We go to the baby home at 9:30am and again at 2:30pm - each visit is 1 1/2 to 2 hours. He always falls asleep at the end of our visits. We put a picture of us and one of Brooke and Bryson in his crib for him to look at.
We ate lunch on Wednesday at the Marriott - it was good, but too expensive and we won't go there again! Tonight I think we are going to dinner with our translator and coordinator before our coordinator returns to Almaty for about a week. She will return a couple of days before court to help us prepare. She said not to worry about court that it will be fine. Just to be honest and repeat the same information that is in our dossier. It looks like we should be returning home on 4/7 - I had our flight changed to that date. Then it will be about a month before Brogan can be escorted to FL or one of us can return to get him. We are somewhat rethinking the escort - just wondering if it will be easier for one of us to come back to get him in Almaty rather than trying to coordinate the whole escort scenario!
Tomorrow we are going to see camels after the afternoon visit.
Also, we were told this morning that because the babies have been sick (just a little cold going around, but Brogan has been fine) that they only want one family to visit in the AM and the other family in the PM! That makes no sense to me at all, especially because Brogan is not sick and when we visit we have him in a completely seperate room from everyone else! In fact, I would love to take him outside to get some fresh air. He is always sweaty in the TON of clothes they keep on him. We cheated a little yesterday - since we are pretty much alone with him during our visits, I lifted his shirts (2 long - sleeved) and wiped his back and the back of his neck with a baby wipe and blew on him - he really smiled. I can't wait to get him to FL and let him "be free" in just a T-shirt and barefeet. That baby home is so stuffy with the heat cranked up like it is! I just have to bite my tongue. I don't want to upset or offend them by expressing my disagreements with what they want us to do. Just grin and bear it - the goal is just to get him home with us ASAP!
I want to thank all our friends and family for the emails and posts! It is so great to read them and feel the support and encouragement! It makes the days easier!
Take care everyone!