Today we went to the baby home in the morning- which is nice because it is not quite so hot in the car etc if you leave town at 7:30am rather than 2pm. Our visit was overall good- Orange was his usual cuddly bear self- of the 2.5 hours we got with them he was in one of our laps for at least 1/2 of it. SO CUTE!
Apple developed a deep affinity for Apple products yesterday (so naming her Apple on my blog must have been a premonition of some kind!). We had downloaded some Russian children's music onto my iphone and I played it yesterday for them. Dancing and general merriment ensued. Then I showed her pictures of herself on the phone- from the last trip and from yesterday and she really really loved that. She took the phone away and spent quite a while flipping through all the pics and calling out what they were - it was hilarious and she loved it. She also figured out how to change the song at the same time. Very smart girl.
Poppy Nick- you should call Steve J. and tell him he has a new spokesmodel. :)
The rest of today went well- lots of snacking on cheerios, drinking of apple juice, sorting of puzzles etc. Apple is very good at puzzles and she taught Orange how to do a few too. We also played with our Russian/English flash cards and their vocabulary is just amazing.
Tomorrow is court day and we have been told to spend the rest of the day reviewing our dossier, brushing up on our Russian vocabulary (not to worry- we have a translator with us but they like to know we are trying to learn- which we are!) and generally preparing ourselves for our big day! Everyone has been wishing us luck- it is a very big deal because tomorrow is the day the judge decides if our adoption will be final and we will officially become Apple and Orange's parents. So everyone think very positive and good thoughts for us!
The one piece of bad news we received is that they have decided that we DO NOT get to go to the baby home every business day of our 10 day wait- apparently there are other families from other agencies who will be coming in next week to meet children and the baby home feels like too many prospective parents in house at one time is a bad idea. SO, now we get only see the children every other day of our 10 day wait- which is a huge bummer but at least it means we get to see them on a weekend day as well. In the long run this will not be a big deal at all but right now in country it is a big deal to me. We will power through though- keep our eye on the end goal of bringing our kiddos home in August!!
Love,
Sarah and Aaron
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Good gawd your emotions must be so intense these days. It's all so exciting. We can't wait to meet your little munchkins.
Thinking about you and sending good vibes all the time. Good luck tomorrow. I'm sure you'll impress the hell out of the judge! :)
By now your court should be over!! Can't wait to hear the good news. Sounds like everything is going great though!
Congrats!!
p.s. Don't forget to check out the big open air market with your kids. It's fun.
Valerie
Cousin Alan said, Sorry I can't be with you to practice my Russian. Marta and her sister visited Fran and me in Monterey, CA when I was at the language school learning Russian. The seals opn the beach taught me the sound of the Russian letgter yeree. I'm so thrilled for you and sorry we won't be with you qwhen you get home. We have our own little munchkin to baby-sit for in Pittsburgh. Regards
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