Hots dogs and pierogies

Here we are! We really, where else would we be:) We had a great visit with Alex today. He laughed for about 5 minutes when I changed him. He is such a happy baby, and rarely cries at all. When Alex does whine he now comes to us to pick up, so he definitely is bonding with us. We go to court next Wednesday at 9 am so say a little prayer that things go smoothly for us. We did send Don out at dinner time for a roast chicken, and he can back with hot dogs and pierogies. How it got lost in the tanslation (oh that's right there was not translation) I'll never know. Zach enjoyed some time ouside today with Pops jump roping, and we are now enjoying our last Friday night in Karaganda. Have a great day, and have a pice of cake on us!

A spit free day!

I cannot believe I’m saying this, but we had a spit free day with Alex. Not one spit up, it was pure heaven. He was so excited to see us when we went into his room this morning that he giggled and smiled for about 10 minutes. One of Alex’s caregivers looked at me and in her own way asked it Zach was from the orphanage as well. When I said yes, she got so excited and kept touching his head and repeating his birthname. She was Zachary’s caregiver as well! We are going to sit down with her and Olga so we can talk more about the boys. Alex was very mobile this morning, and Zach kept him laughing. It was a really nice day with the boys.
For dinner we went to Assorti with Beth and Phil and had a nice time. There was a woman there who spoke English, and she helped us pick out the food. Don even had a piece of cheesecake!
Soon we will be leaving so I’m beginning to make my infamous lists to see what I need to get Alex before we go. We need to keep him the diaper style that he has become accustomed toJ Have a great day, and enjoy some Dunkin Donut’s coffee for us (I know I already mentioned that one, but I really miss it)

Anatoli's got new wheels!

Our drive Anatoli showed up this morning to get us with a new to him car. We got in and he was beaming, saying, “New car! New car!” I will have Mom post a picture of Anatoli when I get a chance. He has been very nice to Zach. Every time we see the driver Zachary says hello and goodbye in Russian. Anatoli laughs and says it back. Today Zach drew a picture for him and he seemed very appreciative, which Zach of course ate up.
It was Wednesday night so of course we had to go bowling! It was a little painful getting the shoes, and they gave Zach slippers to use. We were all horrible but had a great time getting out of the apartment.
Alex was great as usual. Besides the spit up that Dad mentioned earlier, it was a great visit. He was up on his feet a lot, and army crawled every time he saw Zach building something with the blocks. All too soon it was time to bring him back, and had an even better visit in the afternoon. He was very cuddly, and we all lapped it up. Zach even gave him pony rides around the room.
Tomorrow there are 9 days left, and while we are happy, we are so sad to leave Alex, even though it’s only for a short time. He does have some wonderful caregivers, so we know he will be well taken care of.
Have a great day, and please enjoy an eight pack of chicken nuggets on us(you can guess who thought of that one).