Well, Dan had a very long day yesterday going to Kiev for "R"s medical. As far as the medical goes, everything is great. He is both physically and mentally in the normal range for his age. We don't foresee any problems with the final approval.
As I may have mentioned once or twice before, "R" is a very active little boy. When Dan came home last night and was telling us about it, it was quite funny (although at the time I don't think Dan thought it was). Keeping in mind that everything "R" is doing and seeing is new to him, will help explain some of the incidents. Dan had to take him to the bathroom at the airport and "R" thought it was pretty cool to flush the toilet... over and over and over again. Dan finally got him to the sink to wash his hands and again, "R" found the soap dispenser fascinating and kept pumping it. Finally Dan gets the water to the right temperature, turns around and "R" is gone... yes, he is back flushing the toilet. Once his hands are washed, he takes off again and is turning the lights off and on. As Dan tells it, he had to pretty much have him in a headlock to get through security at the airport. Needless to say, we are a bit concerned about the long trip home:)
They ended up going to the zoo and "R" would have climbed in the cage with the lions if he could have. The director helped Dan keep "R" under control. At the doctor's office he was telling a lady beside him that he already misses his friends (he had been away from the orphanage for a whole 7 hours by that time). Dan said he talks to anyone and everyone that he sees. The tricky part is, we usually don't know what he is saying to people. "Y" was there yesterday so she was able to translate for Dan.
It is confirmed that our court date is Friday morning. We are still waiting for a confirmed time.
I hope the weather has gotten better at home. It is really hot here. The thermometer outside our kitchen window, which faces east, sometimes registers at 40 celcius in the morning. Surprisingly, we are managing the heat quite well.
Going back to not being able to read anything, we discovered that we bought 2 packages of paper towel instead of toilet paper... when you are in a hurry shopping, it all looks the same. We will have to hit the market on the way back to the apartment. I guess we should have known as most of the toilet paper comes in colours like yellow, blue, pink and are scented. These packages were just plain old white.
We are getting pretty anxious to get home. Even though things have gone good so far, there really is no place like home. We get calls from family almost every day so that really helps to feel connected.
That's it for now.
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Sounds like you guys are going to have your hands full :) Boys are quite an adventure, and it will be so exciting to watch him have so many new experiences! The one thing we used for travel (by car, plane, etc.) was Dramamine - not to knock him out, but to avoid any major anxiety or motion sickness!
Loved your story about the toilet paper! Although after buying a couple of rolls there, I must say that some of their TP would be better used as paper towels. It was horrible, and I was thankful I'd packed 2 rolls of Charmin!
Glad you guys are scheduled for court on Friday - hope all continues to go well.
Yes, I was going to suggest maybe the doctor can give the little guy something for the trip home. Otherwise he might just burst with excitement and curiosity! : )
Continued blessing on your trip.
Dianne.
Congratulations on your little boy! your story about his being active made me laugh. We brought home our 3-year-old son Maxim from Ukraine in November. He was crazy active the week we had him in Kiev. He drove us nuts turning on and off lights and getting into everything. The plane ride home was exhausting. He visited the bathroom about 20 times, mostly for something to do. He's calmed down quite a bit since he's been home - and doing quite well. He is still in awe of so much around him. it's great. Good luck and hope you get home soon!
I just wanted to let you know that we are following along in your journey. I have birthed 3 who ALL were so much like you describe little R!! My doctor once laughed, "Usually there's one calm quiet one, but not in your family" ha! They have all learned much better self control and are a lot of fun/confident children at 9,8, and 6. And yes, we are planning to add one more! We won't know what to do if we get one who naturally sits still and quiet. :) Love to you and your little ones,
Michelle
do they have Redbull over there, sounds like you might need it for your trip home... talked to your mom last night, Danna is going to try and phone Sydney on friday ...
I love how you and Dan are able to find the humour in all of this, `R`` is going to be very lucky to have you guys as his family. God Bless
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