It’s Sunday and we only have 1 visit with Leah today. Our day started early as usual….5am. Davis hasn’t fully adjusted to the time change and has been getting up at 5. He is taking an afternoon nap (in the stroller on the way to the grocery store!).
After our bonding visit, we came back to the apt to do some cleaning. The bottom of Davis’ feet are black from the floor, so we spent the afternoon vacuuming and scrubbing the floor. The rag that is here has many holes in it and doesn’t appear too clean, but anything is better than the way they are!
We were invited to the Belgium couples apartment for some wonderful coffee and cake! I guess I didn’t need to lug 6 bags of coffee from the USA! They are a very sweet couple and have just gotten custody of their baby girl. She lived in the same group as Leah in the babyhouse! The nannies told them as well that Leah is a bully! It is very funny to hear this because we don’t see this when we are with her! I guess Davis will have to toughen up a little or he will get beaten up!
They have been here for 5 weeks and are much more familiar with the area. They were able to show us where things are in walking distance to our apt. Speaking of apartments, I think we got shafted in this area! They are staying in a new apt building with wood floors! It is much nicer than where we are staying and we are paying 2.5 times what they are! It also seems to me that their program is much more organized. They were even given a map of Aktobe outlining shopping, etc. We were thrown to the wolves. For instance, we had no idea there was a market place right across the street. It has fruits, vegetable and meats! We were wondering why we couldn’t find any in the grocery store!
It is good to speak with people who are having the same experiences. It gave us comfort to know that we are not the only ones sitting in Aktobe who feels like a fish out of water. And it was nice to see the end result! We saw their little girl in the orphanage and now she is in their arms in their apartment! “That will be us soon” which is a direct quote from Davis as he said to every airplane we saw back home.
We are already anxious to get back home, to get back to our daily grind, to sleep in our own beds, to be around people with whom we can speak with! We are starting to feel like mutes here! It’s amazing how isolated you can feel even when we have each other.
For those that want to instant message, we are using AOL Instant messaging. Our screen name is RMshill. There is a 10 hour time difference and we are usually on around 9-11 pm your time or 9-11 am. http://dashboard.aim.com/aim
After our bonding visit, we came back to the apt to do some cleaning. The bottom of Davis’ feet are black from the floor, so we spent the afternoon vacuuming and scrubbing the floor. The rag that is here has many holes in it and doesn’t appear too clean, but anything is better than the way they are!
We were invited to the Belgium couples apartment for some wonderful coffee and cake! I guess I didn’t need to lug 6 bags of coffee from the USA! They are a very sweet couple and have just gotten custody of their baby girl. She lived in the same group as Leah in the babyhouse! The nannies told them as well that Leah is a bully! It is very funny to hear this because we don’t see this when we are with her! I guess Davis will have to toughen up a little or he will get beaten up!
They have been here for 5 weeks and are much more familiar with the area. They were able to show us where things are in walking distance to our apt. Speaking of apartments, I think we got shafted in this area! They are staying in a new apt building with wood floors! It is much nicer than where we are staying and we are paying 2.5 times what they are! It also seems to me that their program is much more organized. They were even given a map of Aktobe outlining shopping, etc. We were thrown to the wolves. For instance, we had no idea there was a market place right across the street. It has fruits, vegetable and meats! We were wondering why we couldn’t find any in the grocery store!
It is good to speak with people who are having the same experiences. It gave us comfort to know that we are not the only ones sitting in Aktobe who feels like a fish out of water. And it was nice to see the end result! We saw their little girl in the orphanage and now she is in their arms in their apartment! “That will be us soon” which is a direct quote from Davis as he said to every airplane we saw back home.
We are already anxious to get back home, to get back to our daily grind, to sleep in our own beds, to be around people with whom we can speak with! We are starting to feel like mutes here! It’s amazing how isolated you can feel even when we have each other.
For those that want to instant message, we are using AOL Instant messaging. Our screen name is RMshill. There is a 10 hour time difference and we are usually on around 9-11 pm your time or 9-11 am. http://dashboard.aim.com/aim
2 comments:
HEY! Just got back from San Diego yesterday and had a chance to read your blog finally. Congratulations on the finalization of the adoption! Sounds like you will have more to do in the next few weeks knowing the area better and Davis seems to be enjoying his new sister. The Born Free bottles are the BEST! And easy to hold and don't leak... enjoy. Leah is beautiful and we can't wait to hear about the day your bring her back to your apartment as your own.:) Thanks for letting us share in this wild and wonderful experience.
xoxo, Lynne
What market across the street?!? I didn't know there was one either! Is it near the stadium?
It will be you soon! Wish you luck in keeping yourselves entertained for the next few weeks.
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