GiGi and Davis stayed home for the morning visit in order to unpack her suitcases. It was nice for Milon and I to have some alone time with Leah. We kept saying how easy this trip would be without a child! We spent the visit entertaining Leah with puffs that she has now managed to put in her mouth herself! 
We went to the notary and Milon gave me Power of Attorney while he is home. Ainura brought Baursak (little donouts) for Davis that her mom had made.
Milon rescheduled his tickets to arrive home on Thursday. We are cautiously optimistic about that date!
We then went to the mosque mall and grocery store. I bought Leah a christening dress today that is very pretty. I figured it would be nice to have a keepsake from Kazakhstan that she will have been christened in. It should fit her perfectly by summer. My mom was surprised by how small the stores are. The quality of the clothes are poor and the prices are high! Davis found some friends to play with on a small slide that is in the mall. He was clueless that they couldn’t understand him! I think he was just so grateful to be around kids!
My mom and I went to the afternoon visit alone. Milon and Davis stayed behind. We wished they had come because the Russian couple that is bonding with a baby boy had her sister visiting with her 2 kids. Davis would have had a ball playing with them! Blondie said Leah is now pulling up on her crib. We haven't been able to witness this since she is restricted to the couch and all the layers of clothes! We got brave a tried outfits on Leah. We stripped her out of her 3 shirts and vest, and 3 pairs of pants! She has such heat rash all over her legs that we hadn’t seen! Milon is going to take home anything that doesn’t fit. She is in size 6-9 months, although 3-6 month pants fit her. She looks so different in "real' clothes!! We can't wait to bring her home and give her a bath! There are 4 outfits that are too small and we will donate to the orphanage.
We went to the notary and Milon gave me Power of Attorney while he is home. Ainura brought Baursak (little donouts) for Davis that her mom had made.
Milon rescheduled his tickets to arrive home on Thursday. We are cautiously optimistic about that date!
We then went to the mosque mall and grocery store. I bought Leah a christening dress today that is very pretty. I figured it would be nice to have a keepsake from Kazakhstan that she will have been christened in. It should fit her perfectly by summer. My mom was surprised by how small the stores are. The quality of the clothes are poor and the prices are high! Davis found some friends to play with on a small slide that is in the mall. He was clueless that they couldn’t understand him! I think he was just so grateful to be around kids!
My mom and I went to the afternoon visit alone. Milon and Davis stayed behind. We wished they had come because the Russian couple that is bonding with a baby boy had her sister visiting with her 2 kids. Davis would have had a ball playing with them! Blondie said Leah is now pulling up on her crib. We haven't been able to witness this since she is restricted to the couch and all the layers of clothes! We got brave a tried outfits on Leah. We stripped her out of her 3 shirts and vest, and 3 pairs of pants! She has such heat rash all over her legs that we hadn’t seen! Milon is going to take home anything that doesn’t fit. She is in size 6-9 months, although 3-6 month pants fit her. She looks so different in "real' clothes!! We can't wait to bring her home and give her a bath! There are 4 outfits that are too small and we will donate to the orphanage.
Tonight we started happy hour at 6:00. Davis drank tomato juice while we had bloody mary's. Davis proceeded to ask each of us if were happy, since we were having happy hour! Davis said Mommy was not having a good time here because she keeps saying she wants to go home! I think everyone feels this is vacation but me!
3 comments:
Leah looks so different in real clothes! I am glad to see your mom made it there ok, even w/ complications.
I'm with you- I would be SO eager to get that child home to North Carolina!
Betty Maxey (formerly Beaver Trail)
How cute she is in her jeans and overalls! Wow! And her toes are so precious... Your Mom looks so happy and you are lucky to share this time with her too. Try to look at the bright side, this won't last forever...and you'll be back to your daily routines soon. Hope Milon has safe returns and he should call Alex for lunch in Sanford!
Lynne:)
Just catching up on your last few posts. Leah looks so cute and I also cannot wait for you to get her full time! I'm so glad your mother made it safely (how scary for her!) I'm sorry it has been so difficult for you guys -- it is a TOUGH trip no matter how you slice it. You are doing the best you can. I agree that the process is very ill-managed. As far as the notary craziness -- when we were there for trip 2, their usual notary had gotten in trouble for something, and was no longer allowed to practice. Gulnara had trouble finding another notary. She finally did, but it sounds like they are making the rounds again. Someone mentioned that notaries are afraid to do adoption paperwork now because that's what the first notary got in trouble for doing incorrectly. And up until our second trip they used to have 2 translators. One for legal stuff and the other one was more of a social director who would show you where stores were and how to get what you needed. They didn't replace her when she quit so it definitely is even more of a "thrown to the wolves" aspect now. Don't get me started on the cost of the apartment and the other ways we felt taken advantage of because we were Americans. At some point we had to just let it all go and not take it personally. Stay strong, stay warm and try to take away the best experience you can. And take toilet paper with you everywhere you go!!! ;-)
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