Greetings all,
Yes, we're still here in Novosibirsk - only three days left! We leave next Wednesday for Moscow. On one level, we can't wait. We will, however, miss Nina and Genrich. Nina has been very sweet and very helpful to us while we're here - we just can't say enough.
The Human Burrito is, of course, Kayla. There is a little quilt (kid-sized), that the kids like to be wrapped up in and then quickly unspun. Not sure if Nick likes it, but Kayla loves it. For those of you who know Kayla, you can't be surprised by this.
On Wednesday night (or Thursday, I can't remember), we went over to Nina's home for dinner. Her mother was there and they had prepared us this lovely meal. It started with Borscht which Kayla loved and they had made some chicken nuggets which Nick and Kayla also pounded down. We had several salads that were made with fresh ingredients from Nina's mother's garden in their summer home. Many Russians have a summer home where they garden, etc. They made several dishes for us including a fish and potato dish, and one that included eggplant and lamb. We brought over a bottle of red wine as a gift, but I'm not sure if Russians drink much wine since it appeared that we drank the majority of it. They were so welcoming and we had a great time.
Nina also had a cat. Every time the cat looked at Nick, he would scream. I'm sure when we get home, we won't see Mitzi for days and Bella will taunt Nick until Nick gets used to it, then we'll see who the alpha cat really is.
On Friday, we picked up the adoption certificate and the new birth certificate with us listed as Nick's parents. At each of these official places, Dan and I had to be present and each representative gave a little speech about wishing us happiness in the future with our new son. We got the passport pictures and suspect that we will be getting Nick's passport on Monday.
We went to Ikea and the shopping mall on Saturday. It was nice to be able to do some grocery shopping (yes, it feels like we do that all the time) to get us through to Wednesday. The kids were able to expend some energy at this point before their nap by running around the play area in Ikea (yes, it is almost exactly like the one in MN except the furniture is meant to fit in smaller surroundings) and the rest of the mall.
Naptime at our house is about 1 or 2pm in the afternoon. Nick had a really hard time getting to sleep both for his nap and for the evening and rocks himself alot to go to sleep. We suspect he spent a lot of time in a crib at the baby home. He goes down much easier with a night light and he is starting to adjust. We bought Nick a little stuffed kittie which he takes everywhere with him. He now calls it his kittie and it really does calm him down when he's feeling upset.
With Nick, there are a lot of adjustments. It is good we have this time with him. He has a skin rash which we think is scabies but it's all over the little guy and he itches a lot. We bought some cream which put him into a froth when we put it on. We think it was because he doesn't like to be without his clothes for any length of time.
He is starting to learn some english words. He knows the words, "car", "bus", "more" and "again". He knows Kayla's name and has called out for her when he's playing - it's so cute.
Kayla's adjusting to Nick. She doesn't like it when he cries and holds her hands over her ears. Many times, she's asked us, "what's wrong with him?" If Nick is on my lap, Kayla wants to be on it as well. If Kayla is hungry, we have to give something to Nick. Getting to sleep is the worst because Kayla keeps waking Nick up. Nick on the other hand, likes to grab for Kayla's toys and has no issue with pushing.
We are on our own for the next couple of days, then it's off to Moscow. Room service - I can't wait. Sorry about not posting pictures. We will get some photos out there tomorrow.
Yes, we're still here in Novosibirsk - only three days left! We leave next Wednesday for Moscow. On one level, we can't wait. We will, however, miss Nina and Genrich. Nina has been very sweet and very helpful to us while we're here - we just can't say enough.
The Human Burrito is, of course, Kayla. There is a little quilt (kid-sized), that the kids like to be wrapped up in and then quickly unspun. Not sure if Nick likes it, but Kayla loves it. For those of you who know Kayla, you can't be surprised by this.
On Wednesday night (or Thursday, I can't remember), we went over to Nina's home for dinner. Her mother was there and they had prepared us this lovely meal. It started with Borscht which Kayla loved and they had made some chicken nuggets which Nick and Kayla also pounded down. We had several salads that were made with fresh ingredients from Nina's mother's garden in their summer home. Many Russians have a summer home where they garden, etc. They made several dishes for us including a fish and potato dish, and one that included eggplant and lamb. We brought over a bottle of red wine as a gift, but I'm not sure if Russians drink much wine since it appeared that we drank the majority of it. They were so welcoming and we had a great time.
Nina also had a cat. Every time the cat looked at Nick, he would scream. I'm sure when we get home, we won't see Mitzi for days and Bella will taunt Nick until Nick gets used to it, then we'll see who the alpha cat really is.
On Friday, we picked up the adoption certificate and the new birth certificate with us listed as Nick's parents. At each of these official places, Dan and I had to be present and each representative gave a little speech about wishing us happiness in the future with our new son. We got the passport pictures and suspect that we will be getting Nick's passport on Monday.
We went to Ikea and the shopping mall on Saturday. It was nice to be able to do some grocery shopping (yes, it feels like we do that all the time) to get us through to Wednesday. The kids were able to expend some energy at this point before their nap by running around the play area in Ikea (yes, it is almost exactly like the one in MN except the furniture is meant to fit in smaller surroundings) and the rest of the mall.
Naptime at our house is about 1 or 2pm in the afternoon. Nick had a really hard time getting to sleep both for his nap and for the evening and rocks himself alot to go to sleep. We suspect he spent a lot of time in a crib at the baby home. He goes down much easier with a night light and he is starting to adjust. We bought Nick a little stuffed kittie which he takes everywhere with him. He now calls it his kittie and it really does calm him down when he's feeling upset.
With Nick, there are a lot of adjustments. It is good we have this time with him. He has a skin rash which we think is scabies but it's all over the little guy and he itches a lot. We bought some cream which put him into a froth when we put it on. We think it was because he doesn't like to be without his clothes for any length of time.
He is starting to learn some english words. He knows the words, "car", "bus", "more" and "again". He knows Kayla's name and has called out for her when he's playing - it's so cute.
Kayla's adjusting to Nick. She doesn't like it when he cries and holds her hands over her ears. Many times, she's asked us, "what's wrong with him?" If Nick is on my lap, Kayla wants to be on it as well. If Kayla is hungry, we have to give something to Nick. Getting to sleep is the worst because Kayla keeps waking Nick up. Nick on the other hand, likes to grab for Kayla's toys and has no issue with pushing.
We are on our own for the next couple of days, then it's off to Moscow. Room service - I can't wait. Sorry about not posting pictures. We will get some photos out there tomorrow.
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