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Showing posts with label days two and three at the orphange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label days two and three at the orphange. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Days Two and Three at the orphanage




Days two and three now become routine for the boys and us. They recognize us when they are brought into the playroom and they are opening up more and more with each passing hour. Alexander (Noah) is definetely the walker of the pair. He loves to move and move ! Pavel (Jack) is the lap potato. he loves to be held and swung and rocked and his laughs are becoming bigger and bigger. They tried animal crackers for the first time...the jury is still out on that one. We will need grandmom to work on some meals that they will love and eat up for sure ! They like to take toys from each other, especially Pavel from Alexander and the binky is a HUGE hit with Pavel !! The Ipod with the 150 kids songs was a great idea. It adds background music and the kids like it alot.
On Thursday we are going to be allowed to take the boys for a walk outside for about an hour. The weather has warmed to about 38 degrees during the day and it is beautiful, crisp, clear walking weather. The snow is melting into a slushy mud that stains your pants, but now you match all the other Russians with their mud splashed pants !
The playroom is ungodly HOT.....like hotflash hot ! We sneak a window open every now and then and hope they don't catch us ! They love their heat in these buildings.
The little old man at the front door snuck us up early into the playroom when we arrived at the orphange. He snuck out his key and let us into the playroom until the boys arrived. What a sweet heart !!
The boys are really adjusting well and it kills us that we have to leave them for several months to start the ominous paperwork chase. We got our list from Olga last night...doesn't look to bad...or do I speak too soon ?!!