Zachary,
We missed another post. I think those with two or more children understand why. We brought Grace home after court on Wednesday. (It's Friday morning, Aug. 23 here) All is going well - in a 'the hurricane mostly missed us' kind of way.
Last night April was trying to put Grace down for bed. She barely took any naps yesterday. She was just wide eyed all day on our walks, visit to the park, tea at Aida's...She is very curious and doesn't want to miss a thing. So she wasn't very happy about being put down to bed.
The time finally came to start Kai's bath and get him ready for bed. April and I have stuck to a bedtime routine for Kai that involves me bathing Kai while April prepares his bottle, gets his pajamas, a diaper, etc. Since April was still comforting Grace I had to sally forth with bedtime on my own, understaffed. It's like trying to juggle with one hand.
So I was trying to put sheets on the bed while Kai was running around the room buck naked, soaking wet. I'd forgotten a towel, his pajamas, and the diaper. As I scrambled to get all the pieces in place I noticed Kai peeing on the rug. You'd think I'd hurry up with the diaper, but no, I wiped up the pee with a pair of boxers. And he goes over to the other side of the room - and pees again with a huge grin on his face. Weeee! He's fascinated with his bodily functions just like any red blooded Taylor. That's my boy.
All I could do was to laugh. Gracie finally settled down and we got on with our routine just fine.
He's taking a nap right now. Grace just had a big meal and is lying on her side playing with the magnadoodle toy. Molly left this morning so we're getting a feel four it being just the four of us. We're so grateful to her, she's been a great help.
Lots of love to all.
Z
April:
Hey there! Well she doesn't nap much but she pretty much sleeps through the night. Mom, Kai and I were waiting and waiting for her to wake up this morning. A little after 7:30 am we finally heard the babbling from her room. She is having a little trouble with gas and indigestion, but other than that she is doing well. She is one hell of a growler though. These deep demonic sounds keep coming out of her and Zach and I are just waiting for her eyes to roll back and her head to spin around. She growls at her food and her toys and just to let the world know she is here.She is a ferocious and fearsome Kazakh tiger princess!
Kai is adjusting to her. He is a little more sensitive than usual, but when Grace is sleeping or he doesn't see her, he asks about her. She is the first thing he asks about in the morning too. I think we'll be OK, although mom is leaving today so we may be screwed!
Yes, we bid farewell to mom today. She is leaving a few days early because she needs to get back to her life. She misses Polly and 3+ weeks in Kazakhstan is enough for her. This trip isn't like normal travel. There is hardly any sight seeing and it is a hard trip in a lot of ways because it is repetitive and boring at times. Zach and I are here for a reason, so we have a different perspective on the trip. We are here to accomplish something and mom was here to aid us in that, but she also has a life of her own, and in many ways it is time for us to get on with this on our own. We have had a great time with her. We have been well fed, and have laughed a lot. We will never be able to fully express our gratitude for her help on this trip. I'm not sure how we would have gotten along without her. She heads to Almaty today and leaves at 3am tonight. Happy trails mom and thanks!! See you in 3 weeks and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you!!!!!!!
So now we try to settle into some kind of routine while not boring ourselves to tears. We are planning to go back up to Tekeli to visit Aika again. We are also plotting a trip to Almaty for a couple of nights. We don't have to stay in Taldy until the adoption is final, just in Kaz so we are thinking of taking Aida and Saida on a trip to the big city. It's kind of a long way, but it would be fun and different and we need to pass 14 more days in Taldy so I think it's a good idea to break it up. We are in the planning stage.
Love to you all!
