Well, not much to report from here today. We had another good day outside with N. We are really settling into a routine. We pick him up from his group area, go outside, drink some juice, eat some yogurt, eat a piece of fruit, play all over the playground, and take him back to his group. Then, we come back, eat lunch, and settle in for another afternoon/evening until we can go back again.
We didn't have our usual driver, so we had to get a taxi to get to the orphanage. Not a big deal. We managed to get by with the old point and grunt routine. I must be a good tipper, because the cabbie was quick to give me his card with a smile when we got back to the hotel after our trip back. Who knew a buck could still go so far.
We talked to our facilitator in Kyiv today. She said we are still on for court on Thursday. She expects to pick up our paperwork tomorrow and come back on the overnight train to get here Thursday morning early. Our hearing is at 10 A.M. We're still praying for that and for a favorable result in court. We understand that they are very pro-adoption, and we hope that will be confirmed on Thursday.
Then the next big question is when to take custody of N. Legally, we can take custody after the 10 day wait is up. Our big question is what will be best for him. Would it be better to put him through a lot of moving and such while we are getting paperwork done and give us more time to get acquainted or to leave him in the orpahange in his familar routine until we are ready to go to Kyiv? We aren't really sure. Comments and advice are welcome (particularly from those who have done this before). It was a whole lot easier to decide last time with an 18-month-old!
Oh well, that's about it. But, before I go how bout a little shout out to my Memphis Tigers on cracking the top 10!!!!!! Whooo Hoooo! Man, I miss college basketball!!!!!
Also, I just put new pictures up on Facebook...
Blessings,
Rick
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