Thursday, December 28

Today was a slower day than in the past, and typical of the way it is going to be for a while. All we did outside the apartment was go visit Sasha twice, and now we've stopped off at the internet. It was nice to stay in more today as it has been snowing and slushy out the last few days.

We just had a great visit with Sasha. We were a little nervous about the language barrier and how we would communicate, but we are managing. While neither of us know the exact words the other is using, we are starting to pick up on the meaning. I'm sure it is frustrating for him, but I know once he is home he will pick it up in no time. We have started bringing him food (mosty fruit and a few other treats) on our visits, and he really enjoys that!

We are ready to be home now, but we just have to be patient. It will be great to be on our turf with Sasha. We heard today that we will not get to meet with the courts until Jan. 5th or so, (followed by a 10 day waiting period). He will officially be ours after the court hearing, though. There are several other couples here in the same boat- another American couple adopting a 6 year old boy, and an Italian couple adopting a 7 year old girl. We all have to wait until next week for court to start back up. Thankfully, our translator is staying with us during the wait, as there's are not.

We miss you all, and thanks for your thoughts and prayers.