It's 9:30a.m. in Moscow. Chad and Natalia are checking out the hotel gift shop. At this moment I see Natalia in Chad's arms, probably peeking at some shiny trinket tucked safely behind the glass. This is a wonderful sight, especially because this is the first morning that Natalia has been comfortable enough with Chad to let him hold her. They sealed the deal last night when Natalia got a great hoot out of Daddy squirting her with water from a seahorse toy at bath time.
We adventured out a few blocks yesterday. Today we're heading to Red Square to take it all in. That is, after a nap. We were up at 3:30a.m. this morning; second day in a row. Miss Natalia is doing her best to adjust to the time change, but 3:30 a.m. is actually 10:30a.m. in Vlad so we're doing pretty good.
The four of us are absolutely awesome. Natalia loves Syd especially so and, just like I thought, Sydney is a wonderful big sister. Of course, there are a million memories being made; I hope to have another lengthy blog for you retelling them in the next couple days.
In the meantime, I bet the picture below will tide you over. I mean, come on, is she cute or what?
Love,
Cameo
Thanks so much for sharing your journey. We have just completed our paperwork and waiting for our agency to do what they do! We are a world away from you guys in New Zealand, but reading your story has given us hope, made us laugh (and cry!) but most of all it keeps reassuring me that it will happen. Eventually!
ReplyDeleteIt has been inspiring to read your blog and your last comment really hit home when you said "the four of us are awesome" - I can't wait to be able to say that!
Looking forward to your next post - have a wonderful time in Moscow with your family and safe trip home.
Kind regards
Rachel