Well we did it. We have spent a full day with our boys. Man are we tired! They both slept all thru the night without waking up. Micah does not breath very well when he is sleeping. His adenoids are very big so not sure if that has something to do with it or not. We will have him checked out when we get home. He snores and talks in his sleep. When they woke up this morning we were glad to see they knew they were with Mama and Papa. Luke asked where's Papa so I took him to lay down and cuddle with Papa on the couch. They woke up around 7am and all we had to feed them was yogurt but they enjoyed it.
James went with Sasha this morning and they got Luke's birth certificate. Natalya went on to Bijornka and got Micah's birth certificate. She had to wait all day and got Micah's. We found out that Luke was actually born on January 25th and Micah was born on January 18th. They are still 11 months and 3 weeks apart but at least we want have double birthday's in December and we can hit the clearance sales after Christmas.
Since we were able to get the birth certificates today this puts us on track. We will go on Monday to apply for passports and get an appointment for their medical exams and Visas. We are praying everything goes quickly so we can be out of here on Saturday. We know that's pushing it but we serve a great God.
Well, I'm back. We just spent 1 1/2 hours trying to get them to sleep. We read to them, played music and tried rubbing their backs but nothing seemed to work. I think they finally gave up. Micah falls to sleep a lot quicker than Luke.
We played inside most of the day since James was gone. The apartment we are staying in is right on a busy road so I can't take chances with Micah until he learns English better. I fixed them cheese toast for lunch but they wanted chips. We layed down with them about 12:00 and they slept until 2pm. This has been their usual nap time at the orphanage so we are trying to keep them in their routine as much as possible. For dinner we walked down to a restaurant less than a block from here. They serve pizza, pasta and salads.The menu is in both Ukrainian and English. We got the boys a cheese pizza and Micah loved it. Luke ate a small piece after it cooled off. We also ordered them a bowl of fruit with whipped topping and they devoured it. They behaved pretty good for their 1st time eating at a restaurant.
After dinner we took them to the playground behind the apartment to swing. They did not want to go inside but it was getting dark. They played all night with their toys. James fixed a bowl of cereal and the boys got to saying palease Papa. So he gave in.
Well, I think that catches you up on our day. The boys are sleeping on the pull out couch so James and I can try to get some sleep tonight. Thanks again for all the comments.
Rick and Melissa- we miss you guys. Hang in their and get plenty of rest before Tuesday. Rick don't forget to eat your mystery meat! ha ha
We are going to the open market tomorrow so pray that the boys behave and will listen to us.
In His Love,
Penny, James, Luke and Micah
We spoke with Ben and he invited us to go to McDonald's tomorrow night for dinner. I think this time we will try chicken nuggets if they have them.
5 comments:
This is beginning to look like the normal Holcombe family. Don't you just love it!! We're getting used to seeing you with these little guys at your side. Pizza & McDonald's - yep, you're almost home now!! :O)
Tell the boys hello from Pastor Mark and Kathy!
Love you all!
Totally different isn't it? But boy is it exciting and thrilling and wonderful you get the idea. Yes please get some good sleep because with 2 active boys you need all the rest you can get. I totally understand them not wanting to stop playing outside. Our grandson would stay outside all the time if he could. He will be four next month so he is almost a year behind your guys. I look so foward to seeing all of you at home. You will definitely have to go to Stevie B's pizza. Then they can try all kinds of pizza. Love to you all 4.
The sleeping pictures are precious! Have a great time and enjoy your lives together!
It's so good to see you all together having a good time. And the sleeping pictures of the boys are sooo precious. I'm glad they got to try a happy meal. Our little ones think McDonalds is the best place to eat on earth. I don't know if it's the food or the playground there,but they love it. We're hoping to see you very soon.
Goodnight and God bless
Miss Margie
Great first day! Glad to hear you guys got your paperwork together! Tola was asking about you guys. By the way - I did not eat the mystery meat yesterday. They never fail to serve it.
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