What a wonderful day!! We skyped for a long time this morning with Eli and Mom and Dad... Just after we hung up and were preparing to go out and find a scarf for me, the power in the building went out.
Not really a problem... Just 9 flights of steps to navigate up and down.;)
Found a great scarf at the market and made it back to the apartment with just enough time to finish getting ready before it was time to go.
When we arrived today, Ksenia saw us and smiled!! She came right to me and snuggled close. It was so difficult to pull her away from me so Tim could hold her as well. Her favorite part about any toy is still the chewing part. She'll most likely have at least 4 teeth before we see her again.
We played in the ball pit a little bit... She picked up quickly on our throwing the ball up the slide, but was just setting it on the edge... Good job!! I told her, very good!!! Then hugged and kissed her. She smiled and was so happy!! Still sleepy, fingers tucked into her mouth, we thought she would sleep for sure, but she never did. Almost as if she, too, knows our time is short.
We came back to the couch and she caught her second wind. She started crawling all over... Very quickly. I caught a lot on video while Tim chased her. She babbled a bit as well... Precious first words... So glad to hear them!!
We are meeting another family for dinner tonight. They are staying at the Kras hotel and are leaving tomorrow. Will be nice to hear their story... One of the only drawbacks to not staying at the hotel.. Don't see as many families adopting.
There aren't as many. We found out yesterday the baby home Eli and Ksenia were in has over 180 children now. It is the largest.
Please pray with us that these children will find homes. I know some will read that and feel a little bitter and ask about the children in our own country without families... I pray for them all!! The Bible tells us He puts the lonely in families... I pray all those families will come forward and be blessed as they bless another with family.
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