Friday, November 27, 2009

Good News All Around

So overall things are moving along pretty fast. We have been visiting with Oleg as much as we can and although he is rambunctious and full of energy we are really bonding with him.  He calls us momma and papa but he is struggling with listening too us even in the little bit Russian that we have learned.  But that will come with more time spent with him although last night he has been better behaved toward the end of our visit.  Yesterday and today we were only able to visit with him at 4 PM because he has a cold and the doctor wants him to rest and get better in the morning so we have been a little limited with him for the last few days so hopefully that will be done soon and we can go back to twice a day.  He is still doing great even with his cold and is excited to see us when we show up.  He can say good-bye in english although it is sporadic and I am not sure if that is really english or just an imitation.  We do have internet full time now so we can post more often.  We signed the last of the court and orphanage paperwork to day and last night all of our paperwork from Donets'k went to Kiev and today it was successfully turned in to the SDA today.  So we should get that back Wednesday of next week and we should be in court on Thursday or Friday of next week.  The we have to wait ten days straight through (there was a possibility that we would have to wait ten business days, so more good news there) then back to Kiev for a couple days then finally we can be on our way home. Edward our translator has been exceptional and has moved the process along very quickly so a great thanks goes to him, we would not be here without him.   I was able to get some video up and converted today so I have a little up on youtube. And will post the links to that for all of you. We will continue to take video and post it there and I will post links to it here until I figure out how to put it right in the blog.  We are leaving to visit him here in a few minuets so we will do a short post later with pictures and more video.  We love you all thanks for all the support and prayer.  Also keep Casey and Janelle in your prayers as they are making progress with the children they are visiting.  It is getting better for them every day so keep them in your thoughts.


2 comments:

Mom B said...

Thanks for keeping us posted. It does sound like good news all around. I am grateful for Edward and all the people that have helped bring Oleg into our lives. We will be praying for continued good news for you and your friends. Enjoy your time together. Much love, Mom B

Melody said...

Oh, those little giggles! I'm dying here over the videos. From one parent to another, I totally get it. Loving the pics and video of every little thing. And you guys will treasure them in years to come, too. So stinkin' cute!