Today was our first full day back in country. We went to sleep last night (well technically it was still afternoon..but who's counting) around 5:30. Yeah 5:30 that's pm not am. We slept until around 6:00 this morning, so we got a good 12 hours of rest. That might be the most sleep I've gotten in, how old is Mayson?...11..ok 11 years. It was great to be able to sleep for that long except Daniel had the a/c turned down on "north pole" so I froze all night even with a shirt, pajama pants, socks, and 3 blankets. Needless to say I vetoed the a/c as soon as we got up. We had a great morning until my darn straightener broke. Apparently the luggage people were not very nice to my luggage because my ridiculously expensive straightener came out in 2 separate pieces. If you've seen me lately, you know my hair desperately requires a straightener. Oh well, it is what it is.
We got to Skype the kiddos this morning. They were just getting home from school and we caught them before we had to run out the door. We had a good talk. They all were happy. So much so that Micah and Levi spent very little time talking to us and more time playing with their cousins. That's a good sign though that they aren't missing us too much. It really helped to be able to talk to them and tell them we love them.
After catching up and scoffing down a cream cheese bagel and Coke, we were off to the baby home. Seeing Lex again was a little surreal for me. We've been gone almost 3 months and every day when we were home, I would think "What's he doing right now?" I'd do the math on the time difference and picture him doing whatever part of his daily routine he should've been doing at that moment....which was usually sleeping. It was so weird to have spent so much time picturing him and then all of a sudden walk in and actually see him sitting there eating lunch. He's grown since we left. He's gotten taller and gotten more hair and teeth. He has 8 and a half teeth now and it looked like he had gotten a hair cut. He looked at us and just stared for a good minute or so. He looked like "I think I've seen them before" and he was trying to figure out where. The baby home has gotten more children since we left so he had been moved to a new room. They cleaned him up, dressed him and then handed him to me. We stayed in his room and played with him for about 2 hours. It did not take us long to realize that while we were gone, our baby learned to walk. He can stand up all by himself and walk. He is so confident and strong. I was so impressed, but selfishly part of me was hoping he couldn't quite do it on his own yet. Taking their first steps is one of those milestones every parent waits for, and Lex took his without us. That's super selfish I know, but I hate that I missed that part of his life. It makes me think though of all the milestones we will be a part of. I can't wait to see what God has planned for this precious baby boy.
After lunch, we had our medical exams. It would be the understatement of the year to say that it was a little awkward. We went in a little room with 8 doctors. 2 of them asked us questions about our mental state, drinking, smoking, jobs, children, etc....1 of them looked like some detective off of a New York cop drama (black leather jacket, shirt unbuttoned on top) Then... in came the calvary. There were 2 small beds. 1 behind a curtain (if you could call it a curtain) and 1 in the open. I got the "curtained" one. I was instructed (in Russian) to undress from the waist up. After being examined and having my breathing and blood pressure checked, the last doctor had me stand up, close my eyes, and touch my fingertips to my nose. Then I had to squat down and up. It was the most interesting medical exam I've ever had (kind of comical too). But...we passed...again. That was I think the 5 or so medical exam we've done. Guess they had to see for themselves.....So, tomorrow it's back to see Lex and then court preparations. Can't wait!! 23 days and counting....
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