I wish I had something to share about Julianna today. The best that I can do is that she is one day closer to coming home to her new family. Kenny and I have been taking the steps necessary on our end to get the appropriate paperwork completed while successfully maintaining our jobs and caring for our other five very active children. We have found that if we do a little every day - baby steps - we will eventually be travelling to Russia to pick up our daughter.
My contacts today included talking with Svetlana for a brief two minute conversation, getting physicals for three of our five children, and wishing my sister, Rita, a happy 40th birthday and learning that according to my father's news source that Russia has voted to continue with adoptions to the US. I also contacted Victoria to learn that Svetlana still has forms she needs to forward to us to complete for our second trip.
Today, I shared with our family at dinnertime the personal contact that I made with the Dinello family who is responsible for us learning about the website that led us to Julianna. We are planning to get together to talk about our experiences. The Dinellos have adopted two children from China. Both of them have special needs.
The last update today comes from my youngest children, Vincent and Angelo. For Mother's Day, Vincent's class performed several songs, a poem, and a special personal message for each mother read aloud by the child. Vincent said, "My mother is special because....she smells good." Everybody laughed with me. His message is very meaningful because Vinnie often wakes up early in the morning, afraid of the dark, and sneaks into my room to snuggle with me. For Vinnie, the smell of Mom, is comfort! What better way to feel special than to know your child is comforted by your distinct smell!! :)
Angelo, too, had a special gift for me. His caregiver during the day while I work, Christine, created a picture with his name and handprints, framed and all. It was tied with a pink bow. What an awesome gift from Angelo (and Christine).
Those are the updates...as I know them.
My contacts today included talking with Svetlana for a brief two minute conversation, getting physicals for three of our five children, and wishing my sister, Rita, a happy 40th birthday and learning that according to my father's news source that Russia has voted to continue with adoptions to the US. I also contacted Victoria to learn that Svetlana still has forms she needs to forward to us to complete for our second trip.
Today, I shared with our family at dinnertime the personal contact that I made with the Dinello family who is responsible for us learning about the website that led us to Julianna. We are planning to get together to talk about our experiences. The Dinellos have adopted two children from China. Both of them have special needs.
The last update today comes from my youngest children, Vincent and Angelo. For Mother's Day, Vincent's class performed several songs, a poem, and a special personal message for each mother read aloud by the child. Vincent said, "My mother is special because....she smells good." Everybody laughed with me. His message is very meaningful because Vinnie often wakes up early in the morning, afraid of the dark, and sneaks into my room to snuggle with me. For Vinnie, the smell of Mom, is comfort! What better way to feel special than to know your child is comforted by your distinct smell!! :)
Angelo, too, had a special gift for me. His caregiver during the day while I work, Christine, created a picture with his name and handprints, framed and all. It was tied with a pink bow. What an awesome gift from Angelo (and Christine).
Those are the updates...as I know them.