Hi all-
I was uncharacteristically filled with doom and gloom the last couple of days, I know. What can I say? I was sad. We are doing better today and feeling positive about things and getting excited to get on a plane to see what possibilities that it holds. If things don't work out how we hope they do, at least Rinat will have gotten a chance to visit his home country. He's pretty excited about it. He asked some questions that I didn't really know how to answer about why things changed but I told him that we are going to Kaz to see where he came from and we hope to meet some nice people along the way and show him what the baby house is like. He seemed OK with that and asked if I could stop talking and play A Hundred Million Years Ago with him now (known to normal people as playing pretend with a bunch of plastic dinosaurs). He's so funny. Anyway, we were really bummed for a while but are thinking a lot more positive thoughts now.
We'll be in touch as much as we can while we're there. It might be a while before we update the blog due to internet issues or just being too darn busy with jet lag and a three year old so don't freak out if we don't update right away. I promise we will as soon as we can. We won't actually be where we're going until Thursday so it'll be almost another week from now before we know anything anyway.
A big big thank you to my wonderful cousins who are staying at our house while we’re away. MassieCat is very excited that you are coming. He’s saving lots of purrs for you.
And, last but not least, those of you who are going, have fun at Kate and Jason's wedding! Hopefully we WON'T see you there.
Lots of love,
-m
3 comments:
Best of luck; here's hoping you won't encounter any more bumps!
I'm sorry you clearly got some bad news just before heading to Kaz. It seems to happen more and more these days. That being said the families I know that are there now or are going back for their kids or just returned are very happy with how things worked out and who they are bringing home. You've been there once so I'm sure you will know what is right for you and your family.
I'll pray that things go well for you as you hopefully meet the second child of your heart.
Safe travels,
Lou Ann & Lexie from Aktau Kaz too
Maren, thank you again for allowing us to follow along. We are scheduled to head to Ust in late November, also towing along our 3 1/2 year old. We, too, are focusing on "adventure" and "vacation" (yeah, right -- but that's how we're explaining it to Max) instead of "little brother." We love your attitude, because in the big scheme of things, what more can you do?! Also love your analogy about playing cards with 3-year-olds. So true, so true. We are sending tons of support and positive vibes!!
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