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I went to see the little man Friday afternoon. He was happy to see the car in my bag but took everything out of the bag looking for the second car. I can’t put anything past him; he’s a smart little boy who will keep me on my toes. When he left me he had the car in one had and the bag of cookies in the other, he knows what he likes, cars and his food!

From there I went to the airport, despite heavy snow in Moscow and fight delays on both flights, I made it home Saturday night. Now I have more paperwork to prepare. Once mine is done and the paperwork that needs to be completed in country is done, it will all be submitted to the court and I will wait for a court date. I’ll keep you posted.

I thank all of you for following my blog, for your posts, for your words of encouragement and prayers. I’ll post again soon. Chris

Better Day

This morning I was unable to see the little man because I had to take care of some paperwork. The papers I signed today will officially begin the process of me bringing him home. We still have a lot of work to do and this will take several months, but I made the decision that I want to adopt this boy and bring him home; so the next step in the process has begun.

The little man and I had a much better visit this afternoon than yesterday. He was happy and playful. The only problem was he was most happy about a couple of cars I borrowed from Michael & Jennifer. I had to return the cars to them which meant taking them away from him when I was getting ready to leave, let the crying begin. I gave him a cookie to ease the pain of loosing the cars, he stopped crying and took the whole bag of cookies, and apparently he was not leaving me empty handed! He waved victoriously as he walked down the hall away from me.

Tomorrow I will see him once more before I leave for Moscow. I couldn’t very well leave him without a car of his very own. Before dinner we walked over to the toy store and got him a little red car, he will be a happy boy tomorrow.

Have a good night. Chris

Posted February 18, 2010 10:40 PM

Toys & Snacks

Today was a busy day, I went to see the little man twice. Each time I visit him he seems more comfortable with me and I with him. Here’s really enjoying the toys I brought with me and loves the snacks. I read a book to him yesterday during our first visit, he would not let it go and took it with him when he left me yesterday. I was told today that he takes it with him everywhere and he even slept with it last night. I guess he likes the alphabet!

Today was a warmer day here, snow was melting everywhere. In between visits, Jennifer, Michael and I walked over to see the Kremlin and took a few pictures. I posted a couple of them below.

I’m tired, going to bed now, I’ll update again soon. Chris

Posted Tuesday February 16, 2010 11:40 PM

Lunch at the Windmill Restaurant