- I am thankful for Travis and Chrissie’s sweet one Thessalie being born today. We can’t wait to meet you!
- For the fact that our whole family has been healthy on our trip so far.
- For the Internet and modern technology. Without it we couldn’t have made the trip, and to be able to email and call people halfway around the world is comforting.
- For all the tasty new foods we have been able to try here.
- For Coca Cola Light! More comfort.
- For progress in language lessons even with it being hard.
- For Roger and Paula buying another back up baby for Nadia. You guys ROCK!
- For Joy and Janis taking care of our house. You ROCK too!
Kiki came to tutor me this morning and told me that my pronunciation has improved a huge amount which made me feel good. She said that I need to learn to recognize the words without reading them, but they all sound the same when I’m not looking at them. So she did drills with me today using words that sound alike. I thought my head might explode, but I survived. Mike continued working throughout the day with small breaks to see the cutest baby ever in between naps.
I bought Nadia a bubble gun at the Lotus a few days ago and today it was nice enough to go out and try it. I bundled the cute girl up and we headed over to the playground. I started blowing the bubbles and Nadia was getting really excited about it. That is, until the other kids noticed and ran over screaming and started chasing the bubbles. Nadia got freaked and started crying and it was so sad for me. I felt bad that she got so startled by the other kids. A grandmother was there with her grandson and she came up to Nadia and offered her his toy. She loved it and I moved over a bit and kept blowing the bubbles for the other kids who just ran around screaming in delight! Nadia would look over at me every so often and shake her hand at me and say “NO NO!” I said, “No bubbles?” And she would nod. She cracks me up. So all the photos are of her playing with the other child’s toy.
Tonight we hung out at the apartment, but I did run over to Bravo for take out. Mike got a personal pizza and I got a thing they call Doria (the name is taken from a famous Italian painting). It was basically fried rice, tuna, and assorted mushrooms all baked in a creamy Alfredo sauce. Talk about rich! Nadia loved it!! I swear the child is a little garlic and strong food lover like her mom. Last night I made penne pasta at the apartment and Mike just topped his with some salt. I smothered mine in garlic, salt and butter. Nadia went to Mike first for a bite and just spit it out on the floor. Then she came over to me and I gave her a bite and she ate it and started her usual “MORE, MORE, MORE!!!” chant that she does when she really likes something.
On another food note, we bought Nadia some Nestle Rice with Chicken and Vegetable mix that you just whip up with water (the directions say milk, but I didn’t know or have any). She just loves the stuff and will eat 2 big servings. Today for lunch I just made her a giant bowl and she ate the whole thing. Then she wanted it again tonight and still finished off a whole bottle. Of course, they don’t make this in America. I may just be bringing some home for her. It could just be a trade out for some of the weight in food we brought with us for the return. Hee hee.
I do have one prayer request. We will be going to a foster home on Saturday and I pray that if any of the little ones there are sick with a cold, that Nadia will not catch it. She has been healthy the whole trip and I pray it stays that way.
