On a beautiful sunny Saturday, we're going to see the children as usual at 11:00. This time it was Andrei who pretended to sulk us to get our attention. ; He énormémenet need to be reassured that we continue to love him, even if we leave every day, twice a day. When in the mood, it is clear that it's just for fun and test us. We therefore embarked in his game to prove that we have entered his life to stay and mom gives her a juice and cookies as his little sister. It has no idea what he said about our adoption process. We do not know if he knows that we need to spend several weeks before the big trip. I do not even know he knows he will come to Court with us next Friday. That stress for this little guy! Too anxious that all this is behind us and we all went to Mtl! .. but also savors every moment with them knowing full well they will never return!
She is always so happy when his parents brought him food. We began to make their little boxes fruit juice and still famous tiscuits dry forms of animals. A real treat apparently it.
When other children entered the orphanage, I went to renew that Lisa did not leave his mother. She Chigné but quickly realized that lunch was served and presumably starting to understand that we always come back to see her so she seems to accept most of our departures.
was needed Natalia interpreted for us what happened. We wanted to know if Andrei was doing penance for the rest of the day. It was so called and spoke to a nanny. What was our surprise and joy to learn that he had not been punished but he had to return to his duties and lessons. It was still asked why he could not have them later, especially more than the sun beat and he did a magnificent 29C. But at the orphanage, habits and routines must be followed before lunch and as it was ideal especially when other children were playing outside. Hmm ... I've never had that routine ... I'll have to put me!
Going down the stairs in the girls section for the first time I noticed that the railing has two ramps. One for adults, others much lower for children. Too cute!
In 47 children in the same house, it is normal that things are arranged. J love it! Each child has his locker at the end of his section to store and sometimes shoes, sometimes used slippers inside. They have this amazing discipline and nobody tells them. My sister Josée hoods see that! Hein Jo, it might be sending our children Québec internship Ukrainian orphanage?
When we came back at 16:00 it was still very nice and warm. Here is a picture of the street from the orphanage. It is located behind the white picket fence. Everything is still blocked and a security guard at the entrance is at all times. He is even dressed in army clothes which reminds us that this country was under the influence of the USSR there are only 19!
We are very comfortable when you get there. They see us coming by car and without even ringing the door open for us. Hello is the guardian in place by the window and goes directly to children or sections back into the courtyard. When we leave, we advise and hello to it opens the door barrier.
When we arrived Our two chicks playing with their friends. They were so happy to see us.
Andrei loves Mom's ipod. He listened to my music a lot and yesterday I made him discover the radio. You should have seen the girls singing Russian songs on the radio without missing a word. ; Too cute!
Children are especially nice to each other. Andrei sharing everything is really nice to see ... surely it will change but for now, it's really touching.
Meanwhile, Lisa was playing in the sand with his pellles, boiler and dishes that we bought her a little earlier. Very often, it takes the little guitar and sings the tune of "In the moonlight." She began to say the sounds that finishes the sentences of the songs ... it's coming!
She also enjoys dancing with her dad: "Chicati, chicata, chicaticaticata!" And she repeated, laughing and swaying ... it will be the artist of the family. His grandmother Vera concerned whether it will be left handed but I'm pretty confident it will. Chanson music, drawing, this is what the cigarette lighter. Like many left-handers.
Around 18:00, the children prepared to return and we started kissing twice daily to both ours and all others who request them. It is mostly girls and we stick want to cuddle. We do not care to our children feel neglected or that they do not feel special compared to us but it is very difficult not to give affection to other children who ask much. They are all so intelligent and charming, I'll talk to several people in Quebec who had a child and who did not have a second. Here there are thousands of children up to age 6 who are eager to be a dad, a mom and if possible a brother or sister. And the process for these children is very fast. Even more if you want to top 8. The history of commitment and difficulties related to the adoption of older children is almost a myth, and children should be seen case by case basis. We should not generalize ... I read stories very impressive on American blogs. It would run very natural to have children and adopt one or two to enlarge the family and to save one or two little treasures of Ukraine the dangers of living in an orphanage until age 16 without speaking of the future they will have.
I never thought to adopt children of this age. In attempting to have children naturally, it was obviously a newborn. Subsequently the project of China, it was a small child about a year. Here we are now with two children aged 4 and 7 years and we feel fulfilled! There will certainly many challenges but the fact that we can interact with them immediately fills us with happiness. Soon they speak French and English (we retain the Russian Russian Andrei with the school in NDG). Soon we will make the bike as a family, we will climb Mount Orford, we will kayak treks to Lake , snowshoeing, skiing this winter ... Finally, fate would have it! Thanks to my Grandma Lucille has surely contributed to this story!
Today Sunday is off. Unfortunately we will not see children. We will resume tomorrow. Tonight we will have dinner with another couple who is here Lugans'k to adopt a small child's fantasy couple (See the first blog that I am).
nice Sunday and see you soon! XXXXXXX
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