Well, today we have just taken it easy since neither of us felt very well. However I am feeling much better but still have a few sniffles. Daddy now has a stuffy head and a tickling throat so we are working on trying to prevent the Princess from coming down with it.
Ivanna's biological parents came over this morning. Her papa called on Tuesday I believe it was and told me he was coming the next day but didn't show up. Her maternal grandmother came back from the Black Sea yesterday and they had really wanted us to come over but we were just not feeling good enough to go and didn't want to risk any of their family getting sick and our germs being stuck in their house so we opted out. We thought Katia (maternal) grandmother was coming with them this morning but she didn't make it she is waiting on us to come over there. I'm not sure if we will get to or not we hope to but this week is going to be so busy and so crazy running from here to there to do all of the last minute stuff that we will just have to play that one by ear. Plus the fact that I am working in the evenings.
Well, I do have a few things to blog about and then I'll leave you with a few pictures. Found out a little more background on Ivanna that was quite a challenge for me to personally deal with. I haven't asked her biological parents about it yet and honestly it doesn't really matter just something that bothers me, personally.
Ivanna was able to talk on Skype tonight to her Aunt Kristi, Austin and Alyssa. It was her very first time to see a face with the voices that generally come from the computer. So it was really funny. At one point our power went off again and she was NOT a happy camper with the faces went away. She was very cute in that she was rubbing Alyssa's face while she was talking to her. She blew them all kisses and was just LOVING it!!! Pretty soon she will be able to see them all in person.
She has been doing GREAT at resteraunts. She is eating well and I feed her and don't shovel food in her mouth like she is accustomed to doing for herself in Vorzel - but those days are LONG GONE!!!
Right now it is AMAZING how far she has come - she is in her daddy's lap and he is rocking her. It took several days for this to happen. She crawled up in my lap one day this week and let me do it for about 30 minutes. We don't push her it will all happen in due time. She is getting use to the fact that she gets hugs and kisses any time she wants them and more than she could possibly ever want.
She communicates very well. When she wants something it has been very easy for us to figure out what. She gets up every morning in the BEST mood. She crawls over to us and just rubs our faces and looks in our eyes and we just wish we knew what she was thinking. She just jabbers. We think she is so happy that it is no longer a dream for her. She loves watching baby TV here. It's an English channel with lots of nursery rhymes and such and then at night has some "good night" stuff on it. So her and her daddy are watching that now.
Well, I'm going to leave you with some pictures. Ivan/Igor's mommy and daddy came in to town today so we are very excited about meeting up with them tomorrow. We got to spend a little time with their son since he was in the same baby house as Ivanna. They are going to be so very happy with him because he is another handsome young man and he is going to be so very happy that his mommy is finally here and it's going to be "all about him". Sad how you want to just round them all up and sit and spend time with them all.
Enjoy the pictures and thanks again for your prayers and most of all thanks for all of God's blessing that he has bestowed upon our family.
Love to all,
The Stratton Family
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