We have decided to continue our blog for a while. Some posts will be about Alexey and how everything is going as our new family is forming. Other posts will provide more details about our experience in Kazakhstan. This one is about the week just past.
On Monday (Oct. 26), we had John's Aunt Barbara from Cowansville in the Eastern Townships, cousins Garry and Connie from Cape Breton, and John's mom over for dinner at our house. This was the first chance for Aunt Barbara and the Cape Bretoners (sounds like a folk group, no?) to meet Alexey. He was his usual charming self, er, except at dinner, and was spoiled by his new relatives.
On Tuesday the three of us went on a very serious mission with Monika's mom (Babcia to Alexey). We went to Toys 'r Us to look for a few toys. Alexey enjoyed his first visit there, Babcia did the grandmotherly spoiling thing, and great fun was had by all.
Wednesday (Oct. 28) was our fourteenth wedding anniversary. We spent the day together as a a family, rejoicing in our new life together. The three of us had takeout Thai food for dinner, a new culinary experience for the little fellow. Alexey ate some pad thai sans shrimp, satay chicken without the peanut sauce, and some rice.
On Thursday, we went to a reception arranged for us at John's office at IBM. Many people from John's department were there and all enjoyed the cake and meeting Alexey. Ditto for the little guy.
We didn't dress up Alexey for Hallowe'en, but he did help us to greet the trick-or-treaters at the door. He wasn't scared at all by any of the goblins and ghouls. On the other hand, unusually for her, Shiraz was freaked out by a couple of the visitors and spent much of the evening barking and growling.
Sunday's change to Standard Time went very smoothly for us. Alexey started to wake up at the usual time, but then went back to sleep when we didn't respond to him and got up at the new time. He was able to stay awake until his new later bedtime in the evening too. He has always adapted very quickly to schedule changes.
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Congratulations to the Holgate family...All the best from the Andersons...Fraser, Vev and Charlie.
Hello! Great to hear that you are all settling with just the usual things that parents worry about such as seafood and peanuts!! Isn't it wonderful! All of the anxiety that we all go through to adopt these lovely children is behind us and we can just carry on as families. We really can't wait to meet Alexey. It is too bad that we had to cancel the Holiday Party because it is my understanding that you were coming :( Well in case we don't see you before then we will be having another playgroup in Feb and will keep you informed of the deets. In the meantime I am trying to put together a gathering of all of the Kaz adoptive families which I will also fill you in on come January. All of the best always, Pam, Grev & Salta xo
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