Good news and prayers

The couple (our new friends) that we stayed with in Moscow in January are finally on their final trip to pick up their son this weekend. I'm so excited for them. It's been a month longer wait for them. We were truly blessed to be able to bring Alina home so quickly. All of the time fell exactly so that I could stay home until Andy gets out of school and then were' going to do daycare after that.

I think in June were going to do one day per week of day care and then later in the month two days. That will help with the transition a little bit.

We're in the process of planning Alina's first birthday shindig. I'm so excited because my Mom finally can come up and meet Alina. She's staying for a week.

We're also going to travel in May to visit grandparents which will be fun, but definately mess with the schedule.

We definately are a good morning napper. No morning nap the rest of the day goes haywire. She was up all day yesterday because we missed the morning nap becuase I had a doctors appointment and then she had a doctors appointment. Not a good combination of activities. But we got a great bill of health for Alina accept for some Anemia, which can be overcome with iron rich vitamins in her milk and/or more meat consumption. She loves meat so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Love to all.