Sunday

Today I was able to meet with D’s caregiver for about 30 minutes and I got a ton of great info. I have been working on a list of questions and got everything answered today. While I was inside with the caregiver, Dust was outside with D and the other boys from his house playing soccer and volleyball. He was showing D how to play volleyball and bumped a ball to D that hit him in the face. He rubbed his face for a minute and then looked at Dust and said “It’s OK”! All of the boys then said “It’s OK” – D has been telling them all the English he is learning!! Hilarious!


After our visit was over and it was time to take him back home, he said that he wanted to go home with us.  We told him that he couldn’t today but that he could come home with us soon. He asked how about tomorrow and we told him not tomorrow but later this summer once it gets hot. He was sad and said that he wanted to come home with us now. It broke my heart… This is so crazy and time consuming and it’s hard for us. It must be so hard for him especially since he doesn’t understand the concept of time. Poor baby.

When it was time to say good-bye he told us that he will miss us and that he loves us very much. This is the first time he’s said this on his own. If we tell him we love him, he will tell us back and if you ask him if he loves us he says yes. Wow…what a declaration for a 4 year old! It melted our hearts… He also asked if we could bring him a kinder egg tomorrow! “Mama, please”. He told us that he loved them because it was chocolate and a toy all in one! He is such a perfect fit for us – blows our minds everyday. We CANNOT wait to bring him home so that everyone can meet him!

I miss home more than anything, but I don’t know how I’m going to be able to leave him here. I can’t even think about it.



Love,

Cort



PS – Anyone seen or heard of any Russian food stores in the DFW area?

This is the artwork that we bought that has caused all the problems!!