Guess what? The cherry on top of the sundae is that Dan’s sick again–this time with a sore throat. He says it’s the worst sore throat he’s ever had. He woke up last night to break out the antibiotics we always take on trips, and he said he actually got scared; he couldn’t get the […]
Yalta Port
Even though we are the happy and official parents of Liliana (champagne all around!), we are still bound by certain rules. We have to observe the visiting hours, but now we can take her “off campus,” which we do today for the first time. She’s in shock. So many cigarette butts to examine; so little […]
Court Date
Today, I write to you as the legal mother of Liliana. [The picture above is the court room where they pronounced us Liliana’s parents.] Court went well (it was all so very official, even though the judge was bored out of his mind), and now we wait 10 days for the very ominous sounding “judgment […]
Getting Her Groove On
Today is a difficult day. Dan goes to the orphanage with me for the first time since last Thursday–he’s been sick that long! When Liliana sees me, she lights up, but boy, is that joy wiped off her face when she sees Dan. We knew this might happen, but it’s miserable when it does. She […]
Attachment Parenting
OK, I am not an expert on any type of parenting. Oh, you knew that? I’ve only been a second-hand parent. You know, the kind who babysits children who are primarily disciplined by their parents. It’s a good role, in that I can be the good guy. After all, they’re going home. Probably the worst […]