Goodbye Anya and Heather

We had to say goodbye to Anya and Heather last night it was sad but she did give me a big hug.It was special getting to do this together with Heathe,r gotcha days and the apartment, everything together and now we part our ways to go home to our familys.Thank you Heather for being there with me I will never forget this time and Anya's sweet smile and little attitude. I know we will keep in touch and see eachother again.
Goodbye Anya and Heather

DADDY IS HERE

It was so nice to see Mike as Vahnya and I waited for him watching out the window we saw the van pull in and ran down to meet him. so good to see my love after 12 days apart. Vahnya was not sure at first but once Mike put his little hand up to his beard Vahnya had a big smile. He wouldn't take his nap guess he was to excited and that night it he was fussy. the next day was our Embassy appointment we went to the Embassy and waited outside for a while for the girl that Olga said would meet us there she never came so we went in paid the $404 for the visa and then waited for them to call our name. when they did all we had to do is go up sign some papers and that was it, he gave us our packet of important documents and the Visa Came out and talked to the group of us therer were two other people that had just adopted besides us and the Fillmores then we were done. Emily came to the rescue once again by calling Olga to find out where this girl we needed to meet was.she was waiting outside for us we got out there and she asked for all of the important documents plus my passport, it felt strange handing over this stuff to a stranger on the streets of Moscow stuff we guarded with our lives for so long. she said she would take it all and register the kids visas and meet us at 3:00 so we took off to the metro to go see red square. the metro was crowded fast moving you sure better know where your going. Before we went we got some bread at this little stand it was good and we got the kids each a banana vahnyas favorite food. we had to go up and down really long escalators Mike had the stroller . then we got onto the metro fallowing Emily every step of the way. and finally made it to red square we first got pizza then went and looked all around. we left back on the metro and while on it the girl that took our important papers called Emily and arranged to meet us inside the metro station we waited for her about 15 min then she came gave us everything back and we were done free to go home. heather and Jeremy had flights out the next day we are leaving Wednesday TOMORROW!

MKE HAS BETTER PICTURES ON HIS CAMERA I WILL PUT ON AFTER WE DOWN LOAD THEM.

YES HE WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

WORTH A YEAR FULL OF UPS AND DOWNS HE WAS WORTH IT ALL!

DON'T TELL HIS BABY HOUSE!

DON'T TELL THE BABY HOUSE BUT I TOOK OFF HIS SHOES!              

I LET HIM RUN AROUND AND PLAY IN JUST A DIAPER!

I LET HIM EAT A CRACKER AWAY FROM THE TABLE!

I LET HIM DRINK AS MUCH MILK AS HE WANTED AND LET HIM HAVE  IT AWAY FROM THE TABLE.

I LET HIM EAT JUNK FOOD!

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I LET HIM SLEEP WITH ME AND HELD HIM WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT.

I LET HIM SPLASH AND PLAY IN THE BATH FOR OVER AN HOUR!

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I TOOK HIM TO THE MALL WHERE LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE! IN A FRONT PACK!

WE TOOK HIM ON THE METRO!

WE WALKED ALL OVER MOSCOW !

DON'T TELL THEM ANY OF THIS THEY WOULD NOT LIKE IT LOL!

THE TRAIN RIDE AND NEXT MORNING

Thursday night we got on the fast train to Moscow 1st thing Vahnya did was poop yep a big messy one all on his clothes the first one like that and of course it had to be on the train where there was no place to change him ,I took him into the small bathroom and some how got it done good thing I packed him extra clothes , then about 45 min later he did it again lol this time I changed him on thee floor outside of the bathroom. and just as I was changing him the train must have gone into a turn because I just about fell after that I felt sick. I got a $3 can of coke and ate some snacks I had brought vahnya and Anya watched a DVD then I held Vahnya and he  fell asleep pretty fast he falls asleep with movement. and I fell asleep a bit too.Before I knew it the train was stopping we were in Moscow it's a 4 hour train. Our coordinator Olga a old chubby short lady and her husband who matched her came to our seats to help us her pootr husband had to drag both Heather and my big suitcases as we set off to their car got every one and everything in Olga had to hold the stroller on her lap lol they took us to the apartment oh boy it was nothing like the one we had just left this one was old and small felt like something from the 40s I didn't even want to step my feet on the floor without shoes lucky we were only stying one night it was a whirlwind of giving out money i still cant tell you what all we paid for and how much Olga would say she needed this much for this and this much for that the apartment guy did the same heather and i just kept handing out money finally they left  I made up the hard hideabed that broke as i was making it Heather and I fixed it. we all went to sleep to be woken up a couple hours later by the doctor who came to exam the kids we had to wake the kids up he had me take Vahnyas clothes off and of course that made him cry the Doctor moved fast we signed some papers he left papers with us and that was that.we went back to sleep but two hours later Olga came she had forms for us to fill out then she was off to  take it all to the Embassy she came back two hours after that and had our Embassy appointments for Monday,so  we were free to do as we wished for the weekends. Heather called her friend Emily who we were going to stay with and she came with her husband Jeff and her friend they helped us  pack up and we were off to her house Vahnya fell asleep within 5 min of the drive.

Moscow and some stitches!

My laptop fell and is not working so I have not been able to blog but if you go to Heathers blog you can read about our time. http://www.fillmoresjourneytoanna.blogspot.com/ we are in Moscow now Mike left this morning to come meet up with us. Im so happy I only have one more night without him.
Last night just a few hours after we got here to the Titus familys home (people we are staying with.) Vahnya fell and split open his head just like his big sister did last week. It was bad and we knew it needed stitches but we are in RUSSIA! I was so scared but Heather and Emily Titus jumped into action calling to find the best place to take him that would not cost so much. They found an American clinic and Emily Vhanya and I took off , boy Emily is so brave to drive here. we found the clinic and went inside it was nice the Doctors and evryone were Russian but they knew english so that made me feel so much better. They were so nice treated us so well took great care of Vahnya. When the Doctor first looked at his head he made a face, it was bad he said if he didn't hold still for him he would have to put him under. Boy how we didn't want to do that so Emily took his feet I took his arms another doctor held his head we sang to him, talked to him while he cried and cried. I told the Doctor talk to him in russian it will make him feel better. So he did he said sweet things to him and it was done they did it! we were so happy.After we got vahnya smiling again the doctor came over so sweet and said, "may I give him a kiss?" and kissed him on the head how sweet he told me that Vahnya was a sweet boy. When we went to pay we thought it was going to be at least $500 but it was only $230 thank you Lord.
Vahnya got his first taste of candy when Emily pulled out a sucker from her bag . He was all smiles after that.
Now I don't let him out of my sight I have to remember even though he is 3 years old he is more like an 18 mo old who just learned to walk he is still not steady on his feet.He is my sweet baby love, just wait till you all meet him! Ill add some pictures when Mike gets here with his laptop.

First morning together

I woke up this morning to a sweet boy just lovingly looking at me almost like he was thinking "she's still here that's my Mommy" he just looked at me for the longest time with a sweet smile, letting me touch his face and head and kiss his hands what a sweet moment. And yes he slept all night.

But I called mike and found out he had taken Amelia to urgent car,e my happiness turned to tears. This is so hard but I'm so happy Mike was there to be with her. She fell outside and cut open her head had to have 3 stitches ,Mike said she was so brave.I got to see her on skype and talk to her on the phone she told me all about it. I ca'nt wait until our family is together.