There is much to do in this month and a week before we travel to Ukraine. We are actively doing something everyday to prepare for our departure and return with our new addition to our family. First thing on our list to do was to book our airline tickets. So after 4 days of looking at different scenarios of flight patterns and dates on the computer we booked our plane tickets to leave out of JFK airport in the evening some we can sleep most of the flight (I hope) and in the morning we will change planes in Rome, Italy. This way we will get a chance to stretch our legs and get a little exercise before we get onto the flight that will take us to Ukraine. Whew, I'm glad we finally decided and booked our trip.
Next I needed to get all of our documents updated again so we have a spare dossier to take with us just in case something gets lost from the one they currently have. Then we need to purchase all of the travel supplies, medications and things we will need to travel with.
Next I needed to get all of our documents updated again so we have a spare dossier to take with us just in case something gets lost from the one they currently have. Then we need to purchase all of the travel supplies, medications and things we will need to travel with.
We also have been getting the room ready for our little girl since that room was currently a guest bedroom. Andrew has been helping us with that. He wanted to take part in the preparing for his baby sister and jumped in to sweep the floor after we moved the guest bed down in the basement. He then took an interest in playing with the the allen wrenches while Robert and I were putting the crib/toddler bed together. Andrew insisted on using the allen wrenches to tighten up the bolts that hold the crib together, therefore, Robert guided him to help him use the allen wrench to tighten the bolts together. He was so cute how he wanted to be a big boy and use Daddy's tools to help put his sister's bed together.
We've been preparing Andrew for all aspects of the process as much as possible. We have been reading the book written by Fred Rodgers from Mister Roger's Neighborhood called, "Going on an Airplane" to Andrew to give him a better idea of what to expect and what will be expected of him once we are on the airplane. I just love Fred Rogers and have always loved Mister Rogers Neighborhood. I remember when I was a little girl, that was the only show my sister Marli would watch. Fred Rogers always knew how to relate to children. It just so happened that we found this book out of one of the storage unit auctions we purchased.
Another book we've been reading to Andrew to prepare him for what to expect in relation to the whole adoption process is a book called, "Borah and the Burps". This book focuses on an Eastern European adoption experience but in a children's book. Borah is a baby in an orphanage in Eastern Europe (Ukraine or Russia) and it tells the story of what Borah experiences in his daily life in the orphanage and what his life is like after a family called the Burps adopts him. This book will help him understand what to expect when we travel to adopt his sister and what she might be experiencing once she comes home with us.
Andrew has been full of questions and excitement over our trip to Ukraine to adopt his sister. When are we going to Ukraine? How big will my baby sister be? I told him tonight that I don't know what she looks like or how big she will be, but I can tell you that she is going to have the Best Big Brother in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! He just beamed the biggest smile and glowed with excitement.
I pray that the adoption of our new child will be a smooth transition for all of us including Andrew. I know he will be a wonderful big brother. He loves to be around young children and I know he will bond quickly with his sister and her with him as well as us.
We've been preparing Andrew for all aspects of the process as much as possible. We have been reading the book written by Fred Rodgers from Mister Roger's Neighborhood called, "Going on an Airplane" to Andrew to give him a better idea of what to expect and what will be expected of him once we are on the airplane. I just love Fred Rogers and have always loved Mister Rogers Neighborhood. I remember when I was a little girl, that was the only show my sister Marli would watch. Fred Rogers always knew how to relate to children. It just so happened that we found this book out of one of the storage unit auctions we purchased.
Another book we've been reading to Andrew to prepare him for what to expect in relation to the whole adoption process is a book called, "Borah and the Burps". This book focuses on an Eastern European adoption experience but in a children's book. Borah is a baby in an orphanage in Eastern Europe (Ukraine or Russia) and it tells the story of what Borah experiences in his daily life in the orphanage and what his life is like after a family called the Burps adopts him. This book will help him understand what to expect when we travel to adopt his sister and what she might be experiencing once she comes home with us.
Andrew has been full of questions and excitement over our trip to Ukraine to adopt his sister. When are we going to Ukraine? How big will my baby sister be? I told him tonight that I don't know what she looks like or how big she will be, but I can tell you that she is going to have the Best Big Brother in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! He just beamed the biggest smile and glowed with excitement.
I pray that the adoption of our new child will be a smooth transition for all of us including Andrew. I know he will be a wonderful big brother. He loves to be around young children and I know he will bond quickly with his sister and her with him as well as us.
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