Tomorrow we leave Astrakhan, actually it’s 28 hours. The flight leaves at 8pm. Andi is already packing. Our “little whiney” is, well, whining. She is also throwing fits. I told Caleb on the phone last night, that Lilia is whining like he used to. “You mean like I still do.”, he corrected me. We are trying to play the role of the patient parent. We know she has a lot of stress to deal with. She is adjusting to a new environment. She may miss her friends, and caregivers. She also has the God-given duty to drive her parents crazy. Andi and I are growing very tired of the hotel room and leaving will be so great. As I am writing, Lilia has started do the hand sign for “more”. She keeps signing “more” for the bread Andi is feeding her. She’s so advanced for her age. We used hand signs with Caleb and they were a great way to find out what he wanted before he could say the words.
Today was our day of lasts. We made our last stop by the grocery store. We bought our last 5L water jug, again, from the tiny store behind the hotel. We will spend our last night at the Azimut Hotel. We are about to go and have our last supper with the other couple here. Then we will take our last walk down the river front to the statue of Peter the Great. This has become something we do every night. We walk down to the statue and sit with the locals, and watch the sun spread color across the Volga as it sinks in the west. It really is worth the trip if you can make it over here sometime. You should stay a month if you can. There are many lasts that I am not even thinking of. The curtain on this part of the adoption process is closing, and we are moving on like knights charging into the last legion of enemy. But I am sure there will be a lot of things that we will do for the last time here, that we will reflect on there.
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Hi Andi,Jonah,and Lilia. I've been catching up on your blog the last day or two and I wanted to join in with others on congratulating you on the adoption of Lilia. I was glad to read that the court date went smoothly and that you now have Lilia officially in your arms. Praise God! Wow-you have so many adventures ahead of you now that you have a daughter. I've been thinking too of how much of a blessing it will be for Lilia to be raised in a Christian home. I can't even imagine what kind of life she might have had if she remained in Russia as an orphan. This life changing event for you all has grace written all over it if you ask me.:) Anyhow we just wanted you to know that we are rejoicing with you and look forward to meeting Lilia after you have a chance to adjust to all the changes.
Everything is going well at the Lekberg house. Russ' parents were in town last week and we had a good visit with them. Rusty is as cute as can be. (I'm trying not to be too proud.) Can you believe that he will be 20 months old in September?
He is very busy these days and prefers running over walking. Maybe he'll enjoy running sprints like I once did during high school. You should see Russ with him. People used to joke with him and say that he only had two facial expressions.
Well that has changed. Rusty makes him smile all the time.
Anyway- just one more week for you all and then you're homeward bound.
We will be thinking and praying for your family in the days and weeks ahead.
The Lekbergs
P.S. I just wanted to say hi to the great people of Centergrove Pr
esbyterian who have been keeping up with your blog.
Privet! I can imagine you being anxious to leave now that your mission is accompished :))!!
Hey, there is still a little bit of time to learn Russian, right? Do you get to see something on cable TV? Can't wait to meet Lilia!
Prayfully,
Rita
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