Ukraine Adoption

Say what?

Tara's vocabulary continues to improve every day. We already miss the funny way she used to say things like "Sa-sa" (Austin) and "cools" (school).

She is getting more sophisticated in her conversations. We had a fierce ice storm last week and a lot of people lost power. So yesterday in the car she said to me, "We have power at our house. Some people don't have power." Oh! I thought, how observant she is. I said, Do you know what power is? She said, "Yes..." and I said OK, what is power?

She smiled, paused, and said: "You tell me." Well, if her mom didn't ask so many questions...

Austin isn't feeling well today and the first thing Tara said to him when she woke up: "Are you feeling better? I can give a hug for you."

On another note: A lot of families are sort of stuck in limbo with their adoptions in Ukraine. Hopefully it's just the post-holiday slow-downs and things are back up to speed very soon. Families are waiting for court dates and signatures and document updates and all kinds of stuff that get in the way of any kind of smooth process.

My note to families: Remember, the children are still there, every day, waiting for you. They don't know about paperwork and processes, delayed court hearings and expensive flights. They're there, waiting.