...Wednesday: Dima threw up in the toilet!! Yeah, I know I'm not supposed to be excited about that. For whatever reason, Dima got up Wed morning and threw up (just a small amount). He went into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet just like he was supposed to. You can't imagine how happy that made me. I don't think I explained very well what happened when he was sick before. He would throw up wherever he happened to be and then wait for someone to notice--it wasn't a matter of not making it to the bathroom in time. He simply had no idea what to do when he threw up. He does now. :) :) Oh, and he's been fine ever since, so no idea what triggered the puking.
And, for the really big news...the boys start school on Monday. This has been a big decision for us, and not one we've taken lightly. We feel like the boys' English would develop much better with an environment where they are forced to use English. Right now, when they are home with one of us, they are still speaking a lot of Russian to each other, although there are English words thrown in. We looked into a few preschool options and found a Christian preschool a mile from our house. More importantly, the preschool is in the same building as a Christian school and the school has a pre-K program for children who are old enough to attend kindergarten but are not developmentally ready (sound like anyone we know??). It is a very small class--currently only 6 students--and the teacher is wonderful. Dima is starting in that class on Monday. We will try it for a half day on Monday and play it by ear from there. Zhenya will be going into the preschool in the 4's class. Believe me when I say we have been spending a lot of thought, discussion, and prayer on this decision, and we truly believe this is right for the boys at this time. Of course, that could change come Monday. :)
Dima's attachment continues to progress in wonderful ways. He has been giving hugs for several weeks if he asked for them, but he wouldn't give hugs spontaneously or request them. On Friday, Zhenya and I were playing and he stopped and gave me a big hug. Dima came over and wanted in on the action, but he sort of slung one arm around me. I asked him where his other arm was and said that wasn't a hug. So when he put his other arm around me and squeezed, I made a big deal about it being a big hug and hugged him back. He spent the rest of the day coming up and asking for hugs! I think he's finally starting to understand the concept of giving and receiving affection. There are still parts that are hard for him--he sometimes still has a hard time maintaining eye contact during cuddling, but he's getting there. And one of his new favorite games is a tickle war, which I love because it's very one-sided. :) :)
Some pics of the boys at the playground:
5 comments:
Yea!!! How wonderful! Especially that you have such a well suited school right near you. I have been meaning to tell you that we attended a mass last Sunday at the St. Marys Ukraine Catholic church -- only 2 miles from us. It was very neat. I had no idea that we have such a large Ukrainian community in STL. They all speak both Ukrainian and Russian and said they would be happy if we ever needed translation help. Take care.
Hi guys!! I hope school goes well for the boys. Deonna loves it. She goes to a private school three half days a week. She has learned so much english by being around the other children. It is great to hear the boys are doing well. Thats what a little love will do for you. Take care and God bless.
Missy
Great progress! It's so exciting that the boys are starting school. William is also in a pre-k class for older fours and younger fives. He's the oldest by about a month. Some of the kids are kindergarten age but just weren't ready yet. Others missed the kindergarten cutoff (September - December birthdays). He loves it and it is helping him a lot with English and socialization (plus it's another place he learns about Jesus!!).
Sounds perfect! I hope it all works out and that they love it:):):).
Hope everything is working out! The boys are too cute. -SB
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