FBC, you rock! Thanks for checkin' in with us and all of your notes of silliness, advice and encouragement. I think it's hard to admit when the day is tough --Pride. We tend to want to focus on all of the good stuff and sugar coat things, but the reality is that that doesn't help us or let you know how to pray. So, I need to be honest.
Day 4 with Nicholas, 5 in Bogota, 7 away from the boys...It's tough to be in a strange country TRY to speak/understand a strange language, know that your friends and kids are gathered in one place without you... We miss you!
Nicholas is doing a wonderful job of adjusting to everything new, it's just hard on Mommy and Daddy trying to figure out what he needs to make the adjustment easier. He hasn't slept much. I wonder if he's afraid his new surroundings and Mom and Dad will disappear while he's sleeping. And I think everything gets magnified because we are tired. Tears and frustration come easily on both sides. The similarities to a newborn are so unbelieveable. I forget that just because he's 2 doesn't mean change for all of us will be easy. Post partum depression????
OK, change of focus... It's funny how much Chris and I crave things from home, sometimes without even realizing it. Yesterday all Chris could talk about was pizza :). So for lunch, we went out for pizza :). And then we laughed when we sat down for supper and pizza was being served --Dominoes even. Can you really get too much of a good thing????
And God blessed us today. Last night we were surprised by the arrival of a couple (Jeremy and Kari) from Wisconsin. WOO HOO!!! THEY SPOKE ENGLISH!!!!!! They are being presented with their daughter tomorrow. Because she is in a different city, they left at 1:00 PM. It was so sad to see them go, but the 5 + hours we were together was anything but quiet. We walked and talked and talked and talked. I LOVED not having to think so hard during a conversation (stop laughing at the thinking thing, guys). Anyway...
Jeremy and Kari, good luck tomorrow we will be thinking of you and praying all goes well and hoping our paths will cross again soon. Can't wait to hear your news!!!!
So, tomorrow is a new day. It is so nice to know that with a new day comes a new, renewed spirit. Thanks for praying us through, everyone. Please continue to pray for Nicholas as he adjusts and for patience and wisdom for Chris and I as we try to be the parents Nicholas needs. And for less homesickness :).
We love you all!
About Me
- The Thayer 6
- --The story of how GOD allowed Nicholas to become little brother to Samuel, Alexander and Nathaniel and son to Chris and Nikkie.
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Okay, I feel like a blog stocker! I think I check in to much.
Thanks for being honest, your right in doing so, so that we can pray for you accordingly.
Your boys are sound a sleep. Sam's
leaders really enjoyed him and made a point to tell me what a cool kid he is. I told them thank you and that I would pass it on.
Will that couple be coming back to where you are staying?
If you need to visit call anytime - since it is free. Hang in there.
Same was pretty excited to see his pictures today.
Good night!
That was Sam not same and not his photo's but the photo's of Nicholas.
Sorry.
hey guys! we are back, so i thought i would read your blog, finally. Great to see that you can be with Nicholas now. And, yes, we had pizza in Madagascar at "Marco's Pizza" a couple times, too.
It's just one of those things.
Traveling with a little guy is interesting- our Nickolas slept almost the whole time on the way home- our journey home was 28 hours.
I tried to feed him as we took off, so he would be swallowing then his ears wouldn't hurt him with the pressure change. It seemed to work. I can't think of anything interesting or great for tips- other than take advantage of the time when the seatbelts can be off and just walk around with him a bit on the plane.
We went to church yesterday. It was so great to hear the message in English. It was fun to see everybody again, too. I can't wait until you guys get back. I'm glad I was right before when I said that you would be gone when we get home. God is so GREAT! Have a super week.
Love, Kim and everyone
Hey Sis!
I was so excited to hear that you had Nicholas I wanted to cry. What a great experience! I remember when you showed the picture of Nicholas to me the first time and you were so excited and you just wanted him to be your son and have him in your arms. Well, all of those prayers have been answered. It seems to have gone by so fast. Your boys (at home) are so excited to see their brother. This is something they will never forget. What a great example of how we've been adopted.
I know what you mean about the weird cravings. When I went to Brazil all I wanted was root beer because they did not have it there. I didn't remember ever liking root beer before. How can our bodies be that cruel.
We will continue to pray for all of you. Pray that God will speed the paperwork through and the court hearing and that he will bring the three of you home safely as quickly as possible. We will also pray that your boys (at home)will not miss you so much and that the Lord will keep them safe as well. You know we love you guys!
Hey guys,
Just got a chance to check the blog today.. I will have to do that more often.
Such a handsome young man the Lord has given you (looks like dad, haha)
It is so exciting to see things improve each time that you blog.
Just reinforces our dependence on the Lord. I know that there are TONS of things that I would be too scared to do if I had known what it would be like in the thick of it. Thankful that I cannot see the future.
I will check in more often and be praying that the Lord would expedite the process for you-
Love you all-
The Cowells
Shawn, Mel, Maryn, Ethan, Lauren
I will try this again, I logged on yesterday and blogged, I really did, I even hit publish comment and it showed me it was on the site, but now I don't see it. I was just so excited to see the pictures and hear from you guys. I was thinking about you all week and wondering how you were doing, I totally forgot about the blog until Sunday. The pictures are great, I am so happy for you guys, I will pray that you will continue to have patience.
Nikkie, I will tell Robin tonight that you have 3 recruits from there:) I'll miss you at the meeting, I am praying you get back by Nathan's birthday like you were hoping for. Feel free to e-mail me or anything anytime if you are lonely. I am going to try to publish this now and see if it takes this time.
lots of love
Hi! Thanks for sharing your story with us! I've been praying for you, and it's encouraging to hear that things are going well. I'm very excited for you to come home with Nicholas! That will be a sweet day! We miss you at church already, but it was so good to hear your voice on Sunday! Nicholas is adorable! His brothers will absolutely love him!
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Love, Heidi Williams
Hey Guys! It's good to hear from you and get a small picture of what it's really like. Praise God for the internet and blogging! My kids were hogging the computer today and I was busy chasing Nolan, so I am finally getting a chance to check in on you all again. At least you should be good on pizza for a while. Of course, if you're like Scott, that would only be about 2 days!
What is the weather like down there? I noticed that you had a sweater on in those pictures. It sure has been a heat wave here. Almost 90 just about everyday.
We received word today that our Homeland Security approval letter has now been sent to New Dehli! Yea! One tiny baby step at a time, right? We must be thankful for each and every one!
By the way, if you didn't find Nicole's first post, it's on the message with the second set of pictures of Nicholas.
Well, I better run. We are praying for you guys. Love and miss ya!
Chris and Nikki,
I am praying for strength and patience for you. We know this to be very hard to do. Remember the guy who prayed, "Lord, give me patience, and give it to me NOW!" Our thoughts are with you.
Its funny that Ruth mentioned within the last few days that she wasn't going to pray for "things" to speed up, because it seems we haven't had a good track record for that in our situation. She said she would leave that for others to pray about. Well, we just thought you'd like to know that our Indian court papers came today! Now, they will send them on with our I600 to the INS to get Simran and Gagan's visas...then we can travel!!! We should be able to go in the next 4 to 8 weeks!
We sent out an E-news, but I didn't think you would get it. Take care for now.
P.S. What color wig will you choose?
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