Happy Saturday : )

Hello Everyone,
We hope your enjoying the weekend : ) We visited with Lucy this morning, and she seems to be feeling better. It’s hard to tell when we visit in the morning, she always seems so tired and cranky. I can’t wait to get her on a better nap schedule when she is home. She clearly needs more sleep then she is getting at the baby house.

Lucy was running around on the porch today with her friends Ali and Nurlan. She is getting very fast on her feet, especially with her new shoes. Nurlan's sister had sunglasses and Lucy decided to try them on today, so funny!!

We gave her applesauce and water today, well and of course a few cookies. She loves her cookies : ) She seemed fine after she ate, although she was looking for more. Monday I will go back to bringing her banana, but no more yogurt (for the time being).

You will also see that she is still opposed to putting anything down to use her hands. She was trying to take a sip of her water and insisted on leaning over and picking the cup up with her mouth. Lucy loves to be double fisted and will utilize any other body part to avoid dropping her spoon or cookie. She cracks us up!!!

Today was Daddy’s last visit with Lucy at the baby house : ( Of course she was sound asleep in the stroller for half our visit. But he did get a few good hugs and kisses. We will miss Daddy when he is at home, but he is excited to get everything in order at home (those who know us know what a task that will be…HA HA) and ready for Miss Lucy’s arrival.

Last night it was sunny and nice and suddenly it was pouring rain. Jon spotted the most amazing rainbow. He said it must have been for Lucy’s special day. It was so bright and beautiful…Jon got a few pictures of it…

Tonight we are meeting Martha and Ricardo (Nurlan’s parents from Italy) and there daughter Beatrice, with Rosemarie and her Mom. We are having dinner at a real Italian restaurant that Ricardo found out about. The owners are from Italy. Hopefully it’s good food : )

Tomorrow we are going to out translator’s house for a traditional Kazakh meal. She is preparing Horse meat, with noodles, potatoes and onions. As you can imagine I am as nervous as all hell already, there is NO chance I will eat anything. I know we should try it, but I’m not sure I can do it. We are bringing dessert and Joseph and Patricia the couple from France are joining us with Zhaniya. They are bringing the wine. Maybe I can be a wine and dessert girl : ) Jon will be forced into trying it, he will have little choice. Zhaniya will ask him if he wants something, he will say “no thank you” and she will give it to him anyway. Wish us luck!!

No Lucy pics tomorrow, but maybe we will try to take some pictures tonight and tomorrow of our Italian dinner and Kazakh dinner and visit to our translators house. She is such a kind person; we are her first family that she has had over. We feel lucky to be invited and meet her family!

Have a great weekend, we miss everyone…….Julie, Jon and Lucy