April 19, 2010

Well, tonight looks like it will be our last sleep here in Kaz; mine any way, Ollie will have a couple of naps. We leave here at 11.00pm tomorrow night to fly to Seoul, S Korea where we will have a 12 hour lay over I think, hope it is not more!!!!!! Then fly 16 hours to NY. This way I am not worried about my visa expiring and having to renew it. It is unclear if they would make exceptions due to the volcano, and there are no flights to Germany before Friday, so this makes the most sense. Not sure what we will do in the airport. We will look in to an on site hotel as Ollie does not have a visa to leave the airport. I will try to walk around because I will be too afraid to sleep for fear of someone taking Ollie. It is going to be a very long 40 hours. Let’s hope he is able to sleep. To top it off, I feel I have caught Ollie’s cold and don't feel great, not good timing.

I have to say Tatyana has been so helpful in getting this all in place. I really could not have done this without her. Being here alone has been harder than I had expected. Not sure if it has been made worse by the uncertainty about when we were able to leave. I must say I am not looking forward to this flight home, but it will bring us back to Dominic and Isabel so again we will keep our eyes on the prize.

Today was a beautiful day although it did snow up in the mountains last night. They look so pretty against the clear blue sky. After going to 2 airlines, Tatyana took us to a really great coffee shop with wonderful coffee and desserts, just what I needed. It was almost 3 and I had not eaten anything yet. When I am stressed I am not hungry- good and bad so it hit the spot!!!

Oliver was a little out of sorts today after his morning nap and remained that way for the rest of the day. Maybe he has realized that I am it and he is thinking what did I get myself in to any way? I hope he is feeling better in the morning. All in all this has been a very good trip, just a little harder due to the rain and there being so many steps to cross under the road. It would have been fine with 2 people, but with one and the stroller, it was impossible. Tatyana babysat Ollie so I was able o pick up some keep sakes for Ollie's Gotcha days, so this will be our last post from Kaz. I hope staying these extra few days will make it a little easier to leave Ollie's birth country. I am sure I will get a little teary eyed as we take off, but we will be back some day to visit that's for sure. I will post once we are home. I am sure we will both suffer from jet lag for a while. It is always harder going back, well for me anyway, but this is going to be the longest flight I have ever taken. Please pray that everything goes smoothly and that Ollie is a good traveler for his sake. This time last week I was in Semey waiting for the morning to come so I could get him, now only a week later I feel I am really getting to know him. I cannot wait for the weeks and months to come. He has already changed so much. I hope he will settle in to his forever home, poor boy has no idea of the journey ahead, but perhaps it's better that way. Paka Paka, see you in the US soon.

The Vigale Family

Adoption Journey to Kazakhstan

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