Day 2 of Trip 2...

We just returned from visiting Nikita today.  He was happy to see us and eager to play. There were 2 other adoptive families there visiting kids. These families were both Russian, which we were told is very unusual.  One of the families was adopting 2 little girls, one of which was calling me "Mama" yesterday. I'm so glad she is going to have a Mama! 

Nikita was a little less talkative today but very active.  We play with him outside. For whatever reason (which the language barrier prevents us from understanding), we are expected to play there rather than go inside, despite some chilly temperatures.

He played a game with us for at least 10 minutes where he would take a sticker off a sticker sheet, stick it on his jacket, gesture for us to cheer at him and offer applause, then put the sticker on a piece of paper, and then gesture for Brent to circle the sticker with a crayon.  He repeated this over and over and over again... probably with at least 20 stickers.  It was hilarious.  I have a very cute picture of it, but his face is on it, so I cant post online right now.  I love catching more and more glimpses into Nik's personality. He definitely seems to have a good sense of humor (which is a necessity in our silly family). 

I am finding myself a little more frustrated by the language barrier.  I find myself wanting to explain things to Nik that I am unable to (ie, this is the last goldfish you can have because it is lunchtime soon, we will be back tomorrow to see you, let's put this toy away now and play with something else).  I pray he learns English quickly.  Our attempts at Russian are poor at best; even if you say the right word, pronunciation and diction is so important that it can be easily misunderstood. 

We are still awaiting details on when our court time is exactly on Tuesday. Several people have asked about that. The norm here seems to be to not provide any more information to us than is necessary at the moment. This is probably the most difficult part of the entire process for us. We keep asking and will update as soon as we know!   Prayers are appreciated! 

We go back to see Nik in the morning again.  Here are some pictures from today, The last one is a photo of the inside of the orphange. Brent was carrying him up the stairs to his living quarters before we left for the day.