Monday, March 5

Well another day has come and gone, and we still don't have Caleb with us at the hotel. We went round and round with Janet today. She said we wouldn't get him until Monday. Then after some arguing, she said after 4 days. Then after a lot more arguing (all this arguing is through the translator, of course) she said she would talk to the director again tomorrow. We don't believe that she even talked with the director at all. I asked Assyra if she thought Janet had really spoken to the director, and Assyra said that she didn't know. We are planning to take him tomorrow no matter what. We have arranged to have the crib from the hotel in our room tomorrow afternoon. We are going to take all those layers of clothes that belong to the orphanage off, and he's coming home with us!!!

On a happier note, we had a great time with Caleb today. He giggled and laughed more than we've ever seen him. We didn't take many pictures or videos today, though, because he wouldn't "perform" for the cameras and we were just having too much fun! First one of us would hold him facing away from us and we would "chase" the other one around the room. He thought that was so much fun! Later, he would try to crawl away from me, and I would grab him and tickle his stomach. He giggled and laughed so hard! Then when he would start to crawl away from me, he would stop and wait for me to "get him." He laughed just like Tyler used to do when someone would hold him up and chase Anthony. It was so funny!

This evening, all three families went out to a new restaraunt that Austin and Jeannie found. They have the best pizza we have found here, and the menu had English descriptions. The prices were very reasonable, well cheap...six of us ate there for about $20. Rod and Kym had bought a cake to celebrate the fact that we are about to get custody of Caleb. We all sat around the little lobby area right outside our room and enjoyed cake, Soviet champagne, and conversation! I know I've said it before, but I'm soooo thankful to have other families here!