My Boyfriend's Back!!!

Hey Ya, Hey ya, MY BOYFRIENDS BACK!!!

Oh it's so nice to have our sweetie, the Pack Mule, BACK IN KOSTANAI with us! He brought all kinds of stuff, like Triscuits, more Starbucks coffee, Sweet and Salty granola bars (For Sean), lipton cup of soup, and microwave popcorn too! Plus, he has all the wonderful donations from 2 hearts for Hope. No charges for overweight bags either! We have not been charged yet for any bags...and we were HEAVY on the way over too. I'm not complainin though! :) I didn't care, I would have paid, but we never had too!
It was a tad chilly for me today too. The weather here is crazy...one day very warm, one day cold, etc. However, now I have 4 sweaters, a pair of cords,my coat, and an extra pair of jeans! yay!!

Joe arrived at the baby house at around 1:00. We were in the vistitation room. Leeza looked at him, and clung to Mommy for comfort. I am so glad that she does that, it makes me feel good that she knows that Mommy keeps her safe! Sean and I hugged Joe, but Leeza wasn't too sure about that. It took 5-10 minutes of her on my lap, before I handed her to Joe and she was laughing and giggling. She was a big show off and was proud to show him her nose, his nose, how she can clap, and play peek a boo. He had only heard and seen about her new mad skillz from me, and pictures on the blog. She also crawled for him on her hands and knees too! She doesn't crawl like this ALL the time yet, but she just started it yesterday. He could tell she's gotten stronger, but says she looks bigger on the blog. :)

She also is rockin on her birthday present stacking rings. Sean hands them to her in the right order and she can stack them up now, without throwing the head back when she misses. She did it like 3 times in a row today, and we all clap when she does one and she gets all excited. She is so CUTE!!! I also had Joe bring the baby sign language dvd's and books I got and Baby Einstein too. Since she is such a mensa genius, I thought she'd learn sign language quickly too. I never did that with Sean, but it seems like all the cool mom's do it now.
I am starting to feel bad for Sean. He had no ergo, no stacking cups, no sign language, and no baby Einstein! I am sure that's why he can be so sassy...



Considering Leeza didn't feel well today, she did GREAT getting to know her daddy again. Bless her lil heart, she is really congested and she was just a mess. I got her out of her crib when we got to the baby house, and noticed these 2 huge patches on her back, with red dots. I was alarmed, but the caregiver told me it was from her medicine. It was injections, so I guess that is what it does to her skin? Poor lil angel! She also had a couple bruises on the side of her face, which I am sure if from banging her head on the side of the playpen. We are getting pretty adept at catching her before she pulls that head back when we're with her, but the way the kids crawl all over each other and grab at each other, I can see why she gets bruises. She looked a bit of a mess today, but her daddy still thinks she's BEAUTIFUL!
It was so cute to see them interacting again. Joe wasnt' lookin so beautiful either, he has the "motley" look we had when we flew to get here. He didnt' sleep on the flights, and had no showers or anything. Right now, he is crashed on the couch. :)
We had a fun visit then we went to Dolce Vita for lunch.

I'm already getting sad thinking about Joe and Sean leaving again on Thursday, but I know, I will be just fine. :) I just like them here! I am excited about court on Wednesday, and ready to get this show on the road. Joe brought a bunch of clothes for Leeza, and socks, and hats, and all kinds of super cute things I've been buying for a year. :) She is going to look so cute, bruises, iodine, rash and all. :)

Joe spent the night in the Almaty airport. He didn't do the transit hotel, just sat down and waited, and read some. He was harrassed by taxi drivers, and paid 1400 tenge for a cup of coffee and a bottle of water. We are defintely spoiled here in Kostanai with the inexpensive prices! He traveled during the day this time, where as before, we traveled during our night time, so he didnt' sleep at all. I think he will sleep good tonight, but I'm going to let him nap for just a bit longer. :)