Privacy

I'm sorry it has been nearly 11 months since our last post. Much has happened in our family - mostly for the good. There have been a few bumps in the road, but overall, things are great. The reason for the lack of posts has been an issue of privacy. Believe me, in this day and age, I firmly believe in the big picture, there's no such thing as privacy. While my name, address, phone number and other info are readily available if you look for it, facts about the day to day life of my children are not so easily obtained and I have realized I need to protect them. I kept the blog open in the event there was a family in the middle of a Russian adoption that wanted to learn more about the process and our experiences. With the recent legislation changes in Russia, this is no longer an issue. Our family is transitioning into a new life of serving the Lord. As such, on January 15, 2013 we will make the blog private and provide regular updates. If you wish to keep up with us on this blog, drop me an e-mail! God Bless - Tony B.

Speech Therapy & Life

Alexander has speech therapy every Wednesday nearby at a clinic about 60 miles from home. He is doing well and slowly progressing. The therapist is actually very excited about his progress. Fortunately, he is happy to go and does not get upset. Attached is a video of him when they first cut the unit ON and started to run through the test (a series of tones). He is doing well and when he gets tired, he will take the unit off and hand it to us. Click on the video below to see his reaction.



Jeremy is back at school and doing well. He came home last weekend from school and is very excited about his school projects and classes. I am very proud of the young man he has turned into. Sarah has reached out to him on occasion just to talk and he has been sweet to take time and talk to her.

Christina went for her annual check-up and is doing well. He gave her some medicine to help her rest at night. She seems to appreciate this. I laughed at her because in the morning, she is groggy instead of her normal self. after about 30 minutes or so, it wears off. She is still volunteering weekly at the local animal shelter. We took one of her horses, Kando, to a trainer for a month. She is looking forward to seeing him tomorrow on a visit.

Sarah is going to ballet twice weekly and doing well. She is excited about "Ballet Magnificot" (I probably misspelled that) coming in March. She has been wanting to see them for a while now and we had thjought we would try and catch them last year while they were on tour - but it didn't work out. For their (she and Polina)spring recital, I get to dance with them for one song. Should be interesting. When they asked, there was absolutely no way I would say no.

Polina is growing and doing well also. I am amazed at how tall she has gotten in the past 18 months. Our social butterfly enjoys ballet and her violin practices. When she is not dancing, she is reading. This is great because I think it has helped with her language comprehension.

Nastya & Dima are doing well. Nastya takes ballet and loves playing with her dolls. I need to work and find some things for Dima. I am hoping that as it warms up, the two of us can go fishing and maybe camping. These two are like a small storm at times. When they start to play they get loud - very loud. Giggling, screaming and carrying on.

Alexander had his cochlear implant surgery after Christmas and had his processor turned on about two weeks later. He is a bit of a ham and loves pretending to be a super hero. You name it - Batman, Spiderman or Buzz Lightyear.

That's about it I reckon. Work is work in the new year. I have different cities I must travel which is going to be a challenge.

Please keep us in your prayers . . .