Yesterday afternoon, the girls were playing together very quietly. When I went and checked on them, I found them in their closet, wearing some 'free-bee' bibs that Micah had gotten. They keep us laughing!
Right now, Micah and I are enjoying some quiet time alone together. David, my parents, and the girls went to a nearby city to go for a walk. We all wanted to go, but the car we are using while here is just a little too small to seat four adults and three car seats. And, since the weather outside isn't the nicest, Micah and I decided to stay home. Since he is now laying beside me, almost asleep, I thought it would be a good time to post a little something.
We are all doing well, of which we are thankful for. The girls have had some sniffles the past couple of days, but nothing too serious. They are thoroughly enjoying playing with (and being spoiled by) Grandma and Grandpa! So far, Micah has proven to be such a calm and well-contented baby... what a blessing! He is sleeping four to five hours at night before waking up for a feeding, which means I can get a good night's sleep too! We are just so thankful for, and excited to have three little ones! (Although at times, it's definitely not always easy!)
Last week, when Micah was barely 6 days old, we took him to a local photo shop to get his passport photos taken. That proved to be a lot more complicated than we thought! How do you get a newborn, who is in a really deep sleep, to sit still for a picture without crying... and (here's the hard part)... have his eyes wide open?!?!? I think it took us over half an hour to wake him up enough to get a good picture! I felt like a terrible mom, waking-up my newborn for a picture. But, we really needed to get started on applying for his passports (German and American) ASAP so we can then apply for his Russian visa.
No, we don't have any airplane tickets bought or any definite departure date set yet, but we are really hoping to be able to return 'home' by mid-March (March 15th???). It really all depends on how quickly we can get Micah's paperwork all done. So far, he has his German birth certificate, and we applied for his German passport, which will hopefully arrive next week. Next Tuesday, we have an appointment at the American Embassy in Frankfurt in order to apply for his birth abroad certificate, American passport, and social securtiy number. Once we receive his German passport, we will begin working on getting his Russian visa.
Early Friday morning, all three of our children have an appointment at the doctors. Let's just say, we are NOT looking forward to this, as they will all be getting an AIDS test. (I think I'll need to bring some lolli-pops along in hopes to distract them from the needles!) This test, among several others, is needed in order for us to apply for a 3 year visa for Russia.
Oh, and we have heard some very disturbing news concerning David's Green card for the US. Last November, my parents received a letter in the mail, stating that David was approved to receive his 10 year Green card, and that it should arrive in the mail within 60 days. Well, it is now February, and we still have not received his Green card. Then, just yesterday, we found out that a letter was sent to my parents' house, stating that his case is being reviewed. What that means, we aren't exactly sure. We don't really understand why they said that David was approved to get the 10 year Green card, and now they are saying that they need to review his case. It just is another thing that can cause us to worry... yet we don't want to worry, but trust.
Something that I have repeated over and over to myself in all of the uncertainty of visas, paperwork, and Green cards these past couple of months is found in Isaiah 30:15. "...In quietness and trust is your strength..." The word 'trust' here expresses "a sense of resignation". In other words, there is nothing more that one can do. That is so often how we feel... like we've done all that we can, and there is nothing else that we can do... but trust.
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