I finally pulled it together and got some things done so I don't have so much to whine about.
- I booked a trip for the summer, yeah! We are going to the Dominican Republic for a week in July! I had a ton of airline points that are about to expire so I took advantage of that and we are staying at a beautiful resort in Punta Cana. We stopped there on a cruise a few years ago and really liked it so decided to go back and spend a week there. It has beautiful beaches and the water is just so crystal clear. The resort has tons of activities for kids, so that is a big plus. Now July just can't here quick enough! This will be the kids first time to a beach and they are so excited. I probably should have started with something smaller, after going to the Caribbean, the Texas beaches will look pathetic to them.
- I found another brand of night time pull ups that don't leak, BIG YEAH! Although thanks Becky for the offer to send me the Kroger brand! I just wish I could get him out of those all together, but dear Lord, he just soaks them, they are so heavy in the morning I swear you could could crack a window with them. His doctor says not to worry about the night time training, that it will come eventually. I get him up to go to the bathroom at least 3 times before I go to bed and I don't give him any liquids after about 6 pm, but he still is wet in the morning. I guess we could always move into Depends after he outgrows these!
- We have an appointment next week with a new doctor to look at his ADHD meds. I really think he has outgrown his current dosage because the kid is growing like a weed! We've had a really rough month behavior wise, hopefully we can turn that around.
- I am holding off buying a new house with a pool and will just suffer through the summer going to the public pool and using the sprinkler in the backyard. (I know, a little whiny). We do have season passes to sea world and six flags (both have water parks) so we will probably spend a lot of time there.
That's all I got! If anyone can help me with how to get a U.S. passport for my kids, I would be so grateful. From what I understand, I need to send in their Russian birth certificates and their COC; it just makes me so nervous to send the originals of those documents. Has anyone done this? If so, did you have any problems getting the documents back?
4 comments:
I must have missed your post on pull ups.. we have the same issue.. Livi is so big ( 43 inches tall- 43 lbs) but still soaking her pullups every night. She is not even close to being ready at 4.5
I will have to read your archives and see what people suggested
have fun`on your trip
I'm so glad you booked your vacation!! The Domincan Republic sounds wonderful!!
As for the passport issue, I believe you do have to send originals. I haven't done it for Daniel yet, because we plan to readopt and get a US certificate, but when I got mine and Troy got his, everything was returned to us with no problem. Let us know how it goes.
I just got Katya's US passport last month. It was easy. I did have to send in her certificate of citizenship and her Russian birth certificate with the application, but it came back no problem. (Although in a separate mailing from the passport, which made me gasp momentarily.) Just send everything FexEx or with delivery confirmation, then you can track it. And, God forbid, they screw up and lose it: make sure you photocopy everything first.
Your trip sounds awesome! Have fun!
I found your blog from Jane and Jim's. If you need more diapers from Kroger I can send them to you from Houston. I feel for you on that point. My son just turned three a month and a half ago and shows no interest at all in the potty!
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