After swimming Vadym asked for a "Cheese Berrrgerrr". I joked with him and told him he is going to get a big tummy and fat cheeks only eating Cheese Berrrgerrs. I then joked with him that he goes crazy over swimming and cheeseburgers and repeated it over and over and make crazy faces like I was Vadym. He thought this was hysterical. He loves when we play and act silly.
Vadym talked to Serg today and when Serg got back on the phone with me he told me Vadym told him all about my mom coming over with a load of gifts for him and how he got an electric airplane. He said Vadym talked about her and how sweet she was when the boys went to her house. You can tell Serg gets so emotional about how happy Vadym is. He told me he would never get so many happy things in his life being at an orphanage. :,( Oh, and he told Serg about all the ice cream he gets. :0). That is one of Gary's things a couple nights a week....the family trip to ice cream after dinner. It's not a lot but for him it is.
Later in the day I had to go shop for clothes for the kids for a our family reunion this weekend. Gary said Vadym just sat with him and rattled in Russian the whole time. He then took him and Giuliana outside to play. Vadym is really a "guy guy" and likes male figures. He is close to Serg and now Gary. You hear that sometimes the children come and get more attached to the "Host Mom". Vadym definitely does not have a preference. He loves us both the same. He will even climb up on our bed with our kids in the morning or sit on our couch at night when we watch TV. He has been up a little late the last few days because of his little naps after
swimming.
When I got back from the store I handed Vadym his clothes and he said "thank you" and took them in the room and put them in his drawers. I got the boys a new set of PJ's so he was tickled to see his new Spidy nighttime digs.
Vadym is also in the habit of getting up in the morning and brushing his teeth. I caught him using mouthwash though and had to tell him it's not good for little boys. He thinks he is suppose to and does his little arguing in Russian.
He still is not a big fruit eater. My mom brought over wonderful strawberries and cherries and he would not touch them. He likes watermelon, apples, and banana's but not a lot. Cucumbers and tomatoes are his favorite. He will grab a tomato out of the fruit bowl and eat it like an apple. He still does not like potatoes, except french fries.
More and more he walks around signing the alphabet and looks at us to see if he is doing it right. I found a leapfrog video on Netflix that had the alphabet. He sits and watches it and sings the songs and is practicing name of each letter. Gary was trying to teach him how to say R with out the "Russian Roll". I need to find the leapfrog video that does all the sounds of the letters. I used it last summer on Gregorio to help him prepare for Kinder and it was amazing. I think I will use as many teaching videos in the car on the way to Disney as the boys will allow. I might even take the portable DVD so they can each watch their own movies so if Vadym wants to watch the alphabet ones he can. He still has a huge desire to learn English. He is a sponge. I am very impressed with how fast he picks things up.
I made sage butter raviolis and we had left over BBQ chicken. He eats the chicken legs down to the marrow I swear. He even sucks on the bone like Osso Bucco (sp?).
Grego came home exhausted and had dinner already and went straight to bed. He had a good day also. :0). I'm happy he was able to see his buddy.
Still no bad days
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