I found a picture last night on the internet, it was of the Baby Home where our child is currently living, now it got very surreal as James and I tried to guess which window our daughter was sleeping behind...

Everyday is some other new task, today was the start of wiring money over to America, to register with the Agency. We're getting very excited as even though we still probably have at least 6 months before we get the Certificate of Eligability from the Department for Education and Skills the Agency is the "Man on the ground" that works with the Baby Home and will eventually match up to our daughter. So defintely feels like we're making headway and they seem really nice and helpful too and always reply to my emails.

Apart from that and my mobile phone currently spending a weeks holiday in jame's car in the Gatwick Carpark life is very uneventful. After trodging back form work I got a burst of energy and paintedt he ol' guest room Pink so Princess Toodles can move in to the bigger room. She's excited as she then thinks she can prepare her old room for her new little sister...from our point we just want to try and get some of her crap upstairs!

Another thing we have to try and start thinking about is a medical kit to take over to Russia: some of the more obscure but genius items we have been suggested (besides calpol) are baby toothbrush and a nit comb - urggh, starting to scratch. Probably don't have visitors but hair is a rather an attractive shade of splodges of bubblegum pink paint.

Halloween next weekend, a strange weekend for us - Princess Toodles loves it, spending it with Sis and her motley brood but it is also the anniversary of our twin boys JJ and Angel who died at birth. So chocolate hedgehog birthday cake for them and plenty of bustling renditions of Happy Birthday to keep the spirirts up ;o)

Parenting question for the day: Why when a child goes to be sick do you automatically cup your hand infront of their mouth????? That, I have never understood.

So another night draws to a close, Princess Toodles is still at Grandparents and our other daughter is snoring away too. So as ever I blow a kiss to the stars and hope it finds you both

Love Mummy xxx