Just another day

Noah is still doing great. Still no tears, just smiles and funny faces! I feel like our bond is getting stronger. Yesterday we had a moment. I was holding him and making noises and he just stared at my mouth for a while. Then after a few minutes of that, he started doing this head-butt thing he does. Then he leaned in and out of nowhere gave me a kiss. I'm not sure who taught him that, but it was very sweet. He did that about three times and then just stopped and stared at my eyes. He stared for the longest time, not taking his eyes off mine. I wish I knew what he was thinking. For me it was a great moment! He is also a little mimic. Today I pointed to my nose and then his. Within a couple min. he was pointing to mine when I would touch his :). Today, Vlad called and said I will be able to take him out of the orphanage on Wed. I can't wait!! Wish it was a little sooner, but I'll take anything I can get. We will have his passport picture taken that afternoon and then wait until Monday to start the rest of the paperwork. The ten day wait is not over until Friday so that's why we have to wait. I'm not sure the schedule of next week yet but I figure it will involve right much running around. I can't wait to see how he reacts to all the sights and sounds of the world around him. If he is doing ok, we will most likely take him out to see some places over the weekend. He was not very cooperative with picture taking today so here are a few from the past few days. PS.. on my computer sometimes all the pictures don't show up. There should be 4. Just refresh if you don't see them.