Hello again everyone! It’s hot and humid here in central Jersey, but things are “cool” here at home. All-in-all, Victoria had a great week. On Tuesday, she received her first state-side haircut. So, she is sporting a new hairdo and looks great! On Thursday, she had a captive audience when Mommy brought her to visit Daddy at work for “Bring your Child to Work Day”. This weekend, Victoria’s grandparents where down for a visit. It was a very nice visit. Although initially shy, Victoria has really let her playful personality shine during her visits with family. We see so much of this, but it is really nice to see her light up the day of family and friends that she meets.
We had a follow visit at the doctor’s this week. Even though Victoria cried as we arrived (she certainly remembers the shots that she received a few weeks back!), we received an incredible amount of great news. All of her blood work came back OK. We are still awaiting a few other results, but we expect that she will just need to go in for a few more immunization boosters in about 6-8 weeks. Also, another doctor completed the first part of Victoria’s educational assessment (she assessed her against her 6 year old Russian peers). The results suggest that she fairs exceptionally well compared to her Russian peers and her overall cognitive ability is well within acceptable ranges. So, in her professional opinion, Victoria is not delayed to the degree that was expected. As one of our doctors said, “Good news is good news and bad news is good to know.” But, of course, good news is way better than bad news and we seem to be getting a fair amount of good news of late.
Here are some pictures of this week’s highlights…
We may have a budding sidewalk chalk artist on our hands (or as our neighbors joke, a “graffiti artist”…since their daughter does exactly the same thing…hahaha…):
Victoria loves to play in the grass. During our visits to Russia, it was apparent that there was very little grass where Victoria played. As a result, she simply adored the chance to run and roll around on the grass:
Victoria loves to head to the playground, so there were multiple visits to the park this week. Colonial Park near our home is ideal for running, climbing, swinging, blowing bubbles, riding a scooter and checking out water wildlife (turtles, fish, etc.):
Think someone likes to pose for pictures (haha…)??
She is still excited about most new outfits and is currently fascinated by the flashlight (hey, simple things make great toys!):
She loves hanging out and having fun at the park with Mommy:
Victoria still loves her bubbles:
Here is the last one for this week…Chillin’ in the back of the car on her way home after a long day at the park:
Well, have a great week everyone and we’ll talk to you soon
We had a follow visit at the doctor’s this week. Even though Victoria cried as we arrived (she certainly remembers the shots that she received a few weeks back!), we received an incredible amount of great news. All of her blood work came back OK. We are still awaiting a few other results, but we expect that she will just need to go in for a few more immunization boosters in about 6-8 weeks. Also, another doctor completed the first part of Victoria’s educational assessment (she assessed her against her 6 year old Russian peers). The results suggest that she fairs exceptionally well compared to her Russian peers and her overall cognitive ability is well within acceptable ranges. So, in her professional opinion, Victoria is not delayed to the degree that was expected. As one of our doctors said, “Good news is good news and bad news is good to know.” But, of course, good news is way better than bad news and we seem to be getting a fair amount of good news of late.
Here are some pictures of this week’s highlights…
We may have a budding sidewalk chalk artist on our hands (or as our neighbors joke, a “graffiti artist”…since their daughter does exactly the same thing…hahaha…):
Victoria loves to play in the grass. During our visits to Russia, it was apparent that there was very little grass where Victoria played. As a result, she simply adored the chance to run and roll around on the grass: Victoria loves to head to the playground, so there were multiple visits to the park this week. Colonial Park near our home is ideal for running, climbing, swinging, blowing bubbles, riding a scooter and checking out water wildlife (turtles, fish, etc.): Think someone likes to pose for pictures (haha…)?? She is still excited about most new outfits and is currently fascinated by the flashlight (hey, simple things make great toys!):She loves hanging out and having fun at the park with Mommy:Victoria still loves her bubbles:Here is the last one for this week…Chillin’ in the back of the car on her way home after a long day at the park:Well, have a great week everyone and we’ll talk to you soon
Glad to hear that you guys are doing well. We sure miss you guys. Vika looks cute with her new hair cut. About the rolling in the grass, Sasha is doing the same thing. Deffently wasn't much grass in Vlad.
ReplyDeleteHope you guys have a wonderful week. We look forward to your next post.
Blessings,
The Jones Family