We’re Doing Just Fine – Week #3

So, here’s our weekly update of how Mike and I are doing. We’ve settled into our apartment in Almaty. We’ve located the grocery/convenience stores and have found some restaurants nearby. We are very fortunate to have such a nice apartment in a great location. We’re glad that it worked out for us to come to Almaty earlier. We questioned it because we had really become comfortable in Uralsk and we knew we’d miss our friends Aliya, Misha and Olga, but we’re glad to have a little extra time in Almaty to see the sights and collect some Gotcha Day Gifts for Izaak.

Amazingly since we left Uralsk, my runny nose has slowed down and I no longer feel like I have a cold. I’m beginning to think that it was allergies (even though my allergy meds were not helping at all). Regardless, I feel much better. Mike also said he no longer has cold symptoms. Maybe it was something in the Uralsk air. It’s a lot dustier in Uralsk and the car pollution seems worse than Almaty. Izaak’s cold seems to be getting better, though he is still struggling with a runny nose and a cough. I hope we’re all feeling 100% in the next 3 days to make our trip home easier.

I know it’s crazy but I’m beginning to become sad at the thought of going home. I’ve enjoyed the 24/7 time with my husband and my son. There are no distractions here. We’ve been able to bond and become a family. Mike and I have gotten along amazingly well. You wouldn’t believe how well we work together. I make sure Izaak is fed and Mike makes sure we’re fed – he’s been quite the chef even with limited cooking materials. We are also partners when it comes to Izaak. Since we are both new at the parenting thing, we’re constantly asking each other for reassurance or what do you think? We’re learning and growing together. I’m really going to miss him when he goes back to work a couple of weeks after we return! And I’ll miss him more when I go back in September.

So, we’ll spend our next couple of days in Kazakhstan enjoying the slower life, catching in a few more sights and learning more and more about each other and our son. ~ A