Week 3 Update

Well, the dreaded day of Sam's departure is quickly coming. Sam is leaving at 4:30am Saturday to come home to take 4 finals. The way God worked the timing was really wonderful... Sam only had to miss two weeks of school, then he had the week of Thanksgiving off, and he will only have to leave us for one week. We are very thankful for how that worked out. However... I don't think Robi is going to appreciate him leaving at all. As always, the lack of ability to communicate with him is very sad in this situation. We have been given lots of good ideas (making a calender to count off the days, enlisting the help of the receptionists who speak Hungarian to tell Robi as we are coming and going that Apa is coming back in however many days) but I think it is going to be really hard on Robi for Sam to be gone at all. My best friend Andrea is coming to stay with us while Sam is gone. We are so thankful and excited! We are planning lots of fun trips to pass the time until Apa comes home!
Please be in prayer for Robi next week, for Sam as he takes all his finals, and for Andrea, who hates flying and has never flown internationally, much less internationally alone!

This week has been good. We are still amazed at how well Robi is doing. We are encouraged with his progress in learning to obey. We have frequent struggles, sometimes little, sometimes pretty dramatic, but I think he is looking much the same as other 3 year olds I have observed- which is wonderful considering we've only been working on obeying for 1 week! He woke up one night at 3:00 am, completely angry, screaming and kicking me. I am still concerned about what was going on then... we never did figure it out... but it hasn't happened again. We all went to an International church on Sunday and he had a great time in the nursery. There were some very sweet girls who did a wonderful job with him. Last night we had dinner with our new friends Trisha and Bjorn, and their sweet girls. We've had a great time eating a real meal and getting to know them and picking their parenting brains! I think Ro always enjoys getting to be around other people, especially other people who understand him. I can't imagine what a headache he has from hearing and trying to speak English all the day long. When I try to imagine myself in his situation I get stressed out. He often talks to random strangers as we walk by and jabbers his head off to the maids... but I would too if I could finally be understood! Sam and I laugh that we have no clue what he is saying... perhaps "I seem to be lost with some nice, silly people who don't speak correctly. Could I hitch a ride home?" Who knows?! Of course we always get strange looks from people who realize we don't speak the same language as our son! Pretty weird! Especially since (international) adoption is not common in Hungary.
Sam and Robi are off playing on the treadmill... I do not get invited to the work out room since I get nervous and am no fun... and I am going to try to squeeze in some Bible time before they come back. We are so thankful and humbled by all of your interest in us, your prayers and your sweet notes. I love reading everyone's comments! Thank you so much!