4.5 Days Left!!

Hello everyone!
We are counting down the days! Philip is especially getting home sick. I'm alot more laid back then he is, so I suppose I'm handling it better then him. We are planning on taking a plane to Kiev from Donestk this Sunday. It will take 2 hours by car to arrive at the airport in Donestk and then the plane ride will take only an hour. We will do the rest of her paper-work there. This week we will be buying a few things for Nastya-Sara like shoes and clothing and an umbrella stroller. We also want to buy some gifts for the care-givers. We will also leave behind a booklet so each care-giver can write down a farewell message to Nastya. I think she would probably enjoy reading these when she is older. I'll just have to get them translated.
These past couple of days Nastya has been alittle mischevious with us. I guess she is getting more comfortable with us and has begun to test us. A few times she has run-away laughing (indoors and outdoors). Today I expressed my dislike to this and I don't think she liked this too much. When we were inside bringing her back to her groupa , I was helping her undress and get changed. She would not stop being uncoroprative so I used a tone of voice that made her understand that I wanted her to stop. She started to push me away and butt me with her head. I decided to hug her and kiss her all over. The more she did it the more I showered her with affection! All of a sudden she looked at me and gave me the biggest hug around my neck that I ever got! It was great! I have a feeling that she was not expecting affection in return for bad behaviour. But it worked!! I will do this all the time. She is getting along great with Philip. She loves playing with him. Sometimes he will pretend to cry and she will go running to him saying "Papa Papa, Awww Papa!" and hug and kiss him. She also loves to be held by us.
Well I guess thats it for today. Until next time............... Take care everyone!