Monday, November 20, 2006

Harkins, Party of Four!

Yes, it is official, we are now a family of four!! At 1 pm Russian time, we officially became the parents of Maks-Joseph Kirill Harkins!! We were so excited, happy and relieved. Court was a bit longer and tougher than with Alek, but all in all not too bad. The ten days was also waived so we stay on schedule for our trip home!! I cannot wait to be home on Saturday and have Maks meet his big brother Alek and the rest of the family!!
It was decided that it would be best to keep Maks in the baby home so we could visit him more and have him get more used to us. We will pick him up on Wednesday morning though!! We can't wait for that!!
In the meantime we head back for another visit to our son (I love saying that!). Tomorrow we will visit twice and we are also going on a tour of the city, which we are looking forward too. It is pretty cold, but Kevin and I have been out exploring alot and have enjoyed it!
So that is the scoop!! We are so happy and thrilled to have our family complete and cannot wait to have the boys home together as brothers!!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!

Cindy Groene

Anonymous said...

Congrats Kris! We are so excited for your family. Can't wait to see pics of Alek and Maks together! Enjoy the rest of your stay and safe travels home.

Beth, Nick, and Luca

Anonymous said...

Hey Kris! I am so happy to hear that all went well and the 10 days was waived too! Yea! Congrats! Now get that little guy home so he can meet his new big brother.

Jen Greer

Anonymous said...

I am so happy to hear that you are a mom of 2. Congratulation on the new little boy. I can't wait to hear about your trip back home. Thanksgiving is going to have such a meaning for you guys as you give thanks for your little boy

Anonymous said...

kris -

i am so happy and excited for you......that is so awesome that all went well and that you will be home on saturday. alek will be so happy to see you all.

congratulations mamma!!!!
elenor

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!!! I can't wait to see pics of your family all together at last. Have a great trip back home.

Angele & Philippe

Anonymous said...

Congrats you guys - that is great news! I think it's a good idea to have a few more visits with Maks before you take him home forever! Have fun sightseeing and safe travels home!

Anonymous said...

Hey Kris!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
So happy you got the 10 days waived, too, and your travel plans are on schedule. Wednesday will be here before you know it! Have a fun rest of the trip!!
Love, Jen

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS,CONGRATS,CONGRATS!!!! I can not tell you how happy my heart is for you guys. You are a great mom and baby max is so fortunate to have you, dh and Alek.

hugs to you all,
Kim

Jim said...

Congratulations "neighbors"!!! I'm very excited for you. Safe travel home!

Jim

Jenni said...

YAY!!!! Congratulations! I'm so happy everything went well and you are now a family of foour! Welcome to the world of sibling parenthood!