So ... big change first - after visiting our pediatrician and asking Tam about changing his name, we have decided that Medko (pronounced Meedko) will be Nikolas's primary name until he is of age to decide for himself.
Yesterday, we took the plunge and packed up the boys, bought a second hand double stroller from a listing on Craigslist on the way out of town and drove the 100 minutes to the zoo. Yes, long trips are best measured in minutes! The trip went well. The weather was gorgeous: 80s, low humidity, blue blue sky. The boys really enjoyed the seals, the otters, okay almost all the exhibits, except the plants and the empty or apparently empty ones. Tam was extremely concerned about when we would be leaving, asking at least 7-8 times. Tam's favorite was the otters - we got to see them as they were being fed fish and tomatoes. Medko most enjoyed the Dirt Cafe - where both of them got to make muffins, omelettes, drinks, pies, etc. out of a pea gravel/sand mix. Tam almost got a customer complaint for not prioritizing Mommy's order of mashed cauliflower with cheddar cheese. Really very tasty after a beautiful day at the zoo!
Medko protested loudly every time we told him it was time for night-night. When we got on the highway, he didn't last more tha
n 7-8 minutes and was down for the count!
We did get our first picture of the four of us. The 3 ladies we asked were from Norway and one of them was adopted - tiny world!
We did the zoo too after we came home! I think we all just needed to de-stress!:) Glad to see pics too!
ReplyDeleteMedko is a beautiful, beautiful name!
ReplyDeleteI just shed a few tears looking at this picture. You are such a lovely family and we adore you.
Is Medko his Bulgarian name or was Nikolas?
ReplyDeleteMedko (spelled Mitko in Bulgaria) is a shorten version of his given birth name of Dimitar. He has always been called Medko or Meta while in the orphanage so that he what he identifies with.
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