Aunty Sveta Seems To Approve :)

The following photos were all taken around the time (26th – 28th May) Aunty Sveta came to visit us at Irina’s parents, with some other family members. Aunty Sveta was very glad to finally see a small addition to our family. The pictures were all taken around the in-law’s home – in the back garden, …

Bouncy Chair

Although not quite the panacea to Anna’s refusal to sleep when we were back in Britain, the bouncy chair that we were given over here is definitely very useful, we now use it at meal times so she can feel a little more included whilst we eat, and when we come in from our (very …

DanD Comes To Greet Anna

The next day (22nd May) DanD popped over to Chubary (where Ira’s parents live, and where we were based until our flat was redecorated and had hot water again) to see Anna for the first time. He and Lara have very well behaved and cute twins (given a discussion I had the other day, I …

First Kazakh Video With Anna

Here we have Anna at her Babushka’s in her bouncy Chair, shot on the 22nd May Finally we have a very short video of Anna in the back garden at the in-laws, shot a few days later when Aunty Sveta et al visited (26th May) Right, I need to check if there are any new …

Babushka And Dedushka

A week after we arrived in Kazakhstan (so the 21st May), a couple of quick shots with Anna and her Kazakh grandmother (babushka) and grandfather (dedushka) in their kitchen. The sunglasses aren’t a fashion statement, the lights were too bright for his headache Baba Jenya and Anna Dedushka Valery and Anna

Sleeping Beauty

Oh, someone remind me I need to upload the rest of Anna’s videos to YouTube, and actually get around to embedding them in some posts as well. Please. Anyway, back on track, this photo was taken of Anna on the 20th May, just outside our block of flats. She is happily sleeping away in her …

Moving Countries

Dad is still looking into automatically placing photos from the Anna’s Photo category on his blog into this one. In the mean time, a quick update… In three days time, I will be three months old. We moved to Kazakhstan last weekend, and right now we are in Mummy’s parents’ house, until out flat is …

Old Friends Pop Round

A couple of days after we arrived, Walton and Assel came to visit us at the in-laws (where we lived until our flat could be sorted out properly in terms of re-decoration, hot water etc.) It was great to see them both after one day shy of six months (17th May). So, we have a …

Kara, Muska, Anna, Gwen & More Tummy Time

Today we saw Kara and Muska properly for the first time in a little over six months. We had seen them via a webcam session in Skype, but that obviously wasn’t the same. Anyway, they looked well (Kara especially, she has put on some weight and now looks healthily non-boney), so a huge thank you …

Avoid BMI, Fly Air Astana!

As you may remember from posts around mid-May, BMI lied through their teeth multiple times in order to obtain, and then not lose, two expensive business class ticket sales. Combined with poor customer service in Heathrow, the lack of the promised bassinet made our journey a little more stressful. Anyway, onto the reason for this …

Arriving In Kazakhstan

No, we didn’t pop back to Britain on the quiet, this post is the first to feature proper (non-camera phone) pictures of Anna since her arrival here in Kazakhstan. Ira’s Dad Anna Almaty Airport Hotel This was taken on the 14th May 2009, when we were grabbing a few hours rest at a hotel next …