Hello,

Below is my post from yesterday.  Today Andrew has been very fussy and tired.  We totally took him out of his element today with all of our running around we did.  Plus he might be teething a bit.  I am hoping that he will return to his special self tomorrow.  Thanks for your prayers for Andrew.  We did get everything done at the embassy so tomorrow we just have 2 quick trips around town and we will be done.  I am going to get some rest now, as I don't know how long Andrew will sleep.  Again, thank you so much for your prayers for all of us!

Christa

Now, the post from yesterday :):

First for the pictures....

Andrew with Vernon:

Our internet is down so here is our post from Tuesday evening...

Today (actually Tuesday) has been another good day.  We had some good news to start out with.  A translator who contracts with our agency was able to file our passport application yesterday, so we were able to pick up Andrew’s passport today.  We do not have to make another trip to the police station for the passport – yeah!  Evidently this police station doesn’t handle typical police work, it just handles passport issues.  Russian citizens have to have an internal passport to be officially documented in their country, so the passport business is quite big here. 

Andrew woke up bright and early at 5:00, and didn’t go back to sleep.  Nor could he get comfortable to sleep during our drive, so he was very discontent by the time we made it back to our apartment.  But as soon as we got back home, he wanted to play.  We finally got him to nap, but not before Vernon.  We all rested, actually.

This evening we did dinner with new friends Ron and Dinia, and another adopting couple, Bill and Megan.  We went to what was by far the best restaurant we have been to since arriving in Moscow.  I was a bit nervous about how Andrew would handle being at a restaurant.  He can get a bit skittish in new surroundings.  It was another baseless concern, though, as Andrew evidently can also be quite the entertainer.  We could barely coax a sound out of our little guy when we first met him.  At dinner he babbled on and on.  He even showed our friends his precious smile. 

We only have 2 days left in Moscow before we return home.  I have actually grown fond of this very interesting country.  It is an amazing culture and people.  Very resilient, just like our little Andrew.

P.S.  Here is my post from Wednesday afternoon:  Andrew has been fussy all day.  He just isn't into his morning nap.  We have to be at the U.S. Embassy at 2, so he won't be able to get one until after that trip.  I hope their isn't  a large number of families waiting for their exit interview...  I'll post later, internet connection permitting.