Today we had our medical appointments that are required for adoptive parents....interesting. We went to this huge building hidden behind a big blue wall that is the medical building where gov't officials have had their stuff done for years....like former leaders of the country. We saw 8 different "specialists" & most of them just asked questions & then wrote a bunch of stuff in our reports then put their big stamp on it. Every piece of paper here MUST have at least one official stamp...I guess it makes it look more official?! Anyway, it was INTERESTING & quite an experience....we both ended up with blood pressure readings that were higher than normal & much higher than what our doctor's readings were last week...hmmmm....stress, maybe? Mine was still within normal, but Andrew's was high enough that they were trying to convince him to buy medicine for it. He declined & said he would have our dr. check it when he gets home....smart move.
It took almost 3 hours to get through this & we were finally finished with "official" report in hand. We will give this to our facilitator in Kras who will submit it to the judge. Then we headed to McDonald's for a late lunch/early dinner on our way to the airport. We got here 5 hours early & the airline changed their baggage allowance on domestic flights since our last trip, so we were stuck paying baggage overage fees for one bag. Oh well....whatever. Our driver helped us get through that little obstacle & then we went through security. We've been hanging out ever since...it started pouring with rain & lightning a few hours ago. We're hoping we leave on time. They keep making announcements about gate changes for flights in Russian, of course & sometimes they repeat it in English....sometimes. Anyway, sometime tomorrow morning we should be in Kras & one step closer to our little guy. Court is in 4 days...w can't wait until that part is over with!! Thanks for praying & please keep it up!!!! Overall, things are going well so far. Itwill be even better when we see his little face again...hopefully Sunday. Thanks everyone!
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