Igor slept well through the night last night. Sasha tossed and turned and cried a little so we kept waking up to check on him. He is sleeping in a regular bed because he does not like sharing a crib with Igor. We just put pillows on all sides of him, but I keep worrying he will fall out of bed with the tossing and turning.

Kelly and I were awake at 2am and could not go back to sleep. We were thinking back on how different it was when we adopted Kristofer in 2004. At this stage in the game I was so over whelmed I was shut down pretty hard. I was living in a big fog. This time around I am enjoying it and if they fuss and cry it does not bother me as bad. When it is your first and they cry you feel like you have to fix something for them to make it better and that can be very stressful. Sometimes there is nothing for you to fix.

We all slept in until 10:30am. I was shocked the boys slept that long. Even though they went to bed late I thought for sure they would still wake up at their usual time of 7am. I fed them their cereal while Kelly made a trip to the supermarket. He purchased more diapers, wipes, and baby food for the trip home. I think the airlines supply baby food, but I am not about to rely on them at this point.

Jane picked us up promptly at 1:15 this afternoon and took us to the American Embassy for our appointment. All of the paperwork was processed and we now have the boys' passports, adoption and birth certificates, and the lovely sealed packet for Homeland Security when we land in the U.S. The gentleman that helped us at the Embassy was the same guy in 2004 who processed our paperwork for Kristofer’s adoption.

In 2004 when we adopted Kristofer the waiting room was packed with adopting families. This time was so different. There was only one other family there from Maryland . It was nice to chat with them while we waited for our paperwork.

The boys are napping now and Kelly went to purchase more Vodka for us to bring home. Luckily we had left 2 duffle bags in Rostov with our donations so we have bags we can check on the way home. We were trying to figure out how we would pack the vodka with out the bottles getting broken and then it dawned on me. DIAPERS! If we pack the bottles in clean diapers it will be good padding and if they get broke it will soak it up without too much mess. I am such a genius. Haha Kelly also traded 100 rubles for the liquor stores tape and a box. We should be able to get it home ok...I think.

Well, tomorrow is the day of our big trip! Jane is picking us up at 4:15am and taking us to the airport. I guess the next time I post we will be home. Waaahooo! Can’t wait to see everyone!

P.S. We still do not have any luggage and no sign of getting it. The Lufthansa site says it is still trying to track it. We are thinking we may never see that luggage again…or if we do it will be weeks from now. For those of you who are getting ready to make your 3rd trip to pick up your kids I would recommend packing a good sized carry on with the essentials you might need to bring them home. (Clothes, bottles, Benadryl, Tylenol etc.) Some of these things can be very hard to come by in Russia...Especially at a reasonable price.