The main event for today was Sasha's medical examination first thing this morning and of course we had to go by car. Sasha still isn't thrilled about the car but she is doing much better. Instead of a scream it's more of a wimper which includes moments of quiet and peace. I think before long she'll be much more comfortable with it and begin associating it with more happy thoughts. Anyway, she did well with the doctor (Boris), too. We weren't sure how she'd respond not knowing what kind of experiences she's had with the baby home doctor. Dr. Boris spoke good English which we really appreciated. The exam wasn't as detailed as I expected and we felt pretty comfortable with the whole thing. From the doctor's office we went to the U.S. Embassy to file paperwork for her Visa. Thankfully we just waited in the car while our facilitator went in and filed everything. Tomorrow afternoon we have our actual appointment with the embassy officials.
While we waited in the car at the embassy we had some great entertainment. The traffic in Moscow makes NYC or LA look like a nice Sunday drive. Watching all these cars move between eight lanes of traffic is crazy and then watching someone parrallel park a huge Lexus SUV in a tiny spot in front of us was very amusing. I still don't know how they made that happen without hitting the car we were in.
I would say overall the day was pretty relaxing and ordinary. We try to keep Sasha in the apartment with as little extra stimulation as possible. So far we've been able to keep a somewhat consistent bedtime routine and part of that is sitting and watching a bedtime video. Tonight after Sasha had her PJs on she went and got on the bed and set there waiting for the video to start. Apparently she's already learned the routine. The other thing we noticed today was some English that she's picked up. We asked her where mama's nose was and she pointed to my nose then we did papa's and Sasha's and she knew what we were asking. We did the same thing with ears. Another thing she does is give her mama and papa a kiss when we ask for one. The one other thing she knows how to say is Dudley. Whenever we look at photos of the dog she likes to repeat his name. She's also starting to use some common words like hi, good morning and bye bye.
We were able to get the details worked out on our tickets so we will be coming home on Friday which is a day earlier than planned. We are very excited that worked out and are already counting down the days. What a blessing that is to know we are down to only a few more days before we are home with our daughter. We've only been waiting for that day since November, 2008.
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