In preparation for our meeting at the US Embassy tomorrow, Max had his US medical exam very early this morning. He did very well. The doctor said the reason for the high fever and vomiting yesterday is because his molars are coming in. The doctor also said he's skinny but that's OK because people spend millions of dollars to get skinny!
After the medical exam, we went and took pictures for Max' Visa and completed a lot of documents in preparation for our meeting tomorrow. Once all of this was done, my documents were submitted to the Embassy and our appointment was scheduled for 11:30 AM tomorrow morning.
Then it was back to the hotel for a much needed nap, for both of us! Max slept for four hours, right through his lunch. We had a snack and went for a stroll in Solokniki Park. He liked the stroller and enjoyed his roll through the park until it started to rain.
We played for awhile in the hotel room and he explored it completely and repeatedly until dinner time. Instead of eating his dinner tonight, he kept trying to figure out how to spill water out of his sippy cup. The sippy cup is new to him; no sippy cups in the orphanage, the kids there take their drinks straight up! At first he didn't know how to drink out of it, but some silly expressions on my part that he copied produced results.
Then it was bath time, let's just say it wasn't the highlight of his day. Max screamed and cried through the entire bath. After the bath, he liked the hair brush and brushing his hair. I guess he would rather look good than smell good.
He's sound asleep now. I think our late night last night and our early morning really wore him out today. I'm glad that he's going to get a good night's sleep and that we don't have such an early start tomorrow morning.
Posted at 8:23 PM Moscow time.
5 comments:
Sounds like a full day with a lot of firsts! Keep the info coming and good luck tomorrow!
Lisa
Ah, another of Motherhood and another day in paradise. :)
You two have a lot of things to catch up on.
Remember, a "bath" in an orphanage/baby house is somewhat akin to water boarding. So Max's reaction is perfectly normal. Just a suggestion, but maybe skip the sponge bath on your flight back, though.
Good luck with Embassy inquisition - only a few more bureaucratic hurdles to clear, now.
(And don't relay any water boarding jokes to the US officials, they can be a tad ketchy with such humour).
So excited to hear about your day. Sounds like Max is really going along for the ride and taking in all the new things. Just think how exciting it will be when you get him to his forever home.
Paula
It sounds like the two of you are really getting to know each other. So many "firsts"! It is a wonderful thing to see the world through the eyes of your child. Enjoy!
Roseann
Don't feel too bad about the bath not being Max's favorite thing. My 10 year old still doesn't enjoy getting clean! So many adventures for you and Max as you learn more about each other.
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