Day Two

Day two was also a good day. We had a bumped head which caused some crying but otherwise a very good day.

First up after the good night sleep was the bumped head. Then off to the doctor's office for a quick physical for the American Embassy. Boris, the Pediatrician, was very nice and great with Katerina. He joked with her and got her to laugh while running his exams. He also confirmed our thoughts that she must have been a favorite at the orphanage because she did not look like a normal child from an orphanage. He said he could I better get a shotgun to keep all the boys away from when she gets older because he could tell she was going to be trouble. Kelly and i thought it was cute. I told him I would just invite Uncle Jim over in uniform. The doctor responded, "yes, but he may be working some times, so I still recommend a shotgun."

He called her a little drama queen and explained that while at the orphanage most children would be relatively quiet because they would be fighting for attention and then just give up on trying. But he said he could see she was quickly learning how to work her parents. It would be important to let her know she cannot always be picked up when she wants. Although we pick her up nearly anytime she wants :). And will continue to do so for a little while. We still have to reinforce that we are her parents/care givers now.

After the doctor's appointment it was back to the hotel for a nap for all of us. A good nap of over 2 hours although Kelly and I still felt like we barely slept. The Jet lag is kicking in big time now. Then we went to the ultimate Russian restaurant for dinner for Kelly and me. Okay that was a joke, we went to MacDonalds, which tastes the same here as it does in the United States. Katerina ate a good amount of her oatmeal and juice mix.

And now it is bed time for our little girl and probably us soon. I am sure we will be up some time this evening with Katerina. And giving my sleep patterns, hopefully it will be near the same time I wake up without any help from Katerina.

Tomorrow is an easy day. I go the Embassy to file all of our paperwork and then back to the hotel probably by 11:00. The rest of the day is ours to do as we wish. I am hopeful, we can get to the park tomorrow as the temperature is supposed be near 30 tomorrow after being around 15 today.

Getting closer to being final! We are only three days from returning to the United States with our little princess.