Today we met our driver and translator at 9:15am outside of our hotel and he headed out to the baby hospital to see baby "Alexander." We had about 30 minutes to hold, take pictures, and to play with him. Because he is currently in the hospital and not at the orphanage, our time with him is extremely limited due to hospital guidelines. Today he was all about Nancy. He was constantly grabbing for her and when I was holding him, he was looking around the room for her.
After leaving the hospital we made a quick stop to grab copies of his medical records from the orphanage so that our adoption agency can translate them into english for us before leaving for home.
We then drove to the national notary office in downtown Moscow to sign the necessary paperwork officially requesting to adopt baby "Alexander." The drive from the orphanage to the notary office should have taken only 1.5 hours; however the traffic was so bad, after 2.5 hours our driver dropped us off at the Metro station and we took the subway the remainder of the way to get to the notary office in time.
After the notary office, our day was done. We remained in downtown Moscow to have dinner (TGI Fridays) and to finish our souvenir shopping. We then took the Metro back to our hotel.
Tomorrow is our last full day in Moscow on this 1st trip. We have our medical physicals scheduled at 9:30am (now it's our turn to show them that we are healthy enough to adopt a baby from Russia).
Above is the first official picture of baby "Alexander." Enjoy!
Brayden Heading Home (12 Hour Flight)!
Brayden and Mommy in Red Square!
Brayden and Daddy!
Brayden playing with Mommy!
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Aw- this picture is really sweet. We can't wait to see what he looks like! Please post pics soon! Alexander is a nice strong name :P
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ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, Soooooo SWEET. So precious. What a beautiful picture. My eyes are full of Happy tears for you both and our hearts full of LOVE for this 'little one' already. Peace and Love, G & G Wyllie
ReplyDeleteWow, Ben and I were sitting on the edge of our seats when we read yesterday's post. I got sooo emotional and I can't even imagine what you two were feeling! So glad to hear you had a great day today and had some time with Alexander. What a wonderful picture! Can't wait until you offically unveil him! Alexander is very lucky to have loving parents who literally went to the ends of the earth to give him his forever family and lets not forget his wonderful big brother. Love to all!
ReplyDeleteBen and I anticipate your next post and wish you a safe trip home.
Love, Gina
and Ben :)
I can't imagine a more wonderfull thing than bringing a new child into your family. I'm so happy for both of you. All my best wishes.
ReplyDeleteDear Barry and Nancy, the picture of Nancy and Alexander holding hands brought tears to my eyes, what a wonderful sight. I am keeping you all in my prayers for a safe trip home. Thank you for sharing this intimate journey with me, I'm honored to share in your joy. I'm sure Ashton can't wait for your return. God Bless, Candy
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