Almost 3 months ago to the day, Shelly and I enjoyed a gelato at our favorite Italian restaurant here in St. Petersburg. During that dinner, we discussed how quickly we could get back here to bring Macy home for good. There was a short list of documents that we needed to get completed in order to secure a court date. Certainly a task that could be done in a hustle. Our biggest hurdle we faced was a couple of weeks of holidays in May, but we thought we could get back before then. Wrong, again.
The good news is that we are here, just a little later than anticipated. Not by much, but days seem like weeks when you left with nothing but ambiguity. Once we got a court date, everything else began to fall into place.
We arrived back in St. Petersburg today to find grass and leaves. Something we hadn't seen on our last trip. The temperature is somewhere in the mid to high 70's. A stark contrast to March's weather.
Bright an early, tomorrow, we will head off to the medical clinic/hospital for our medical checks. Just like our medicals with Max's adoption, we anticipate being poked and prodded to prove our worthiness as parents. One of the uncomfortable realities of this process.
After our exams, we will head off to the orphanage where we will be anxious to see how much Macy has changed over the last three months. Did they cut her hair (what little she has)? Did she get taller? Is she talking Russian yet? And, most importantly, will she be excited to see us? Or even remember us???
Our experience with Max's reunion was less than warm. Let's hope round two goes better.
Here's our schedule for the week:
Medicals and Visitation on Wednesday
Court (and Visitation???) on Thursday
Visitation???? on Friday
Depart on Saturday
Arrive home on Sunday
The following week, it's back to St. Petersburg, then to Moscow, then home...for good!
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