Poteat Russian Adoption

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

U.S. Embassy


We were taken to the U.S. Embassy today for the purpose of securing Ethans visa so he can travel to the U.S. The embassy was very secure as we had to go through two security checks before even reaching the Visa Adoption area. They actually confiscated one of Ethans toys because it was electronic.
The adoption area, which was extremely hot, was filled with about 25 other american families with the kids they were adopting, it was a mad house. Most of the kids were well behaved but a few seemed out of control(their adoptive parents were working hard). Ethan, being the bundle of joy he is, was well behaved . He was just taking it all in with amazement. Over the 2 hr process he did not fuss one time. All went well and his Visa will be delivered to the hotel on Wednesday.

Ethan seems to be adjusting extremely well. We have found that he does not like water. Everytime we put him in the tub for his bath he goes crazy crying and kicking. When I took him to look at the hotel fountain he was fine watching from a distance but when we got close he started to cry. Maybe he related the pool of water with his bath time.
We have a free day today so we will be doing some sight seeing, we will be referring to Daddy Reg often(oh I bet Daddy Reg would like this). Daddy Reg can sight see for hours.