| Sat |
Jul 24 |
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Arrived in Moscow @ 11:30 am (Delta flight 30). Stayed
at Tatiana's |
| Sun |
Jul 25 |
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| Flew to Yekaterinburg on Ural Air(~2.5
hours). While in Yekaterinburg, we stayed at Nell
& Vadim's apartment |
| The single faucet at Nell & Vadim's.
In Russia, the Hot & Cold are on opposite sides. Most
days the Hot doesn't work. Some days the Cold doesn't
work. We had one day where both worked. To conserve
water(?), toilets take 15 minutes to fill (when the
cold water's working). |
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| Mon |
Jul 26 |
Morning |
| Driven 2 hours north to Nizhny Tagil to
visit Sergei in Orphanage #3. This is also the town
he was born in. He seemed to be a healthy and happy
little guy, so we decided to adopt him! |
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On the road to Nizhny Tagil |
| Seth & Mariann finally meet Baby
in the flesh! |
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Afternoon |
Driven 2 hours back to Yekaterinburg for court appearance.
We are approved and our adoption is put into effect immediately!
He is now our little son, Samuel Jules Sergei Rubin. |
| Tue |
Jul 27 |
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| Russian paperwork in Yekaterinburg - Sam's
passport & other stuff |
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Baby napping at Nell & Vadim's
apartment in Yekaterinburg - a nice apartment, but
no crib! Baby sleeps between Mommy & Daddy at night! |
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| Wed |
Jul 28 |
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| Flew back to Moscow (back to Tatiana's) |
| Baby naps in the drawer Tatiana
set up next to Daddy's bed.
Mommy & Daddy sleep a little easier that night.
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| Thu |
Jul 29 |
Morning |
American paperwork at U.S. Embassy- Sam's medical & entrance-visa
to U.S. (after all, he's still a Russian citizen!) |
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Afternoon |
| Sight-seeing trip to Red Square |
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St. Basel's cathedral on Red Square
is beautiful, but baby doesn't seem interested! |
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| Fri |
Jul 30 |
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| We're done, but can't move our flight
a day early, so we pick up some supplies at a supermarket
in Moscow, then do some sight-seeing on "Moscow Heights" |
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Oh well! One more night at Tatiana's... |
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| Sat |
Jul 31 |
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| 10-hour flight home with our new son on
our laps (Delta flight 31 - the "baby" flight) |
| One last breakfast at Tatiana's
before the big trip home
The cheese on the toast was a delicious Russian
variety no one could remember the name of.
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