Is that a giggle I hear?

Day 3 - Yep, we're those parents. We resorted to a little Tylenol to see if it would take the edge off and he would sleep. The bedtime routine was quiet and structured. As we were praying, our little man gave up the fight of Day 2 and fell asleep. Deep sleep. I woke up this morning excited to see he had slept through wetting the bed. 11 hours of solid sleep! WooHoo. I had to wake him because we needed to eat breakfast before we left for our Embassy appt. He woke up with no problems, let me dress him and carry him down to breakfast! Success. What a peaceful feeling to have him cuddle into my arms, snuggle in my lap to eat, and he only let's mama take him to the "toilet". I knew we had turned a corner in trust as he got more and more sullen watching the parents come and go in the courtyard. He KNEW that something wasn't right and he started crying as soon as he saw his nannies. The girls couldn't console him. I gave him a hug and kisses as we left. The girls reported he stopped crying about 5 minutes after we left. He had to have been a little comforted at the sight that the girls were still with him. Our appts. were set for 8am. Patrick informed us that we could be a little late since they typically don't open the doors until between 8-8:30. We couldn't leave for the Embassy until the nannies came so we were late because they were late. 9 couples piled into 2 vans and we arrived at 9am, right on time (wink). Nothing but praises for Patrick as he navigated us through security and got us all checked in. The waitroom looks like a typical waiting area with rows of chairs facing each other while you wait to get called by people behind the glass. We each got 2 turns since we were a big group. Our first pass was to verify that our passports and paperwork all matched. We then got called up by another woman who asked us many questions. She was speaking to the couples from behind glass and her microphone was turned us so loud that we could eavesdrop on each familiy's mini interview. We had fun by how she mixed up the questions; joking it was so we couldn't rehearse our answers and cheat! We anticipated over 4 hours wait but we were blessed by being in and out in 3 hours. We got back at lunchtime and were able to spend great time with the kiddos. Christopher was actually giggly within a short time of us returning, and then he snoozed in my arms for over an hour. I went swimming with the girls after his nap, but Christopher didn't want to have anything to do the water. Dinner buffet was more American with spaghetti, herb potatoes, chicken,and snap peas. The girls aren't having a lot of fun trying new food. We are going to be building up our vitamins and nutrients as soon as we get home! Bedtime was pretty easy. He loves being sung to and rocked. It will be easy to go through the baby stages with him. I get the feeling he missed that; all of it - rocking, cuddling, sweet baby talk...He loves getting kissy cheeks! Tomorrow, we say goodbye. Wish we could stay on this great day for a few more days, the days with giggle boy!