Visa completed

Thank you all for your wonderfully supportive comments. Amy, we are doing the ibuprofen/tylenol alternating. I brought every type of meds I could to cover all bases so I have that. I was running low on ibuprofen so our facilitator helped me get the russian equivalent in case we run out before the teething lets up. I even bought a pacifier, just to see if it would help but so far he doesn't get it, which isn't really a surprise. As I was leaving the room to come to this computer Jack was in his crib asleep but crying and tossing. I feel so bad for him. I can see the teeth coming in, and in fact, his eye tooth area has some blood around it as we saw the tip of that tooth today. The part I really don't like, other than the fact that he's in a lot of pain, is that he GRINDS the molars he has and then cries. It's like nails on a chalkboard and I'm worried about his teeth, though they are baby teeth so they aren't going to be permanently ruined.

So, enough about that. Thanks for all the encouragement for the next plane ride. I appreciate all the prayer. I'm desperate for it. It helps to know we're not the only ones. In fact, today we went to the US Embassy to get Jack's visa and there were many other adopting families. There were several families that mentioned their children were acting the same way Jack is, with the tantrums and getting into everything. It's normal... whew!

So, thanks again for all your support. I really, really appreciate it. Some of you might understand, but most might not have any idea how grateful I am to have all of you out there. I'm so glad we only have a few more days and then we're home sweet home... where Jack will be able to cry for as long as he wants and we won't have to worry about the Russian people calling the cops on us for neglect.... Until next time!