Made it to Moscow

Well, we made it to Moscow yesterday, the last leg of our journey. The flight was horrible. Bumpy, uncomfortable, and long. We had to circle Moscow for at least an hour, so our 4.5 hour flight actually took 5.5 hours. Maddux actually did better than us! He was awesome actually, didn't fuss that much at all. We were very proud of him. Once we arrived we waited 1.5 hours for our bags. Our driver was there, waiting patiently though. I figured the drive to the hotel would only be an hour, turns out I was wrong about that! Traffic was HORRIBLE. It took us three hours. There was a point where we traveled about two blocks in a half hour. If I never made that drive again it'll be too soon. Both of us had problems yesterday. My stomach was a mess, and Jenny almost passed out at the Kemerovo airport. It was probably one of the worst traveling days either of us have ever had.

We here though, and the Marriott is awesome. Jenny really scored with this Marriott Visa card and points thing. It was probably one of the best decisions we made during this whole process. The doctor came this morning and gave Maddux the once over. His head is in the 25th percentile, and his height/weight is a bit low but proportinal. He agreed, being at the orphanage is probably to blame for some of that. Otherwise he's a health boy. He wrote us a prescription for his ear drainage and runny nose. We're heading down to find a pharmacy here shortly.

Overall, I think we got lucky with Maddux. He's a great kid. He only gets mad when we miss a meal or don't feed him enough. Kinda like his mom! :)

Rich