Playing our way through the days

We are passing the days by playing the time away.  All is well here.  Over the past few days we have stuck pretty close to the hotel.  We alternate playing with eating and sleeping.  Samuel is sleeping GREAT!  That's my boy!  We play a few times a day with all the 4 families here together, jamming into one hotel room, nicknamed Hurrican Alley.  The maid staff deserve medals after we depart...squashed cheese, cookies, spilled milk and apple juice, not to mention the occasional accidents of pee and spit up.   Today we went to the Embassy approved doctor in order to complete a medical evaluation of the babies and medical forms to turn over to the Embassy before they will process the visa.  The Doc says Samuel seems pretty darn healthy and he has gained over 2 pounds in the past few weeks.  He is up to a whopping 16 pounds now.  Still pretty small for an 11 mos. old, but excellent progress with my love and attention. :-)   It appears that all our paperwork/passports/visa will be completed by Monday afternoon, one day early.  Unfortunately, there is only one flight out the next day and it is overbooked so we are staying until Wednesday morning and will arrive home sometime next Wednesday afternoon.  You can't imagine how good it feels to know that I'll be home with Samuel in a few days.   Today, we tried the swimming pool!  Samuel liked the water, but was a bit timid about the whole thing.  In shallower water he did kick his feet and splash around.   Tomorrow we are heading to the Natural History Museum and a bit of shopping.  The days are passing quickly, but I CAN'T wait to get home.   See you soon, S&S