Another day in beautiful Irkutsk with Tatiana. Yesterday we played "baby" almost all day...Tatiana sat in the high chair, had a bath in a little tub, and actually wore a diaper ( one that belongs to the Ramseys son Alex). Tatiana seems to enjoy being called "Momma's baby". She also enjoys running around the apartment without clothes on...(I hope she is not too mad at me for writing that some day when she reads this). I am sure that she never had the opportunity to do this when she was at the orphanage...I think all of this is god for our relationship and for her growth...there are so many little things that we are able to do for our children that they are unable to in an insitutional setting.

Our facilitators are working on getting Tatiana's passport now... I am praying that this goes smoothly as this is where we could potentially have trouble.--Melanie