Still just waiting

Joe is feeling better today. He went with Matt to get the kids out of the apartment for awhile so that Shelby can pack. They leave tomorrow evening on the train up to Kiev, then fly back to the States on Friday morning. We will be staying in the same apartment until May 3, then moving to the one we stayed at with my parents when we first got here. Andrei thinks we'll have our court date on Thursday or Friday. Then 10 days after that should put us at April 27 or 28 to get Vacya. Once we get him, we have to go to his hometown, which is at the very western-most point of the Crimean Penninsula, almost to Russia. We have to go there to get his birth certificate changed. Once we get his new birth certificate, we can apply for his passport. Andrei said that it should only take 5 to 7 days to get the passport, but it took a month for Matt & Shelby's boys', so you never really know how long to expect. If we are able to get it within a week, then we should be able to head back up to Kiev around May 8th. In Kiev, Vacya will have a medical exam and we will apply for his visa to bring him back to the US. Once we get that, we can come home. We should only be in Kiev for a few days before we fly home.