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Yesterday afternoon and today the coordinators and the director came in to our visits to talk with us about Oscar and whether we want to see more children. We had the feeling they knew we were concerned about Oscar's medical condition and they know he is underdeveloped and can be stubborn etc.

After much thought and after seeing Oscar's progress over the past week, we told them that we wanted Oscar. We understand that our definition of a healthy child in America is different than here and we can help him at home if need be. I think he has warmed up to us now and likes us. He calls us Mama and Dada and smiles a lot more than earlier in the week.

He still cries when he doesn't like something though. He is set in his ways to eat, sleep, playtime, eat, sleep, playtime. We throw a monkey wrench into his playtime with him having to be in this small visiting room for hours. We stop his crying with snacks and then we play. We understand him better now and we know he was given to us for a reason. He is precious when he is himself.

They took passport pictures today and they have sent his paperwork to who knows where to be processed as Michael Oscar Zalomski for court. We know Oscar is the most fitting name for his personality but we asked him if he minded Michael Oscar and he said no problem. ha-ha...just kidding

The pictures are of what we do everyday, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon---eat and play on the floor with legos! We found a new thing to do today. DRAW! He likes my pen so we brought a pad and he just scribbles away. It can get boring in that small room though. We're all getting pretty good at the legos. Oscar is a little smartie with his. He likes making little cities on the platform and one big skyscraper.