Cameron slept pretty well last night. He really fought going to bed, even though he was obviously tired. It took about 1 1/2 hours, but he finally fell asleep at about 9:00 p.m.

He woke us up at about 2:00 a.m. At 2:30 a.m., he started crying, so we got up and fed him a bottle. He didn't go back to sleep until 4:30 a.m. We all pretty much slept then until 6:30 a.m.

We got up, and at 7:00 a.m., we called my mother with our new I-Card. She was able to call us right back and we had a nice chat.

After the phone call, Cameron had breakfast. He had some warm cereal and formula. Cam seems to enjoy the cereal and rinks the new formula with no problem.

Cam had just finished breakfast when the phone rang. It was Aunt Linda! My Mom had called her and give her our phone number and she'd called to hear we were alright first hand.

Marat picked us up at 2:50 p.m. today for our last meeting with the lawyers. She discussed and explained what would happen at the US Embassy and covered our departure from Almaty.

Everything for the US Embassy was done. All we needed to do was show up at the office with Cameron, sign a couple forms and wait for our documents.

We also talked about our experiences in Petropavlovsk. When we told her about the donation to Vital Records, Gulzhan was astounded and a little upset. She left the room and came back with money to cover what we had given.

We were at the lawyers' for about 40 minutes, then it was time to go to the US Embassy. When we arrived, the Kents with Alma and Connie with Colleen were already there. We each waited for our names to be called. Pretty soon, we heard a woman call out "Williams" and we went to a window where a very nice lady waited for us. She was very friendly and congratulated us. She also asked about Cameron's middle name, Carlpatrick, saying it was very interesting. Tom signed two forms after taking an oath. Then the lady told us we could sit down and wait for our packet to be readied. A few minutes later, we heard our name again and went to a different window and received that precious white envelope with Cameron's US Visa.

At 6:30 p.m., we met the Kents' at "Mad Murphy's Irish Pub" for dinner. Our first dinner out as a family. We had a great time. We compare war stories and admired each other's babies. Cameron was very good. He only spit on Mama's pants one time.

Marat will be picking us up at 1:15 a.m. Thursday to go to the airport. We are paying for the VIP service, which will allow Dimash to help us with our luggage and ensure we are safely checked in. We will be on the plane with the Kents, Connie & Colleen and Jim Harding (the director of our agency.)

Tomorrow, we will lay low, relaxing, getting organized, and packed.