Day 3(of appeal period)

I'm still in Almaty and should go to the consulate this afternoon. I changed my titles to reflect that I am now in the 15 day appeal period before I can say the girls are legally mine! 12 days to go
Update:
Here is description the BIG consulate appointment that I had to stay this extra time for. We get to the building which is an office building with extra security. The embassy is only 1 floor of it. We go through security and wait for our escort up the elevator to the 17th floor. I go into the waiting room which is done in shades of purple. About 5 minutes later, they call my name and I go and sign the paperwork that I had previously filled out- 6 forms total-6 signatures. And then we leave! Total time 10 minutes max and most of that was wating for the escort or my name to be called. I know that I couldn't complete the adoption without doing the signatures, but it took so little time that I wish they could have found a way to do it yesterday.