Claire and I had a nice lunch this afternoon walked back to the hotel and took a nap. At 4 pm we went back to play with Vasa. We had so much fun with our little macheena lover! He must have sonic hearing and can pick out cars that honk or engines that rev within a pretty decent range. A couple of vehicles were coming and going at the Baby Home and he wanted to get inside. He kept asking where were the keys. We smelled flowers, played on the swings, chased each other, played hide and go seek, and banged on metal things. We beat on a metal bucket and knocked on the metal fence.
Vasa was still wearing his hat so he and I took turns throwing it up in the air while trying to catch it on our heads. We are pretty sure that his caretakers are not going to like that game! We looked for a cat that kept playing in the yard and watched the birds fly.
Of course, we had time sitting with Vasa in our lap so he could eat and drink. That boy loves a snack as much as Buddy and my girls love a spoon full of peanut butter! I guess the simple things are always best. He polished off the rest of Allie's cinnamon apples and dug into some yogurt bites. He hadn't changed clothes this afternoon so he was still sporting his nursing shirt (with birthday animals on it) shorts and strawberry sandals. I kept picturing him in all the cute clothes our friends and family gave him at the shower a week or so ago. He is gonna rock a Polo shirt! Soon his cousin Weston will show him how as a 3 year old he would pop his collar. That is what all the cool 3 year olds do!
We almost got into trouble with the caretakers, not really, because they had to come and find us while we were out playing so our big man could have dinner and go to bed. With hugs, kisses and a wave he took off up stairs. We told him we would be back tomorrow and he liked that.
We did meet another couple from NYC today who are meeting for the first time a 9 month old little boy. They have previously adopted from Siberia (and I was talking about how far away we are!). They seemed very nice. They will be heading off to Moscow in the morning for their physical on Friday so we said goodbye this afternoon.
With this couple back in Moscow, we will have our translator and driver from the first trip again tomorrow and Friday.
We went to dinner in a pub just down the street from our hotel which we ate in twice on our first visit. We had no idea how close we were to that restaurant last night or we would have walked down. It is very nice. Claire had quesadillias and I had meat and mushroom mix. I know what that sounds like but the picture looked good and I've always been a bit adventurous. I did verify that it only contained meats that I recognized and only cuts of that animal that I would like to ingest. All in all it was very good! We both enjoyed our meal.
On the walk back we stopped in our early morning / late night friendly grocery and picked up some milk. We thought we bought milk this morning but I'm not sure what Claire put in her coffee. We asked Rita, our translator, to write down what we should look for in a regular bottle of milk. We found some and matched it up to what we bought this morning and there is really nothing in common at all. Thankfully we didn't use much and Claire feels fine. I think it was some type of flavored milk or yogurt product. We paid for the milk, plastic bowls and two more Snicker Ice cream bars.
We upped our wifi for another 24 hours in the room and are getting a shower and ready for bed. We did figure out that Netflix works so we might watch a tv show or movie to stay up later tonight!
With love to all of our sweet friends and family I say pakka for now and will talk to you soon! Love as always, Josh and Claire
PS - Vasa played a sweet game with Claire where she pointed at him and said Vasa - he pointed back at her and said Mommy! Wipe the tears off your face! Love you!
Vasa was still wearing his hat so he and I took turns throwing it up in the air while trying to catch it on our heads. We are pretty sure that his caretakers are not going to like that game! We looked for a cat that kept playing in the yard and watched the birds fly.
Of course, we had time sitting with Vasa in our lap so he could eat and drink. That boy loves a snack as much as Buddy and my girls love a spoon full of peanut butter! I guess the simple things are always best. He polished off the rest of Allie's cinnamon apples and dug into some yogurt bites. He hadn't changed clothes this afternoon so he was still sporting his nursing shirt (with birthday animals on it) shorts and strawberry sandals. I kept picturing him in all the cute clothes our friends and family gave him at the shower a week or so ago. He is gonna rock a Polo shirt! Soon his cousin Weston will show him how as a 3 year old he would pop his collar. That is what all the cool 3 year olds do!
We almost got into trouble with the caretakers, not really, because they had to come and find us while we were out playing so our big man could have dinner and go to bed. With hugs, kisses and a wave he took off up stairs. We told him we would be back tomorrow and he liked that.
We did meet another couple from NYC today who are meeting for the first time a 9 month old little boy. They have previously adopted from Siberia (and I was talking about how far away we are!). They seemed very nice. They will be heading off to Moscow in the morning for their physical on Friday so we said goodbye this afternoon.
With this couple back in Moscow, we will have our translator and driver from the first trip again tomorrow and Friday.
We went to dinner in a pub just down the street from our hotel which we ate in twice on our first visit. We had no idea how close we were to that restaurant last night or we would have walked down. It is very nice. Claire had quesadillias and I had meat and mushroom mix. I know what that sounds like but the picture looked good and I've always been a bit adventurous. I did verify that it only contained meats that I recognized and only cuts of that animal that I would like to ingest. All in all it was very good! We both enjoyed our meal.
On the walk back we stopped in our early morning / late night friendly grocery and picked up some milk. We thought we bought milk this morning but I'm not sure what Claire put in her coffee. We asked Rita, our translator, to write down what we should look for in a regular bottle of milk. We found some and matched it up to what we bought this morning and there is really nothing in common at all. Thankfully we didn't use much and Claire feels fine. I think it was some type of flavored milk or yogurt product. We paid for the milk, plastic bowls and two more Snicker Ice cream bars.
We upped our wifi for another 24 hours in the room and are getting a shower and ready for bed. We did figure out that Netflix works so we might watch a tv show or movie to stay up later tonight!
With love to all of our sweet friends and family I say pakka for now and will talk to you soon! Love as always, Josh and Claire
PS - Vasa played a sweet game with Claire where she pointed at him and said Vasa - he pointed back at her and said Mommy! Wipe the tears off your face! Love you!
i need more pictures!!!! and yes, i cried!! :)
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