Just as we remembered....

We got to see our son again today and he is just as adorable as we remembered! It was very hard to tell if he remembered us because he came right to Laurie but he also did that the first time we met him. We were in the same room as when we first met him and he actually had on the very same outfit as when we first met him. He sat with Laurie when he was brought in and they started playing catch with a ball. This, like the hula hoop last visit, was incredibly amusing to him and we got to hear that wonderful laugh again. After listening to it via video for the last 2 months, words cannot describe how wonderful it was to hear it in person again! He has a cold right now, but was still playing and interacting the same as he did during our visits last time. The visit lasted about an hour and 15 minutes and he was rubbing his eyes by the end.

Once we left the visit, Alec took us to a cafe beside our apartment where we met Natasha. She spent about an hour going over possible questions the judge will ask and the answers we should give. She said that we are the last appointment for the judge so that might be in our favor, because she will be tired and it might go quickly. Our court appointment is at 3:00pm (which is 7:00am at home). Natasha said that while it is only natural, try not to be nervous - everything will be fine. We are feeling a little more at ease after discussing things with her today and knowing that we definitely will still have our court appointment.

Yesterday evening we had a successful trip to the supermarket (by ourselves) and it is only a 15 minute walk from our apartment. We were able to get some basic items to get us through a couple of days and then we will go back for a "serious shopping trip". We did eat at our Italian restaurant (Mama Roma) last night in honor of being back in St. Petersburg.

Our next post will be after our court visit tomorrow. We can't wait for that to be over with so that we can enjoy our time in St. Petersburg with each other and our son.