Morning Visit

Today Alec picked us up earlier than usual for a morning visit. We arrived at the baby home around 10:00 and they told us it would be another outside visit. It was a little cooler than yesterday but he was bundled up the same way, so we doubt he felt the chill :) The visit started out well, but as time went on it was clear he wasn't feeling well. We aren't sure if it's just a cold or teething or a combination of both, but it was easy to tell he just wasn't himself. We played on the playground equipment some more and he seemed to really enjoy the slide. After awhile though, there really wasn't anything that he seemed to prefer doing. The morning must be "outside play time" because they had several children out playing. It appears now that our court is over and things are official, we are "allowed" to see other children there. The visit lasted for about an hour and 1/2, which we felt was a long time to have him outside when he wasn't feeling well and we were sad we couldn't just take him inside to snuggle & fall asleep.

On the way back to our apartment, Alec took us to a souvenir shop (which just happens to be the same exact one Sasha took us to on the last visit) and we picked up a couple of more momentos to take home with us. Alec asked what we wanted to do over the weekend but we let him know that we just want to rest & explore a little on our own. We have plans to return to the baby home on Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week (they are 'closed' for visits on the weekends).

We had a fairly successful trip to the supermarket last night, so our plans for the rest of today include Laurie experimenting with the washer/dryer machine while John does some work. The exact weekend plans are yet to be determined but we might try indoor things as the weather is supposed to not be very nice (cold and rainy) - we might venture to a couple of nearby museums.