Today was another bright and early day with Andrew waking up at 3:30am. We kept trying to get him to go back to sleep but didn't have any luck. Baby Girl woke up around 6:00 so that was the official start to our day. Boy oh boy are we ready to get home in our regular time zone and get some "normal" sleep!
John and Laurie's dad took a walk to a nearby convenience store and picked up some yogurt for breakfast. Maxim picked us (John, Laurie and Baby Girl) up at 8:30 and we were off to the medical clinic for her physical. It was the same building and actually the same exact exam room where Andrew had his physical. The doctor checked her out and said all looked good. He didn't weigh her and we didn't think to ask until after we left. Anna, a coordinator from our agency, was there with us and we had to sign some documents for her to present to the Embassy. We will go tomorrow morning for our exit interview and they will have Baby Girl's Visa ready for us.
We asked Maxim to take us to a grocery store so we could buy some things to have for breakfast the next couple of days as the breakfast in our hotel is quite expensive. We returned to our hotel room a little after 10:00 and gave Baby Girl some more food before her nap. She played for a little bit and then slept from about 11:30 - 2:00!
While she slept, everyone else just hung out and Andrew watched a movie. When she woke up, she had some playing time with her big brother. He shared his trains with her again and they crawled around on the floor with her chasing him.
We decided to leave around 3:30 to walk to Red Square and then go to dinner. It's not very cold here (in the 30's) but it is very wet. It has been snowing all day and when we went out, it was a rain/snow mix - so we were quickly soaked. We started out with Andrew walking and Baby Girl in the stroller. We made it to Red Square when Andrew asked to be carried (not bad considering it was a 15-20 minute walk through slushy sidewalks). Everything is decorated for Christmas and was very pretty. We actually were able to walk around inside the squre (it was closed when we were here for Andrew and we could only walk around the outside).
After we walked around, we went to Sbarro for dinner - - pizza and breadsticks sounded wonderful :) Andrew started to fall asleep at the table and we decided it would be easier to carry Baby Girl back and put him in the stroller. So Laurie pushed him back while BupBup carried Baby Girl for the majority of the trek. It's not a bad walk under normal circumstances but with the rain/snow mix, slushy sidewalks and uphill grade - it turned out to be a bit of a workout.
Andrew was asleep for the night at about 6:15 while Baby Girl had some dinner and played for about 45 minutes. We are learning more and more about her every day. She is letting her personality show and she is goofy just like her brother :) She has a good set of lungs and cries every time she doesn't get her way. Andrew is not at all a fan of her crying and it sends him into the other room with his hands over his ears - haha! She is a very determined little girl when she wants something and has an incredibly strong grip! She has great hand/eye coordination and feeds her self Puffs like a pro :) She is now in bed for the day and we are hoping to follow shortly.
John and Laurie's dad took a walk to a nearby convenience store and picked up some yogurt for breakfast. Maxim picked us (John, Laurie and Baby Girl) up at 8:30 and we were off to the medical clinic for her physical. It was the same building and actually the same exact exam room where Andrew had his physical. The doctor checked her out and said all looked good. He didn't weigh her and we didn't think to ask until after we left. Anna, a coordinator from our agency, was there with us and we had to sign some documents for her to present to the Embassy. We will go tomorrow morning for our exit interview and they will have Baby Girl's Visa ready for us.
We asked Maxim to take us to a grocery store so we could buy some things to have for breakfast the next couple of days as the breakfast in our hotel is quite expensive. We returned to our hotel room a little after 10:00 and gave Baby Girl some more food before her nap. She played for a little bit and then slept from about 11:30 - 2:00!
While she slept, everyone else just hung out and Andrew watched a movie. When she woke up, she had some playing time with her big brother. He shared his trains with her again and they crawled around on the floor with her chasing him.
We decided to leave around 3:30 to walk to Red Square and then go to dinner. It's not very cold here (in the 30's) but it is very wet. It has been snowing all day and when we went out, it was a rain/snow mix - so we were quickly soaked. We started out with Andrew walking and Baby Girl in the stroller. We made it to Red Square when Andrew asked to be carried (not bad considering it was a 15-20 minute walk through slushy sidewalks). Everything is decorated for Christmas and was very pretty. We actually were able to walk around inside the squre (it was closed when we were here for Andrew and we could only walk around the outside).
After we walked around, we went to Sbarro for dinner - - pizza and breadsticks sounded wonderful :) Andrew started to fall asleep at the table and we decided it would be easier to carry Baby Girl back and put him in the stroller. So Laurie pushed him back while BupBup carried Baby Girl for the majority of the trek. It's not a bad walk under normal circumstances but with the rain/snow mix, slushy sidewalks and uphill grade - it turned out to be a bit of a workout.
Andrew was asleep for the night at about 6:15 while Baby Girl had some dinner and played for about 45 minutes. We are learning more and more about her every day. She is letting her personality show and she is goofy just like her brother :) She has a good set of lungs and cries every time she doesn't get her way. Andrew is not at all a fan of her crying and it sends him into the other room with his hands over his ears - haha! She is a very determined little girl when she wants something and has an incredibly strong grip! She has great hand/eye coordination and feeds her self Puffs like a pro :) She is now in bed for the day and we are hoping to follow shortly.
2 comments:
So happy that this is working for you!!! I can't wait to see pictures!
Dear Chonny, Laurie, and Andrew,
We have been thinking about your family so much recently. I just remembered this morning about this blog and was wondering if you were still using this to post updates about your new baby. We just wanted to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with all of you, and we are praying you are all safely home soon :)
God bless,
Jen and Dan Copeland and family
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