What a day! We all slept much better Tuesday night and woke up around 6:45 - - so 12 hours for Andrew and about 10 for the rest of us. We went down to breakfast and saw the same waitress who sang to Andrew yesterday. She told Laurie's mom that she is so thankful for what we are doing for "their children" and gets teary eyed just thinking about our family. Baby Girl had a little bit more of an appetite at breakfast where she ate 2 bowls of porridge and that was after a jar of fruit. After breakfast, John was picked up by Val so he could go get Baby Girl's passport.
The rest of us took the remainder of the morning to pack and play. The suite was reserved for another family starting at 2pm so we had to be out of it by 1:00. Laurie's parent's room was free for late checkout so we could stay there until our airport pick up at 2:30. Baby Girl went down for a nap around 10:45 and we had to wake her up at 1:00 to leave the room - yes! she slept for over 2 hours!! John returned from the passport office and then ran to the grocery store for more baby food (now that we know what she prefers). At checkout, the hotel gifted us a book on Perm and wished us many congratulations and the best of luck.
At 2:30, Val & Olga showed up to take the O'Rourkes to the airport while Laurie's parents took the airport shuttle (much better than waiting for Val to make 2 trips). Once we were all at the airport, Olga set up our lap seat ticket for Baby Girl and we waited for another couple from our agency and their son (who Val went back to the hotel to pick up). We soon found out that our 5:15pm flight was delayed until 6:20. If anyone can remember, there isn't much to the Perm airport so this news was anything but exciting. We waited it out though and soon it was time to check our bags (they only do it close to the time of your flight).
We said goodbye to Val and Olga and went through security. We ended up waiting until 6:30 to board our flight and the weather in Perm was the worst we had seen it. VERY cold and VERY VERY windy! We had to take a shuttle to the plane and when we got off, everyone stepped aside so we could take the children on the plane first. The plane was about 500 degrees and once in the air, both Andrew and Baby Girl instantly fell asleep. Andrew slept for the entire 2 hour plane ride but Baby Girl woke up to eat. She did very well, only crying a few times (because she was hungry and tired).
We arrived in Moscow around 7:00pm (they are 2 hours behind Perm so we gained 2 hours) but then had to be shuttled to the airport and wait for our bags. We were met by our driver, Maxim, and he had a huge van that fit all of us and our luggage. It was a about a 45 minute ride to the airport but a pretty one with many Christmas lights. Our hotel is in walking distance to Red Square and we could see the Kremlin on the drive in.
Once in our hotel room (we have adjoining rooms with Laurie's parents), the kids got baths and Baby Girl fell asleep after another jar of food. Andrew is hearing a story right now and then we are all off to bed. Maxim is picking up John, Laurie & Baby Girl at 8:30 in the morning to go for Baby Girl's medical exam and then to apply for her Visa at the US Embassy. The rest of the day is free for sight seeing. The weather is much more tolerable that Perm. There is more snow but the temperature is 34 degrees so that makes it feels a little more like home.
The rest of us took the remainder of the morning to pack and play. The suite was reserved for another family starting at 2pm so we had to be out of it by 1:00. Laurie's parent's room was free for late checkout so we could stay there until our airport pick up at 2:30. Baby Girl went down for a nap around 10:45 and we had to wake her up at 1:00 to leave the room - yes! she slept for over 2 hours!! John returned from the passport office and then ran to the grocery store for more baby food (now that we know what she prefers). At checkout, the hotel gifted us a book on Perm and wished us many congratulations and the best of luck.
At 2:30, Val & Olga showed up to take the O'Rourkes to the airport while Laurie's parents took the airport shuttle (much better than waiting for Val to make 2 trips). Once we were all at the airport, Olga set up our lap seat ticket for Baby Girl and we waited for another couple from our agency and their son (who Val went back to the hotel to pick up). We soon found out that our 5:15pm flight was delayed until 6:20. If anyone can remember, there isn't much to the Perm airport so this news was anything but exciting. We waited it out though and soon it was time to check our bags (they only do it close to the time of your flight).
We said goodbye to Val and Olga and went through security. We ended up waiting until 6:30 to board our flight and the weather in Perm was the worst we had seen it. VERY cold and VERY VERY windy! We had to take a shuttle to the plane and when we got off, everyone stepped aside so we could take the children on the plane first. The plane was about 500 degrees and once in the air, both Andrew and Baby Girl instantly fell asleep. Andrew slept for the entire 2 hour plane ride but Baby Girl woke up to eat. She did very well, only crying a few times (because she was hungry and tired).
We arrived in Moscow around 7:00pm (they are 2 hours behind Perm so we gained 2 hours) but then had to be shuttled to the airport and wait for our bags. We were met by our driver, Maxim, and he had a huge van that fit all of us and our luggage. It was a about a 45 minute ride to the airport but a pretty one with many Christmas lights. Our hotel is in walking distance to Red Square and we could see the Kremlin on the drive in.
Once in our hotel room (we have adjoining rooms with Laurie's parents), the kids got baths and Baby Girl fell asleep after another jar of food. Andrew is hearing a story right now and then we are all off to bed. Maxim is picking up John, Laurie & Baby Girl at 8:30 in the morning to go for Baby Girl's medical exam and then to apply for her Visa at the US Embassy. The rest of the day is free for sight seeing. The weather is much more tolerable that Perm. There is more snow but the temperature is 34 degrees so that makes it feels a little more like home.
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