Well, today was another early morning. Woke around a little before 3am and couldn't go back to sleep. I woke up and my mind started to race about our little man. Our IA doctor had told us that she was placing him in an extreme category. I had gotten on the internet to talk to some others who had adopted from Russia to ask about their little ones and what they were like. Our little man was just like theirs. This put my mind at ease to know that once we get him home, he is going to be fine. Alol of this is a leaf of faith I know, but you can't help but worry. Just can't wait to get both of them home.
We hung out awhile in the room seeing as it was so early. Couldn't even order room service coffee as they didn't open until 6am. We were going to wander out again today and go to the Kremlin and Old Arbat street. After we got our coffee down, I asked the hotel how much it would be for them to drop us off at Arbat street. It is snowing today and cold again. I figure if we could get a ride one way it wouldn't be so bad. We decided to have them do it. We walked down Arbat street and found a Hard Rock Cafe. We decided to eat lunch there. I know that seems sort of boring but wandering into a Russian restaurant is sort of freaky especially when you can't make out anything on the menu. We got a typical american meal and headed back out into the snow. We found a souvenir shop and got a "troika" doll for Brooke. It is painted and tells a fairly tale on each of the dolls. for those who don't know what the doll is, it's a wooden doll that has many dolls inside. It's wooden and hand painted. I paid through the nose but I think it was worth it. We also got this hand painted wooden egg that has St. Basil's cathedral painted on it. We decided to put it in the china hutch to remind us of where they came from. We had a really great time wandering down Arbat street. I was really impressed at how well we were doing in the snow and cold. We were all bundled up and at times were actually hot! Can you believe that?
From there, we decided to walk over to the Kremlin. At the last minute, we decided to not go in but to walk around the outside. I know, you go that far to not go in. We were getting tired and we still had to walk back to the hotel which was probably about a mile or so walk. Mind you it has been snowing the entire time we have been walking and I was tired of slipping and sliding.
We got back to the hotel and decided to start packing up our stuff. We are leaving tomorrow and want to try and condense some of our stuff so we don't have so much to lug around. Boy have we learned our lesson. We are definitely going to pack less crap next time. Being in the same clothes for 5 days really shows you how many clothes you don't need to bring.
We decide to call it a night at around 10pm. I have been trying to push myself to stay awake hoping it will help me sleep through the night. So far, it hasn't been working. Delayed jet lag.
Tomorrow we come home. Not looking forward to the flight....
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