We had to stop by the pharmacy to pick up some stuff for her (she was just catching a cold of some sort) and also something for my ears. Back at the flat she had a great time playing and exploring. Then amazingly enough she right to sleep in her little sleeping pod/tent. (See pic below.) She loves it! (As a matter of fact we have the pod IN the crib right now where she is sleeping soundly because she cried and cried just being in the crib.) While she was napping we finished packing and cleaning up the flat. When she woke up it was lunch time and to the train station. Natasha picked us up and we had to take two cars to the train station because we have SO much luggage. I am going to have to figure out how to get it all in one less bag before I leave.
I was worried about Micah and the train but she LOVED it. She played at the table, she played on the bench, she walked up and down the corridor and she liked to sit on the railing and watch everything go by. And then when it was bedtime we setup the pod on the bottom bed across from mine, put her in it and down she went! She has been great! We arrived here in Moscow at 6:00am where Dimitry picked us up and took us to our hotel. They saw all of us and they said they would like to upgrade us to a junior sweet for no charge! Whoo-hoo! They brought up a crib which she would NOT sleep in so we just put the pod in the crib and she was fine. She took a GREAT nap and then we hit the town.
We decided to hit the famous Arbat street and head to the Kremlin. We took at pit stop at the Hard Rock Cafe since we hadn't eaten yet and yet again little Micah was wonderful. For the first 40 minutes we were waiting for our food she played with some toys at the table while sitting on my lap. Then she and I went walking around and then she ate Cheerios as we had our food. Just as sweet as could be. My parents were pretty shocked that she let me put her sunglasses on her and that she kept them on. She looked so stylin'.
We finally got home 6 hours later! Micah missed her afternoon nap but was doing great. It was actually pretty hot in Moscow today so when we got back to the hotel I stripped Micah down to her diaper and shirt. She played with her feet the entire time she was eating. I hadn't thought about the fact that her whole life her feet had been covered by socks in the orphanage. They don't LET those babies have bare feet. Even when they are sitting on the training potties they have socks on. So that was cute. Then it was bathtime. Her first bath...EVER! In the orphanage they have so many babies to cycle through they mainly just run them under the faucet and scrub them. She had a GREAT time. She wasn't sure at first about it but then she got the hang of it and made an adequate amount of mess in the bathroom. =) It was pretty adorable.
After her bath my dad went to get us Subway sandwiches and I put some drops in her nose, found her pacifier, fluffed the blankets in her pod and lay her down to go to bed. She was out in less than 5 minutes. Big day for such a big girl. Tomorrow Micah and I will go to the Embassy and hopefully finish EVERYTHING that needs to be done. I can't wait to get her home to meet her friends and family and start her life in America. =)
Hopefully tomorrow I will have some great news about Micah's American Visa/citizenship. =)
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