Kras-Day 4

I had forgotten how much I LOVED driving on the roads in Krasnoyarsk! Seriously, I think they win the award for worst roads in the world. To top off the condition of the road, they speed and dodge cars like it's a video game. I'll never understand it, but it's something that goes along with this process, so I'll take it in stride...and take my Dramamine!

We got to the orphanage this morning and it was like a ghost town. It seemed like no one was there. We saw a few caretakers pushing a stroller but there were no other signs of life anywhere...and they have supposedly 180 children there! Amazing, and so very sad!

They brought Sophie out to us and for the first time, we heard her cry. It was the saddest thing-like a puppy whimpering for her mamma. She had no idea we were there to love on her, she really looked like she had no idea where she was either! We were in the big open room that the front door leads into. We've never seen anyone in there but it has toys EVERYWHERE! I took her from Scott thinking it would calm her down, it didn't, so Yelena suggested we go upstairs to the playroom to distract her. It was like a sauna! I'd cry to if someone made me go in there! J/K, well, kinda!

She warmed up quickly once we got in the "Gymboree-like" room, (who wouldn't), and we got right back into the comfortable swing of things: sliding, rolling balls, peek a boo, and her favorite-wrestling! She's one tough cookie! And yet she can still melt your heart with her smile, crinkled up nose and dimple! Oh, she's got Scott wrapped around her finger all ready! Watch out boys!

We were also able to feed her lunch and boy, the girl can eat! They brought in a tray with a large soup bowl with what we figured was rice and chicken put in a blender, but it was soupy, a plate full of processed meatballs and cabbage. N.A.S.T.Y. I can't wait to find out what that smells like in the diaper!!!! She gobbled it down in minutes and then was given a teacup with some sort of boiled fruits mixed with water. I said, "Oh, apple juice." "NO. NOT JUICE." was the answer I was quickly given! O.K.! Anyways, I picked up the cup and held it to her mouth and Yelena said that she could do it herself! Ha! I didn't really believe it so I grabbed a cloth and held it under her while she CHUGGED the cup without a single drop spilling on her clothes! She drinks out of a cup better than our 7 year old! Sorry, Snaggers, but it's true! It was down the hatch in seconds....and oh. so. cute!

The rest of the day was uneventful. We ate our peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches (which I brought from home...good call), watched part of season 1 of The Big Bang Theory, ventured out to the market to buy some more water, played cards, ate dinner (pasta, of course) skyped with the boys and are headed to bed.

Tomorrow we are headed back to Sosnovoborsk to visit M and talk with the orphanage doc, get some questions answered and prepare for court on Tuesday! Ah, just get us to Tuesday already, say dah, and let us have her so we can start lovin' on her already!!!

Night, Night!