Tue. Sept 4, 2007, 7:30pm After Luke’s nap we got it all together and met our driver downstairs at the hotel.  He drove us to the US Embassy. It was a beautiful old Russian building.  Sort of mustard color.  4-5 stories and very wide.  Inside it was pretty sterile and white with 2-story ceilings.  Nothing […]

We used this for our baby announcement picture. Sept. 4, 2007 Well, Im back at my dingy little internet cafe, but I actually kind of like it.  Yesterday I paid 40 rubles (that would be about $1.65) for a hard stool to sit on.  Today I paid 50 rubles ($2) and I get a comfy […]

In an effort to finish getting this journal onto the website, I’m going to dispense with pictures for now.  We have a new adoption journey to start writing about! Sunday, Sept 2, 10:30am Well, yesterday Luke slept 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon.  I think he is making up for […]

Matt in our room.  A nice room. August 30, 2007  Moscow 9:40pm.  Back in the room we had bread, cheese, salami and wine for dinner.  Ilyusha had oatmeal cereal, tagliatelle cream pasta with broccoli (Russian baby food) and apple-mango with curd cheese.  Mmm. Yummy.  He eats well.  I’m sitting here at the desk looking out […]