Friday- Our Last Full Day in Astrakhan

Here we are hiding out in the bedroom surrounded by suitcases and piles of clothes, while Alex is out in the living room in his crib trying to go down for a nap. I think he can sense an excitement in the air, because he isn’t going down as quickly for his nap as he usually does. It sounded like he was singing some Russian songs from the orphanage.

This morning Matt and I have our appetites back, so hopefully our stomachs will continue to be OK for the remainder of the trip. Alex is doing well and is a good eater, although we are still limiting the foods he eats, or else things go right through him, poor guy!

We wanted to mention that Matt has added a link of a map of Astrakhan on the left sidebar. He marked some points of interest on it - pretty cool!

This morning we walked to the Astrakhan Kremlin. (We’re so glad we bought an umbrella stroller here!) They are renovating the exterior, so there was lots of scaffolding and noise. We wanted to take Alex there however, as one last site to see here in Astrakhan. He was interested in the pigeons - he calls all birds “cuckoos.“ We also stopped at a nearby gift shop and got a few things. Then we stopped at the grocery store, and then headed home for lunch.

It sounds like Alex has finally settled down for his nap. We are so excited to head to Moscow tomorrow morning. We hope the flight goes OK for Alex - please pray for him. He has lots of energy, so it’s hard to imagine him sitting still for two hours. We hope that he sleeps during the flight. We will try to blog tomorrow after we arrive in Moscow. We’re supposed to stay at the Holiday Inn Sokolniki, but you never know - things sometimes change. Thanks to all of you for your comments and emails, especially during this last week - we really needed the support!