A fistful of rubles

We had a busy day today. We first had an early morning visit at the orphanage. It ended up going well given the time and how Baby Boy is tired for these visits. We got there at 8:00, he started to get cranky at 9:00, and we teamed up to hold him until Heather was able to get him to fall asleep in her arms around 9:40. They had the morning sing-along time with other kids which helped a little in keeping him distracted. It is bad, though, that the kids are sometimes distracted about us being there. I hope it doesn't annoy the staff. They might be happy to see us leave on Friday, but we know that they will miss Baby Boy. He is one of the favorites there. 

We left and had a small brunch at Mick's. Other days we took a quick nap first, but it gave us a late start and were very hungry. We tried some new things again. Heather had a pasta with mystery meat in it (maybe chicken). I had meatballs with rice and sauce that were like Swedish meatballs. They were both good, we got lucky again. We took a short nap then headed back to Mick's for Part 2 of brunch. We mixed it up a little and got a slice of their cheese pizza with a 'side' of meatball and mashed potatoes. Sounds like an odd combination, but the potatoes are good. 

We went to the mall place we were at yesterday in search for an umbrella-type stroller. No luck. We then tried another small place closer to the market that we haven't been to. No luck. Heather then noticed a not-so-obvious door to a children's store and we found some. They didn't have anything super cheap, so we looked some and decided to compare to the first children's store closer to the hotel. We went to the closer one and ended up getting one there. 

We then tried to find a coat for him. The weather here is colder than we were expecting so we didn't bring one. It is supposed to be colder on Friday with possible snow, so we really need one now. We were able to find a store on the way back from dinner, down a street that we normally wouldn't have taken, and found one for him. It should be a little big so it will fit him next fall.

Next orphanage visit is Wednesday, then we pick him up on Friday!!! It really is going quickly here, but still look forward to getting home.