Orphanage visit with our son

We had an early morning visit with our son. Although we haven't gotten custody of him I think it is ok to call him that. At first we were the only ones in the playroom and he seemed a little tired. Not really wanting to play, just being more cuddly. Not really a problem, though. He has been active so a little cuddle time is good. A little later they brought in some 3 or so year old kids to have music and fun time. Baby Boy was interested in that, so he would sit on Heather's lap and watch some. He is just so curious about what goes on, it's cute.

They left but a little later 2 visitors came in, one guy and one girl, the guy with a (real) video camera. We didn't know what it was, but then realized as they laid out a blanket and baby toys that it must be for some new babies. To explain a little, when new children (or babies) come into the orphanage, the staff tries to find a Russian family. The first 8 or 9 months are reserved for domestic adoption, then if there are no families the child is opened to international adoption. They have a website of pictures and information, have adoption listings in magazines and also have some televised information. This must have been the televised portion of it for the babies. There ended up being 4 that they brought in, all no more than 2 months old. Baby Boy was 2 months when he went to the orphanage, so it is about as early as they can be. They were cute and hopefully they will find a family soon. It reminded us that there are still children here without families and more that arrive, though this is the first time we had seen new children.

We had lunch (again) at the California Pizza. Hawaiian pizza again, but we will try a dessert next time. An apple perog (pastry with apples inside) and a scoop of ice cream for 60 rubles, just under $2. There are several places we have eaten that have good looking desserts we haven't tried. The other pizza place had various cheesecakes that looked good, plus we found a dessert shop on the way to one of the markets