Feeling better :)

We lounged around the apartment this morning until 12:00. Since we cannot visit Mia until 4:00, there is no hurry. Our driver came for us and we went into town to pick up our court photos and our box of chocolates for the director of the hospital! We had lunch at the Russian kitchen again. I can’t seem to get enough of these fried ravioli!

We met with the head of the Family and Children department today. She will be with us in court. She advised us of the statements we need to prepare for the court. I am officially nervous now. I will be working on it tonight after we post this. She seemed nice though and she told us not to worry. Right.

We then headed over to the Hospital to present our gift and beg for visitation. Our translator is so good! She said, ‘We would like to present these Chocolates as a thank you for taking such good care of our girl. Her mother has been crying day and night with worry. May we visit her?’ She said yes and thank you for the chocolates. We then asked if we could visit everyday as we will be leaving for America on Monday and we wish to be with her as much as we can. She thought a moment and looked at her chocolates. She agreed and will allow us both to visit once a day for 30 minutes. It is better than nothing. His whole thing was funny for us to watch. We did visit with Mia and she is feeling much better. Her cough is loose and she has no fever. The doctor said it will be middle of next week before she goes back to the babyhouse. I did sneak a picture or 2 or like 5 while we were there! You just have to see the conditions of this place. It is supposedly the best children’s hospital around. We are thankful for her care and that she is getting better. We are also very thankful that we will get to spend some time with her everyday until we leave for home.

We took a walk along the bank of the river back to the apartment and saw a monument to the war in Afghanistan. It was nice. Once in the apartment, Gavin was thrilled to find a Yankees game on ESPN here tonight. He already knows the outcome because we saw the highlights on Sports Center this morning, but nothing will tear him away from watching it. I am glad he can watch it though.

More tomorrow, BIG Hugs and Lots of Love,

Sonja (and Gavin)