Another great day with Annabelle!

Same old story of a good girl. She slept through the night and got up around 8:00 and snuggled with me for a little while. She ate a nice big breakfast of cream of wheat and baby food with apple juice. She took a great nap at 10:45 – 12:30. More food. We then decided to head out as there was a little break in the rain. We only have to go one block to get to the underground mall over by Red Square. It is accessible from the underground walk way at the bottom of Trevskaya. Nice three level mall with 60-75 stores. Mostly adult clothing. Addidas, Reebok, Puma and Nike all had stores there. Of course there were at least 8-10 women’s lingerie or bathing suits stores. Nevertheless, we enjoyed walking around and Annabelle did great in the stroller. We bundled her up for the 5 minute walk outside for fear of the babushkas yelling at us.

Annabelle had a little yogurt snack and took a little nap. We made dinner and were eating around 6:30 with Annabelle when we realized that she was a little constipated. There were the obvious signs of a little girl struggling. She worked things out, but we are now realizing that the Baby Homes schedule and list of what she ate was probably not so accurate. I am guessing that the oatmeal and cream of wheat is the first real solid food she has had. Nevertheless, I needed to walk to the grocery store for milk so I got a little bottle of prune juice just to make sure things stay normal. I added a little to the cottage cheese snack, and she spit it out. Come to find out, she does not like cottage cheese. Another one of the items on her schedule from the baby home. Just another tip for the adoptive families, be prepared for everything and don’t believe the children eat everything that the baby home says.

We gave Annabelle another bath and she did a little better, but it was not good. She cried the whole time but at least there was not fighting to get out of the water. It only lasted 2-3 minutes and she was rewarded with a snack before bed.

Some good photos today, but that is not hard with Annabelle.

That is it for today . . . hoping to get to Children’s World tomorrow . . . weather permitting.

Annabelle in her stroller all bundled up

Annabelle has found herself in the mirror

She cannot hel but be cute

After her bath with her curls coming in