Day 7 - SHOPPING :)

Thank goodness for good weather! Not a drop of rain and the sun was out ALL DAY!! But, it was a little chilly and VERY windy. That didn't keep us from our trip to the souvenier market, though! We took Logan on his first shopping trip. We picked up a couple of Russian toys and cartoon DVDs for him to have as he grows up. We figured that he is definitely used to hearing the Russian language and even though we won't be able to tell him what they are saying, it may be comforting for him to hear the sound of the language (and it's a cartoon, so you can basically figure out what is happening, right?!?!). Dennis bought himself one of those furry Russian hats (I'm not sure what they are called but he's been DYING to buy one and finally did). I also picked up a rabbit fur scarf - it is SOOOOOOO soft and warm! Michelle - if you are reading this we got Carson his White Sox stacking doll!!! We will mail it to you when we get home :)
We had a bit of a rough night sleeping last night. I must have spoke too soon when I said Logan sleeps through the night. The first night he did. Other nights he has gotten up and gone back to sleep within 5 minutes of us soothing him. Well, not last night. He woke up around 3 am WIDE AWAKE!! We tried EVERYTHING to get him back to sleep and nothing worked - he was fighting us the entire time. Finally at 430am we broke down and gave him 1/4 tsp of Benadryl (prescribed by our IA pediatrician to help with sleeping) and within 30 minutes he was OUT. We got a few more hours of sleep and then he was up laughing at 7:45 am. His giggles is the best way to start your day no matter how rough the night was.
Tomorrow we head to our appointment at the US Embassy, where we will receive our official documents. This will take up most of our afternoon, but it's one more day closer to coming home.
A lot of people have asked about when they can meet Logan. If you would like to be there at his "debut", we arrive at Washington Dulles Airport on Fri Oct 9th at 3:30pm (we usually arrive before then, so if you are coming check the status of the flight online). We will be in NOVA for the weekend hanging out with our families and then head back to Hampton on Sunday. We don't mind seeing people and sharing our bundle of joy with you. All we ask is that you help us continue our bonding with him by allowing us to be the only ones who hold him and care for him. We are not sure if he knows us as his primary caregivers yet and it is important that we continue to be the ones who provide all of his needs right now.
Hugs and kisses to all and we will talk to you tomorrow (and upload some more pictures)