Day 6 or 7

We are still unsure exactly which day we started the official bonding. Today the caregivers let us actually go into his room to pick him up, and we could change him in their changing room. They gave us the bottle that we had bought, which although it is high flow it does not just pour out the liquid. As soon as Nikolai saw it he wanted to drink. Since he had to actually suck it took him a little longer to get through the bottle and there was no mess! He almost fell asleep at one point, but woke up quick when we took the bottle away.

Nik has decided he wants the camera; apparently it is the last interesting toy that we have not yet let him play with. He will “crawl” over to whoever is taking a picture and try to grab the camera. We will have to bring a new toy again tomorrow – although I already feel silly with all of the toys we bring. He went over to Zhana today as she was sitting on the floor nearby and patted her hands as if to see why she was not also paying full attention to him – so cute.

Our coordinator reviewed our gifts, photo album, and photos we have been taking at the baby house. We need to buy one more high-end gift but otherwise are ok. We will also buy some chocolates to add to all of the bags. I know that our coordinator does know yet if all of the paperwork from the maternity hospital will be in order for us to go to court on this trip, but it is encouraging that she appears to be planning for the possibility!