What a Good Little Boy

We have survived the first 24 hours! Yesterday morning we started out at the registrar's office to sign all the official documents needed to take to the orphanage and to the passport office. From there we had to stop at a bakery to buy cakes and wine for the doctors, the caregivers, and the social worker. Next stop, Volgograd City Orphanage #4 to pick up our son. Once at the orphanage there were more things to sign and a meeting held with the doctor to learn more about Tyler's routine and what he eats. Basically he gets up at 7:00 a.m. and goes to bed at 8:00 p.m. and has three naps in between. His diet consists of cereal, sour milk, coffee, tea (with some lemon and sugar), cocoa, yogurt, fruit purée, borsch, omelettes, and a bit of meat. It is no wonder he only weighs 19 pounds soaking wet! After leaving the orphanage, we spent the afternoon playing in the apartment and exploring everything around him. He couldn't stop smiling. In typical Shepley fashion we ventured out for supper to our favourite restaurant. He was such a good boy. He sat and ate a plate of mashed potatoes and didn't make a sound. Day one ended with Tyler falling asleep at 7:30 p.m. Day two started at 8:00 a.m. when Tyler woke up - that's right, he slept right through the night. A hair cut went down, a two hour nap, and another trip to the restaurant. So far so good! Tomorrow we get to pick up his passport and fly to Moscow. Only three more sleeps until we are home. We can't wait to see Meg and introduce her to her brother.