Visitation completed today

Today was the last of our 14 days of required visitation. We will be here until Wed. AM, and have permission to go and visit Emma tomorrow even though the visits are officially finished. Emma is getting used to searching through her toy bag right after she greets us. Even so, she most enjoyed taking the cap on and off her juice bottle. We got a picture of a lovely woman who came into the room several times during our visit to play with and hug Emma. While we are going to miss our little girl immensely between now and our return visit for court, we are glad she is in the hands of such caring people. Our visit was shorter today, as electrical work was being done outside the building entrance and they needed to get us through before the workers started. We waited outside for our driver for about 30 minutes in zero degree weather, and found ourselves jogging in place to be sure we could still feel our toes.
The afternoon was spent printing out and making captions for 14 days worth of date stamped photographs to give to the judge. These were taken to the law office, where we did more paperwork before heading home. We were going to shop a bit tonite, but found ourselves enjoying the warmth of the apartment, So we started packing for home instead.
By popular demand, we are including photos of the inside of our apartment. Simple but adequate, we still think it is a better choice than spending four hundred dollars a night for a hotel and having to decipher Russian menus for every meal. We cooked beshbarmak for ourselves today, and it was delicious and filling. We look forward to seeing everyone again in just a few days!