Almaty

The next few days were quite a blur. Our translator found us an apartment the very next day one block up the street across from the US Embassy and a Ram store! In a whirlwind we packed up and moved to our new home away from home. This apartment, although smaller and not as fancy, was much better then the one in Astana. We had a real shower, 4 English channels, a soft bed, kitchen, big living room for Max to play in and we are close to a major grocery store. We were set! Saturday and Sunday we spent in the apartment with lot's of play time with Max. He is clapping now and standing for brief moments by himself. He is just so adorable, growing each day. The doors have glass windows and Max would love to stand up to the door and Tim would hide around the corner, doing funny faces making Max laugh! He is very active and pulls himself up on anything, cruising around the room. He is a very good eater and eats everything we put in front of him. Some of the baby foods have such strange concoctions, like veal and pumpkin or cauliflower and rice. Yumm.....! Bath time still isn't happening, Max just cries each time his feet hit the water so we wash him really quickly and then it's bottle time and bed. He sleeps through the night really well. He doesn't have a crib so Tim barricaded some furniture in a corner and we put blankets and pillows for a makeshift bed. Nap times are usually tough and doesn't last long as he is used to a crib. It is such a joy to be able to take care of him full time. When it's bedtime for Max, it's bed time for his parents as we are new at this and also are facing jet lag still!