Today we were allowed to visit our baby at the hospital. They took us to an office and brought her in. We didnt get to go to her room. I could tell she hadn't been feeling well because she wasnt her usual playful self. She still had a cough, but it sounded loose. If she were in the states, she wouldnt be in the hospital. I think they are keeping her primarily to keep her away from the other sick babies. I dont' think she knew who we were, as it has been over a week since we've seen her. She will stay in the hospital until at least next Tuesday, so we may not get to see her before we leave. That's sad for us, but even worse for her. She'll have a stranger bring her all the way around the world to her new parents who are strangers to her and who talk funny!
When we went into the hospital, we had to check in our coats. When we returned for our coats, we noticed there were 4-5 women peeking through the window at us. Our interpreter said it was, again, because they had never seen an American. Its funny to us, because with the exception of some of the Kazakh people who are Asian, we look just like the Russians who live here! We just waved, said "Dasveedanya", and went on our way!
That evening, we heard the wind howling all night. When we woke up we had TEN new inches of snow! This morning the roads are closed (although there was no visible rush to the grocery store to buy milk and bread).
