Oh Geez :)

Well...it looks like we have an early riser on our hands.  Carter was up again at 6:00a, despite the fact that he went to bed around 10:00p.  Crud.  But - he slept much better last night.  Less waking up, less congestion, and less moving around.  He even gave his first intentional kiss this morning :)  Pretty sweet.  Also, last night he was waving and clapping on his own!  He's never done that before.  Every so often (not when he's being naughty, of course!) he responds to 'Carter'.  I'm sure it won't take long before he responds to it regularly.  It's the little things :)

After eating breakfast we watched Baby Signing Time!  It was the quietest half hour since the orphanage...so he must have liked it :)  He tried to mimic some of the signs, and didn't take his eyes off the screen.

He's been continuing to explore the apartment, and he's figured out what 'no' means :)  (We've stopped using 'nyet' completely, just like we've stopped using 'Anton'.)  But overall he's doing well.  He seems to stay away from drawers and sharp edges...and when he gets close and hears 'no' - he either slowly backs away, or laughs at us.  One of the two :)  He's not too sure about that kid on the other side of the glass...it seems like he's always copying :)


Today we plan to walk to Independence Square so Carter can have a few photos of himself in his own city, and we might hit up the 'Native' buffet, too.  Even though the food was cold last time, the soup was still good - and we REALLY don't want to leave this place without trying borsch!

Later, if all goes well, Jake should be going to pick up Carter's passport this afternoon!  Pray that we get it by tonight...!!

And Carter says: lwiskjqougehjnfhsdjkn,klkmkvn,.zxk.f,vowifowkdl :)

One Thing I Know For Sure: TGIF!  Only a few days left!