No Ben on Day 7

Well, I regret to say that Benjamin is not with us this evening. At the ballet last night I didn’t conceal my aching head quite well enough – and Nina knew I was not feeling well. She called today and said that the doctor had asked her if Ed and I were healthy. She had to tell the doctor that I was not completely healthy and the doctor said that we could not take Ben today.

I suppose it is for the best. The last thing I want to do is pass anything to Ben. The doctor said that these kids don’t have strong immune systems because they are so rarely outside the baby home. We want what is best for Ben, so we’ll wait. I am feeling much better today, so maybe tomorrow will be the day.

This afternoon we rearranged our room a bit and had a crib brought in. Boy, you really don’t want to move furniture around in a hotel too much! It is pretty scary to see what is underneath. We have a pretty tiny room with two single beds and many small dressers that take up a bunch of space. It has more of a dorm room feel than a hotel. In fact, it is more like a frat house dorm room. I'll leave it at that.

Ed did some grocery shopping and we are now all stocked up on toddler food. At least I hope we are. It's hard to tell what's what when you can't read a single label. It will be interesting! I hung out at the hotel all day. Hopefully one day of no cold air will make for a quick recovery.

More cultural silliness: Some 7th grade humor for your morning. Occasionally we turn on the Russian version of MTV. A popular commercial is for the American gum Hubba Bubba. Here they pronounce it Hooba Booba. Occasionally Ed or I might say "Hooba Booba" out of the blue when we need a laugh.